How do you go from learning the basics of C#, like Variables and Functions, to being able to make a completely original game without following a tutorial? The answer to that is simply Experience. The more mini-games you make, the more systems you build, the more code you write, the easier it is to know all the steps you need to take to make something a reality. That's really it, there's no secret, there's no shortcut, it's a skill you gain with experience. I made my Problem Solving course exactly to teach that skill, and the course is really all about completing tons of practical exercises to gain that experience super quickly youtube.com/watch?v=Jgw5Z4… If you're a beginner it's perfectly normal to not know how to start building X mechanic, but as you gain more experience it becomes more and more natural. So you really just need to build more things to gain more experience and you will naturally gain that skill. Best of luck in your learning journey!