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Godot 2D Game Prototyping

Build 2D game prototypes from scratch in Godot. Learn scenes, nodes, scripting, physics, tilemaps, and complete game loops.

95 lessons
55 hours
beginner
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Course Curriculum

Module 1

Godot 2D Essentials

48 lessons
  1. 1 Godot Interface Overview Free 10:51
  2. 2 Scenes and Nodes Free 12:29
  3. 3 Your First Scene Free 8:46
  4. 4 GDScript Basics 8:33
  5. 5 Variables and Data Types 8:07
  6. 6 Functions and Control Flow 5:40
  7. 7 Input Handling 11:07
  8. 8 Moving a Character 11:13
  9. 9 Sprite Setup and Animation 12:23
  10. 10 AnimationPlayer Basics 5:12
  11. 11 CollisionShape2D 8:26
  12. 12 Area2D for Triggers 8:56
  13. 13 RigidBody2D Physics 11:03
  14. 14 KinematicBody2D Movement 13:35
  15. 15 Camera2D Setup 7:54
  16. 16 TileMap Fundamentals 8:22
  17. 17 TileMap Auto-Tiling 7:25
  18. 18 Signals and Events 12:51
  19. 19 Scene Instancing 14:03
  20. 20 Resource Management 14:34
  21. 21 Audio: Sound Effects 9:02
  22. 22 Audio: Background Music 6:51
  23. 23 UI: Labels and Buttons 13:33
  24. 24 UI: Health Bars 8:20
  25. 25 UI: Score Display 10:52
  26. 26 Saving and Loading 9:42
  27. 27 Scene Transitions 12:30
  28. 28 Particle Effects 2D 9:16
  29. 29 Shaders Introduction 10:55
  30. 30 Platformer: Setup 7:53
  31. 31 Platformer: Player Movement 12:26
  32. 32 Platformer: Enemies 11:40
  33. 33 Platformer: Collectibles 7:31
  34. 34 Platformer: Levels 12:27
  35. 35 Platformer: Boss Fight 12:28
  36. 36 Platformer: Polish 10:12
  37. 37 Top-Down: Setup 14:10
  38. 38 Top-Down: Player Movement 5:44
  39. 39 Top-Down: Combat System 6:46
  40. 40 Top-Down: NPC Dialogue 7:20
  41. 41 Top-Down: Inventory 5:14
  42. 42 Top-Down: Quest System 11:41
  43. 43 Top-Down: Dungeon Generation 7:02
  44. 44 Top-Down: Polish 7:26
  45. 45 Puzzle Game: Mechanics 6:37
  46. 46 Puzzle Game: Level Design 11:42
  47. 47 Puzzle Game: Progression 8:22
  48. 48 Endless Runner: Setup 9:48
Module 2

Advanced Prototyping

47 lessons
  1. 49 Endless Runner: Obstacles 10:19
  2. 50 Endless Runner: Scoring 6:58
  3. 51 Endless Runner: Polish 12:30
  4. 52 State Machines 9:57
  5. 53 Advanced Animation Trees 12:45
  6. 54 Pathfinding with AStar 7:01
  7. 55 Object Pooling 13:54
  8. 56 Screen Shake and Juice 7:40
  9. 57 Custom Resources 13:52
  10. 58 Autoloads and Singletons 10:22
  11. 59 Debugging Techniques 14:57
  12. 60 Performance Optimization 5:41
  13. 61 Exporting for Desktop 11:22
  14. 62 Exporting for Web 5:54
  15. 63 Exporting for Mobile 13:36
  16. 64 Project Organization 5:01
  17. 65 Version Control with Git 5:21
  18. 66 Playtesting and Feedback 14:48
  19. 67 Game Design Document 8:44
  20. 68 Marketing Your Game 12:10
  21. 69 Itch.io Publishing 5:01
  22. 70 Steam Publishing Basics 12:32
  23. 71 Accessibility in Games 7:05
  24. 72 Localization Basics 12:29
  25. 73 Multiplayer Introduction 11:57
  26. 74 Networking Basics 5:51
  27. 75 Lobby System 10:04
  28. 76 Syncing Game State 10:46
  29. 77 Testing Multiplayer 13:14
  30. 78 Game Jam Tips 9:03
  31. 79 Final: Platformer Project 12:34
  32. 80 Final: Top-Down RPG Project 5:00
  33. 81 Final: Puzzle Game Project 9:26
  34. 82 Final: Multiplayer Project 6:09
  35. 83 Portfolio and Next Steps 13:27
  36. 84 Community and Resources 9:14
  37. 85 Continuing Your Journey 12:19
  38. 86 Advanced GDScript Patterns 12:18
  39. 87 Plugin Development 5:12
  40. 88 Tool Scripts 10:16
  41. 89 Custom Editor Tools 7:50
  42. 90 CI/CD for Games 13:42
  43. 91 Analytics Integration 6:52
  44. 92 Monetization Strategies 14:21
  45. 93 Live Ops and Updates 5:59
  46. 94 Post-Launch Support 11:45
  47. 95 Community Management 10:32