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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 5:38
  2. 2 Scenes and Nodes Free 10:29
  3. 3 Your First Scene Free 7:52
  4. 4 GDScript Basics 7:45
  5. 5 Variables and Data Types 5:39
  6. 6 Functions and Control Flow 5:27
  7. 7 Input Handling 5:51
  8. 8 Moving a Character 9:40
  9. 9 Sprite Setup and Animation 11:04
  10. 10 AnimationPlayer Basics 6:07
  11. 11 CollisionShape2D 6:46
  12. 12 Area2D for Triggers 14:48
  13. 13 RigidBody2D Physics 6:41
  14. 14 KinematicBody2D Movement 13:54
  15. 15 Camera2D Setup 11:54
  16. 16 TileMap Fundamentals 9:14
  17. 17 TileMap Auto-Tiling 12:42
  18. 18 Signals and Events 11:26
  19. 19 Scene Instancing 14:33
  20. 20 Resource Management 13:31
  21. 21 Audio: Sound Effects 6:00
  22. 22 Audio: Background Music 8:33
  23. 23 UI: Labels and Buttons 14:49
  24. 24 UI: Health Bars 12:29
  25. 25 UI: Score Display 6:16
  26. 26 Saving and Loading 7:16
  27. 27 Scene Transitions 11:14
  28. 28 Particle Effects 2D 7:10
  29. 29 Shaders Introduction 12:37
  30. 30 Platformer: Setup 12:09
  31. 31 Platformer: Player Movement 7:49
  32. 32 Platformer: Enemies 14:04
  33. 33 Platformer: Collectibles 6:56
  34. 34 Platformer: Levels 9:39
  35. 35 Platformer: Boss Fight 11:46
  36. 36 Platformer: Polish 9:16
  37. 37 Top-Down: Setup 7:45
  38. 38 Top-Down: Player Movement 9:29
  39. 39 Top-Down: Combat System 6:44
  40. 40 Top-Down: NPC Dialogue 9:59
  41. 41 Top-Down: Inventory 9:47
  42. 42 Top-Down: Quest System 8:26
  43. 43 Top-Down: Dungeon Generation 5:58
  44. 44 Top-Down: Polish 13:51
  45. 45 Puzzle Game: Mechanics 5:40
  46. 46 Puzzle Game: Level Design 13:47
  47. 47 Puzzle Game: Progression 8:26
  48. 48 Endless Runner: Setup 9:51
Module 2

Advanced Prototyping

47 lessons
  1. 49 Endless Runner: Obstacles 14:56
  2. 50 Endless Runner: Scoring 6:52
  3. 51 Endless Runner: Polish 7:52
  4. 52 State Machines 11:46
  5. 53 Advanced Animation Trees 14:19
  6. 54 Pathfinding with AStar 14:15
  7. 55 Object Pooling 12:37
  8. 56 Screen Shake and Juice 9:24
  9. 57 Custom Resources 8:00
  10. 58 Autoloads and Singletons 9:38
  11. 59 Debugging Techniques 7:22
  12. 60 Performance Optimization 13:44
  13. 61 Exporting for Desktop 13:00
  14. 62 Exporting for Web 9:35
  15. 63 Exporting for Mobile 13:44
  16. 64 Project Organization 14:46
  17. 65 Version Control with Git 13:43
  18. 66 Playtesting and Feedback 11:41
  19. 67 Game Design Document 6:25
  20. 68 Marketing Your Game 6:12
  21. 69 Itch.io Publishing 11:39
  22. 70 Steam Publishing Basics 13:50
  23. 71 Accessibility in Games 14:49
  24. 72 Localization Basics 13:12
  25. 73 Multiplayer Introduction 8:09
  26. 74 Networking Basics 11:50
  27. 75 Lobby System 14:15
  28. 76 Syncing Game State 14:41
  29. 77 Testing Multiplayer 9:15
  30. 78 Game Jam Tips 8:44
  31. 79 Final: Platformer Project 10:45
  32. 80 Final: Top-Down RPG Project 13:28
  33. 81 Final: Puzzle Game Project 9:22
  34. 82 Final: Multiplayer Project 10:26
  35. 83 Portfolio and Next Steps 13:04
  36. 84 Community and Resources 13:15
  37. 85 Continuing Your Journey 14:24
  38. 86 Advanced GDScript Patterns 9:06
  39. 87 Plugin Development 10:56
  40. 88 Tool Scripts 11:57
  41. 89 Custom Editor Tools 6:20
  42. 90 CI/CD for Games 11:40
  43. 91 Analytics Integration 11:46
  44. 92 Monetization Strategies 7:25
  45. 93 Live Ops and Updates 14:27
  46. 94 Post-Launch Support 8:20
  47. 95 Community Management 6:17