Create a Complete 2D Platformer in the Godot Engine

Learn how create 2D platformer from scratch in the Godot Engine, complete with particles, sound effects, UI, and more!

What you'll learn
2D platformer mechanics - double jumping, dashing, collectables, and enemies
Polish & Game Feel - particles, camera shake, scene transitions, and sound effects
UI - main menu, pause menu, options menu, and other elements
Publishing - exporting the project executable, updating the executable icon, and changing the boot splash
Godot Engine Concepts - leveraging a variety of nodes, structuring scenes, signals, and more

Description
This course will cover everything you need to know about creating a small 2D platformer from start to finish in the Godot Engine. This course covers all aspects of creating a complete platformer game in Godot including:

Game mechanics like player movement, collectibles, and basic combat

Hazards like spikes and enemies

A seamless game loop and transitions between levels

Scene structure and project organization

Sound effects

A main menu, pause menu, options menu, and other UI elements

Finishing touches like camera shake, basic shaders, particle effects, and UI animations

This list is not exhaustive - please see the course outline for a glimpse into the topics that are covered.

The goal of this course is to show you how to take an empty project and turn it into a small, complete game. In doing so, this course will expose you to many aspects of the Godot engine from input handling, to tilemaps, to particles, to audio, and more. By the time you complete this course, you will feel comfortable working on your own projects in Godot. You will walk away from this course with a solid foundational understanding of making games that are not only functional but also fun.

This course will help you greatly if:

You have some game development knowledge and want to learn Godot

You have some programming knowledge and want to make games

Your games feel sterile and lack polish

You struggle to complete games and want to start and finish a project

You regularly participate in game jams and want to improve your ability to craft a fun but short experience

Please note that this course is focused purely on the start-to-finish process of making a game. As such, there isn't any time spent explaining fundamental programming concepts. Familiarity with programming is strongly recommended before taking this course. Any programming experience is fine - GDScript is easy to use.

Who this course is for:
Intermediate programmers
Intermediate game developers
Beginner game developers with programming experience
Individuals who are looking to push their project over the edge by adding polish and game feel