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Explore Free Platformer Tutorials

Learn how to make platformers! Explore creating tile-based levels, jumping mechanics, enemy setup, object collection, and more via free platformer tutorials.

Best Platformer Tutorials - Master a Game Dev Staple

Best Platformer Tutorials – Master a Game Dev Staple

Out of the many different genres and subgenres within the world of videogames, platformers are perhaps the best known and most iconic. Made popular by classics like the Super Mario … Read more

Categories 2D, 3D, Career Advice, Coding Education, Godot, Other Game Engines, Unity Tags platformer tutorial
Best Unity Visual Scripting Tutorials - Making a Game

Best Unity Visual Scripting Tutorials – Making a Game

Coding from scratch is hard, and frankly, just not for everyone. However, this should not stop you from making the games of your dreams! This is where we come to … Read more

Categories 2D, 3D, Unity Tags fps tutorial, multiplayer game tutorial, platformer tutorial, unity features tutorial
Kaboom.js Tutorials - Complete Guide

Kaboom.js Tutorials – Complete Guide for Easy Game Dev

Do you want an easy-to-use game framework to build your dream projects? Kaboom.js is a relative newcomer to the game development scene, but it is already making a big splash … Read more

Categories Other Game Engines, Other HTML5 Frameworks Tags adventure game tutorial, arcade game tutorial, casual game tutorial, platformer tutorial, rpg tutorial
Code a Camera Follow Script for Unity Platformers

How to Make a Unity Camera Follow a Player – Platformer

You can access the full course here: Create Your First 3D Game in Unity Camera Follow Script The simplest way to make a camera follow an object is to set … Read more

Categories 3D, Unity Tags platformer tutorial, unity features tutorial, web class
Unity game with Cinemachine timeline and robot player

How to Build a Complete 2D Platformer in Unity

Since the release of Unity 2017.1 in the summer of 2017, Unity Technologies has made making 2D games incredibly easy and fast. In this tutorial, we will create a fully-featured … Read more

Categories 2D, Unity Tags platformer tutorial

The Complete Guide to Building 3D Platformers in Unity

Not only are 3D platformers fun, but they’re some of the best ways to learn the basics of Unity when you’re starting out. In this tutorial, we’re going to cover … Read more

Categories 3D, Unity Tags platformer tutorial
Best Beginner's Online Coding Classes

Best Beginner’s Online Coding Classes

Do you want to learn how to code? Assuming the answer is yes – and assuming we don’t need to extol why coding is a fantastic skill to learn – … Read more

Categories Career Advice, Coding Education Tags educational game tutorial, platformer tutorial
Roblox Game Making: Create Your First Obstacle Course

Roblox Game Making: Create Your First Obstacle Course

While it’s been around for a while, since 2006 to be specific, Roblox has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years. In turn, interest in Roblox game making has risen as … Read more

Categories Other Game Engines, Roblox Tutorials Tags platformer tutorial

Make Games without Coding – Free Unreal Engine Ebook

We are excited to announce our latest eBook: Unreal Engine Game Development for Beginners Authored by Unreal Engine expert Daniel Buckley, this eBook explores all there is to know about getting … Read more

Categories Unreal Engine Tags action game tutorial, adventure game tutorial, arcade game tutorial, casual game tutorial, fps tutorial, platformer tutorial, rpg tutorial
unity programming ebook

Free Ebook – Unity Programming for Human Beings

We are stoked to announce the launch of our free ebook Unity Programming for Human Beings, authored by game development experts Jesse Glover, Pablo Farias Navarro, Renan Oliveira, and Tim Bonzon, in … Read more

Categories 2D, 3D, Unity Tags game asset tutorial, multiplayer game tutorial, platformer tutorial, rpg tutorial, unity features tutorial
Game Development and Coding for Kids

Free Course – Game Development for Kids with Unity Playground

Make video games with the free tutorial above using Unity Playground – the perfect, no coding solution for younger kids and those young at heart!  You can also extend the … Read more

Categories 2D, Unity Tags educational game tutorial, platformer tutorial
Free Course - How to Code a 2D Platformer Character

Free Course – How to Code a 2D Platformer Character

Take your first steps in learning how to make a 2D platformer in Unity starting with the essentials of character movement! You can also extend the material covered here by … Read more

Categories 2D, Unity Tags platformer tutorial, web class
Beginner's Guide to Game Development with Unreal Engine

Beginner’s Guide to Game Development with Unreal Engine

Introduction Are you ready to start developing FPS games, RPGs, retro-style games, and more with the amazing Unreal Engine?  You’re in for quite a treat, then! Unreal Engine 4 is … Read more

Categories Unreal Engine Tags platformer tutorial
Make a Game with Unity's Navigation Components - Part 2

Make a Puzzle Game with Unity – Part 2

Introduction It has been my persistent perception that video game design is at a unique junction of art and technicality. If one manages to mesh impeccable code with sublime artistry, … Read more

Categories 3D, Unity Tags platformer tutorial
Web Class: Design a Unity Level with Tilemaps

Designing a Unity Level with Tilemaps

You can access the full course here: Develop a Puzzle Platformer Game In this lesson you will learn how to create the first level layout of this game. This will … Read more

Categories 2D, Unity Tags level design tutorial, platformer tutorial, web class
Web Class: How to Create a 2D Platformer Controller

How to Create a 2D Platformer Controller

You can access the full course here: Develop a Puzzle Platformer Game In this lesson you will learn how to set up the character controller by importing the Standard Assets … Read more

Categories 2D, Unity Tags platformer tutorial, web class
Web Class: Develop a Super Jumpy Plumbers Platformer

An Introduction to 2D Platformer Basics

You can access the full course here: Unity 2D Projects – Super Plumbers Part 1 Project Setup We will start this lesson off by opening Unity and creating a new … Read more

Categories 2D, Unity Tags level design tutorial, platformer tutorial, web class
Web Class: Creating a 2D Toads and Fireflies Game

Setting up a Competitive 2D Arcade Game

You can access the full course here: Unity 2D Projects – Toads and Fireflies Part 1 Setting Up Our Scene: Import needed sprites. Create our Toad objects. Create our level. … Read more

Categories 2D, Unity Tags arcade game tutorial, platformer tutorial, web class
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