u/Zestyclose-Window358

Hello Everyone Teen Programmer here,im Currently feeling really Stuck right now and Demotivated

basically i choosed a Project that was way out of my Scope and League: A Game Engine
this was a horrible Project Idea especially because ive never made a video Game before,never used a Game engine before,and am still relatively new to Programming

and due to all of this,im really confused as to what problem to Solve or what to make since everything seems too Abstract for me,ive been using OpenGL as the Graphics API for this Project and my entire journey has just been learning about an outdated and shitty State machine of an API.

this really seems like a Problem with me and wanting to quit when Progress seems to plateau,but i also dont want to quit because of sunk Cost fallacy,would quitting now be a strategic Pivot or just Giving up when you are stuck?

also the shiny Object Part is that i want to build a Compiler now

hello,im Pretty new to Game engine Development and Programming in General and im Currently Learning OpenGL with learnOpenGL .com but ive realized that im basically just doing a Tutorial Marathon without actually building Anything

i also dont know how game engines really work since i never used one and all i know is that they are a framework for making Games,ive recently had the Idea of making a 2D engine for now before learning 3D

does making a 2D game engine require knowledge about 3D OpenGL stuff?or is my Current knowlege of being able to Import Textures and draw 2D shapes enough?

also Please give me a roaddmap for Features. like what Features should i have and Build since im Clueless