Creating triple-A games is a complex process that typically involves a large number of people in a variety of roles, including programmers, designers, artists, and more. There is no industry average for how long it takes to create a triple-A game because there are too many variables, including budget, team size, game specifications, and individual and team experience. This being said, it is likely to take up to 2 years or more to create a triple-A game from scratch.
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Triple-A, or AAA, games typically have very large budgets, large design and development teams, and large advertising efforts, and are largely successful. In a nutshell, triple-A games are large!
Two years is a long time, so we have shortened things for you in this book by using available game samples that come bundled with the game engine. As illustrated in the following screenshot, Lumberyard comes with a great set of starter content and sample games:
