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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 7:30
  2. 2 Scenes and Nodes Free 5:03
  3. 3 Your First Scene Free 7:32
  4. 4 GDScript Basics 8:52
  5. 5 Variables and Data Types 14:17
  6. 6 Functions and Control Flow 11:32
  7. 7 Input Handling 5:47
  8. 8 Moving a Character 13:31
  9. 9 Sprite Setup and Animation 5:22
  10. 10 AnimationPlayer Basics 11:21
  11. 11 CollisionShape2D 11:10
  12. 12 Area2D for Triggers 12:13
  13. 13 RigidBody2D Physics 5:34
  14. 14 KinematicBody2D Movement 8:24
  15. 15 Camera2D Setup 14:05
  16. 16 TileMap Fundamentals 7:09
  17. 17 TileMap Auto-Tiling 8:46
  18. 18 Signals and Events 7:38
  19. 19 Scene Instancing 7:33
  20. 20 Resource Management 7:28
  21. 21 Audio: Sound Effects 12:42
  22. 22 Audio: Background Music 6:44
  23. 23 UI: Labels and Buttons 14:37
  24. 24 UI: Health Bars 12:20
  25. 25 UI: Score Display 11:01
  26. 26 Saving and Loading 14:36
  27. 27 Scene Transitions 6:58
  28. 28 Particle Effects 2D 6:09
  29. 29 Shaders Introduction 9:17
  30. 30 Platformer: Setup 11:10
  31. 31 Platformer: Player Movement 14:18
  32. 32 Platformer: Enemies 7:53
  33. 33 Platformer: Collectibles 5:47
  34. 34 Platformer: Levels 5:52
  35. 35 Platformer: Boss Fight 11:41
  36. 36 Platformer: Polish 10:13
  37. 37 Top-Down: Setup 10:23
  38. 38 Top-Down: Player Movement 14:47
  39. 39 Top-Down: Combat System 12:54
  40. 40 Top-Down: NPC Dialogue 5:00
  41. 41 Top-Down: Inventory 7:19
  42. 42 Top-Down: Quest System 13:31
  43. 43 Top-Down: Dungeon Generation 10:31
  44. 44 Top-Down: Polish 10:41
  45. 45 Puzzle Game: Mechanics 6:16
  46. 46 Puzzle Game: Level Design 8:23
  47. 47 Puzzle Game: Progression 5:39
  48. 48 Endless Runner: Setup 6:56
Module 2

Advanced Prototyping

47 lessons
  1. 49 Endless Runner: Obstacles 8:28
  2. 50 Endless Runner: Scoring 10:03
  3. 51 Endless Runner: Polish 14:46
  4. 52 State Machines 13:32
  5. 53 Advanced Animation Trees 8:49
  6. 54 Pathfinding with AStar 5:07
  7. 55 Object Pooling 10:33
  8. 56 Screen Shake and Juice 5:26
  9. 57 Custom Resources 6:56
  10. 58 Autoloads and Singletons 6:45
  11. 59 Debugging Techniques 8:07
  12. 60 Performance Optimization 10:28
  13. 61 Exporting for Desktop 10:45
  14. 62 Exporting for Web 11:01
  15. 63 Exporting for Mobile 11:46
  16. 64 Project Organization 10:20
  17. 65 Version Control with Git 11:03
  18. 66 Playtesting and Feedback 13:07
  19. 67 Game Design Document 12:25
  20. 68 Marketing Your Game 11:43
  21. 69 Itch.io Publishing 10:58
  22. 70 Steam Publishing Basics 10:32
  23. 71 Accessibility in Games 5:04
  24. 72 Localization Basics 8:57
  25. 73 Multiplayer Introduction 6:29
  26. 74 Networking Basics 11:23
  27. 75 Lobby System 10:05
  28. 76 Syncing Game State 10:00
  29. 77 Testing Multiplayer 9:35
  30. 78 Game Jam Tips 7:56
  31. 79 Final: Platformer Project 6:38
  32. 80 Final: Top-Down RPG Project 5:47
  33. 81 Final: Puzzle Game Project 7:23
  34. 82 Final: Multiplayer Project 11:36
  35. 83 Portfolio and Next Steps 10:40
  36. 84 Community and Resources 14:55
  37. 85 Continuing Your Journey 11:57
  38. 86 Advanced GDScript Patterns 12:19
  39. 87 Plugin Development 7:00
  40. 88 Tool Scripts 5:24
  41. 89 Custom Editor Tools 9:47
  42. 90 CI/CD for Games 14:12
  43. 91 Analytics Integration 7:26
  44. 92 Monetization Strategies 9:02
  45. 93 Live Ops and Updates 7:04
  46. 94 Post-Launch Support 12:56
  47. 95 Community Management 12:09