In this part, we’ll start getting to the fun part, which is procedurally generating our game’s map. This part might be a bit overwhelming because we’re going to be covering a lot, so take a breather when you have to and just take it step by step. Let’s first break…

The first entity scene that we will create for our game is our Player. Entity scenes in our game refer to all the scenes that interact with the game and respond to player input or other entities — such as our bombs, enemies, players, and boosts. All of our entity…

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*You can find the links to the previous parts at the bottom of this tutorial. Congratulations on making it to the end of our 2D Platformer tutorial! Your persistence throughout this series is impressive, and it will with no doubt come in handy later on in your game dev journey…

*You can find the links to the previous parts at the bottom of this tutorial. We see particle effects everywhere in video games. Particle effects are used to visually enhance games. You can use them to create blood splatter, running trails, weather, or any other effect. …

*You can find the links to the previous parts at the bottom of this tutorial. Music and sound effects can add a new dimension to your game. Imagine playing your favorite video game — now imagine it without sound. What impact would that have on your experience? Would it still…

*You can find the links to the previous parts at the bottom of this tutorial. When a new player starts our game, they have no way of knowing how the game works. What does each pickup item do? How do they climb ladders? How long does an attack boost last…

*You can find the links to the previous parts at the bottom of this tutorial. Our game is almost complete, but no game can be complete without a saving and loading system. In a previous tutorial series that I did, I made a saving and loading system that saved the…

*You can find the links to the previous parts at the bottom of this tutorial. With our enemy obstacles and pickups set up, we need to be able to progress onto the next level when we reach the top of our scene. To do this we can create a simple…