Hi! I am a complete beginner to game development but have wanted to dive into it for years.

I am currently looking for an engine that suits me and my skill set the best.

I am an engineer by trade from which I have gained basic coding knowledge. I also have some 3D modelling and animation knowledge from pursuing both as a hobby. I'm preferably looking for a more industry standard engine as it is my dream to one day create a career from this. I assume it would be best to follow a steeper learning curve and get straight in to learning more advanced/complex development.

I am hoping to begin by making a very basic 2D platformer game but I am open to any other advice you wish to give.

Thanks for any help in advance.

Will, you should start here - https://www.gamedev.net/start/ (lower left corner of the screen, it says “New to game development? Get started here")

Moving thread to a more appropriate forum.

@Tom Sloper Thanks Tom! I'll take a look.