Godot 2D Course: Mastering 2D Game Development

Level:

Intermediate

Length:

24 hrs

Lectures:

107

3D & Game Development

Godot 2D Course: Mastering 2D Game Development

Learn how to develop 2D games in Godot with this project-based course!

What You'll Learn

How to set up and navigate the Godot engine
Creating engaging game scenes, maps, and interactive elements
Building game systems using the command pattern and message systems
Designing non-player characters (NPCs), combat systems, and mini-games
Best practices for structuring game code and organizing projects

Core principles of 2D game design and development
How to implement player input and movement mechanics
Creating UI elements like menus, inventory, and shops
Strategies for saving/loading game data and managing game states
Applying game design principles in real-world game development

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About The Course

Learn how to design and develop a full 2D game using Godot!

Have you ever dreamed of building your own video game? Whether you’re a beginner curious about game development or someone ready to launch your next creative project, this course is the perfect place to start.

In this course, you’ll create a full 2D role-playing game using Godot, one of the most powerful and beginner-friendly open-source game engines. You’ll begin by setting up your project and building essential game systems like title screens, loading scenes, and UI elements. Then you’ll learn how to design tilemaps and maps with terrain data, program player input and interactions, and build gameplay mechanics like shops, NPCs, inventories, quests, banking systems, and minigames.

You’ll even explore advanced systems like random encounters, saving and loading, map transitions, audio design, and 3D dungeon environments. Everything is broken down into clear, hands-on lessons where you’ll follow along and build real features for your own game.

By the end of the course, you’ll have a fully functional, feature-rich 2D game and the confidence to keep creating on your own.

Our instructor has years of experience in game development and teaching, and the course is structured to guide you every step of the way. That’s why this is the only Godot 2D course you’ll ever need to start making your own games like a pro.

Let’s bring your ideas to life – one line of code at a time!

Curriculum

1. The Basics

Introduction | 00:30

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Installing Godot | 01:30

Creating a New Project | 02:30

Project Settings: Resolution and Scaling | 02:37

2. First Steps

Creating the Title Screen | 28:59

Creating a Base Theme | 13:13

Displaying the Version Number | 09:13

3. The Loading Screen

Creating an Asynchronous Loading Scene: UI | 09:38

Creating an Asynchronous Loading Scene: Code | 22:56

4. The Main Game Scene

Starting a New Game | 03:28

Organizing the Game Scene | 04:13

The World Map: Tileset Creation | 05:38

The World Map: Tilemap Creation | 09:45

The World Map: Terrain Data | 05:19

The World Map: Base Scripting | 13:32

5. Player Input

Command Menu: UI | 04:35

The Command Pattern | 08:15

The Command Processor | 18:16

Implementing the Move Command | 06:19

6. The Message Console

The Message Console: UI | 08:06

The Message Console: Code | 21:15

7. The Message Bus

The Message Bus | 03:00

8. The Player Avatar

Creating the 2D Map Player Avatar | 12:15

Spawning the Avatar | 13:45

Implementing Player Movement | 38:54

9. Map Entities

Map Entities | 12:55

ChangeMapTriggerEntity | 06:51

10. Map Transitions

Asynchronous Map Loading | 18:35

11. Town Maps

Creating the Town Map: Tiles and Collision Data | 18:47

Roofless Shops: Tilemap layers and Area2D Triggers | 18:23

Basic NPCs | 14:07

The Speak Command | 14:16

Adding a dynamic UI to the Message Console | 22:40

Shopkeepers: Reacting to the Speak Command | 06:08

Shopkeepers: Inventory and Item Definitions | 06:26

Shopkeepers: Triggering the Shop Interface | 05:57

12. The Shop Interface

The Main Game Scene: The Shop Interface, Part 1.1 | 11:09

The Main Game Scene: The Shop Interface, Part 1.2 | 18:23

The Main Game Scene: The Shop Interface, Part 2.1 | 23:59

The Main Game Scene: The Shop Interface, Part 2.2 | 09:20

The PlayerData Object | 18:19

Cloning Items | 04:10

Buying Items | 07:17

The Shop Interface: Adding a Sell Tab, Part I | 13:41

The Shop Interface: Adding a Sell Tab, Part II | 32:20

13. Player Stats/Inventory

The Character Info Dialog | 28:51

The Equip Command | 09:09

The Equip Dialog | 17:42

Defining Equipment Slots in the PlayerData Object | 07:28

Equipping Items | 09:14

14. Minigames - Casinos

The Casino NPC | 06:53

Creating the Hi-Lo Scene | 20:56

Creating the Playing Cards | 13:50

Hi-Lo: The Betting Interface, Part I | 24:52

Hi-Lo: The Betting Interface, Part II | 18:49

Hi-Lo: Dealing Cards & Game Flow | 30:35

Hi-Lo: the Jackpot Particle System | 14:05

Connecting the Casino Scene | 11:47

15. Sidequests - Mail

Triggering the Mail Delivery Request | 14:35

Creating the Mail Item | 13:23

Giving the Package to the Player | 31:08

Creating a Second City Map | 10:49

Delivering the Mail | 08:42

16. Banks

Creating the Bank NPC | 04:47

Creating the Bank UI | 05:48

The Deposit/Withdraw Interface | 14:06

Keeping Track of Time Passed & Calculating Interest | 09:35

17. Temples and Healing

Creating the Healer NPC | 23:12

18. Food and the World Map

Adding Food Consumption Data to the TileSet | 06:16

Adding the Food Vendor NPC and Food Purchase UI | 19:08

Consuming Food and Extending the Game Display | 14:19

19. World Map Encounters

Encounter Rate by Terrain and Triggering Encounters | 10:26

Creating Encounter Tables by Terrain | 10:31

Monsters: Scenes and Data | 14:38

Initializing the Encounter | 21:09

Overland Combat | 22:23

Player Death and Rewards | 08:01

Interacting with Friendly Mobs | 06:06

20. Dungeons

Creating the Base 3D Map scene | 07:01

Creating a Tilemap as Internal Data | 05:04

Handling Map-Specific Command Menus | 03:46

3D Dungeon Base Scene Part I | 13:52

3D Dungeon Base Scene Part II | 14:40

Player 3D Movement | 24:03

21. Dungeons Encounters

Dungeon Monsters: Tables, Scenes, and Data | 10:19

Dungeon Monsters: Movement and Combat | 30:43

Dungeon Monsters: Special Attacks | 12:47

Dungeon Monsters: Rendering with Shaders | 15:13

22. Treasure Chests

Treasure Chests: Scene, Data, and Placement | 08:51

Refactoring the Object Render View | 27:11

Implementing the Open Command | 06:41

Opening and Destroying Chests | 06:58

23. Player Data

Event Flags | 12:03

Using Equipped Items | 27:06

Integrating Ability Scores/Items into Game Mechanics | 24:34

24. Saving and Loading

Creating the Load/Save Screen | 14:42

Saving the Game Pt. 1 | 29:10

Saving the Game Pt. 2 | 17:35

Loading the Game | 30:40

25. Conditional Events

Conditional Triggers | 15:07

26. The Quest Object

Creating the Quest Object Trigger | 05:26

Creating the Quest NPC | 18:40

27. Ending the Game

Creating a Scrolling End Cinematic | 10:06

28. Sound and Music

The Audio Bus and AudioStreamPlayer Node | 10:00

29. Exporting Your Game

Exporting your Game: Installing the Export Templates | 04:52

30. Appendix 1: TileMapLayers

Using the TileMapLayer Node | 05:52

Last Words | 00:31

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