How To Create Games With Godot 4.3+ (For Beginners)

Learn Godot 4 to craft amazing games, master GDScript, and jumpstart your game development journey!

What you'll learn

Create your own games using Godot 4

Gain a deep understanding of Godot's core features: Scenes, Instances, Nodes, Signals, and Scripting

Develop an outstanding and complete game while mastering the essential concepts of Godot 4

Write clean, efficient, and professional GDScript code, Godot's built-in programming language

Design games that look and feel great with Game Juice techniques

Build your games so that you can share them

Requirements

Having access to a computer

No prior experience in programming or game development is required. This course is designed for both beginners and those with some experience!

Description

Master Godot 4 and Build Your Dream Games!Ready to create amazing games? This course takes you from scratch to crafting an impressive endless runner in Godot 4. You’ll build a game where the character dodges vehicles, collects coins, and has outstanding game feel: auto-scrolling backgrounds, vehicle particles, player trails, coin collection animations, smooth scene transitions, and more!Unlike other courses, this one’s built for clarity and fun. Lessons are bite-sized, under 10 minutes, and complex topics are explained with easy-to-follow slides. Plus, all resources are included, so you’re never left guessing.Why Choose This Course?You’ll learn from a seasoned instructor who’s been using Godot for four years and knows how to make learning enjoyable. I’ve created 10 Godot courses for Zenva, a leading online learning platform with over 1 million students worldwide. I also run a Godot-focused YouTube channel with over 10,000 subscribers, helping aspiring developers create their own games.By the end of this course, you’ll have a solid foundation in Godot and be ready to take on your own game projects. Whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to level up your skills, this course has got you covered.Start your Godot journey now—your dream games are waiting!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome!

Lecture 2 Downloading Godot

Lecture 3 How To Follow Along

Lecture 4 Godot User Interface

Lecture 5 Assets

Section 2: Jump 'Em All

Lecture 6 Jump ‘Em All Overview

Lecture 7 Setting Up The Project

Lecture 8 Creating The Main Scene

Lecture 9 Player

Lecture 10 The Other Functionality Of Scenes

Lecture 11 Adding A Script To The Player

Lecture 12 Introduction To GDScript

Lecture 13 Understanding Delta

Lecture 14 Creating The Road

Lecture 15 Polishing Player Movement

Lecture 16 Starting To Animate The Player And @onready Variables

Lecture 17 Clamping The Player Movement

Lecture 18 Static Typing

Lecture 19 Animating The Player

Lecture 20 Flipping The Player

Lecture 21 Adding A Background

Lecture 22 Score UI

Lecture 23 Score System

Lecture 24 Vehicle Scene

Lecture 25 Spawning Vehicle

Lecture 26 Singletons (Autoload)

Lecture 27 Game Over UI

Lecture 28 Game Over System

Lecture 29 Process Modes

Lecture 30 Menu

Lecture 31 Starting To Code Progression

Lecture 32 Adding Extra Speed To Vehicles

Lecture 33 Coin Scene

Lecture 34 Spawning And Colliding With Coins

Lecture 35 Displaying Coins

Lecture 36 Decorations

Lecture 37 Optimizing

Lecture 38 Autoloading Fade Scene

Lecture 39 Adding Scene Transitions

Lecture 40 First Fade

Lecture 41 Vehicle Engine Particles

Lecture 42 Stopping Vehicle Particles

Lecture 43 Player Trail

Lecture 44 Sound Effects And Music

Lecture 45 Building Your Game

Section 3: Conclusion

Lecture 46 Congratulations!

Lecture 47 Develop The Game Further

Lecture 48 Thanks So Much!

Ideal for beginners with no prior experience in game development or programming,Also suitable for those with some basic knowledge, as every concept will be thoroughly explained and taught from scratch, at a beginner-friendly pace