A 2D game · Beginner to Intermediate
Build a top-down 2D action roguelike in Godot 4: dash, fight, loot cursed upgrades, and descend.
56 lessons7 quests1 finished game
About 25-40 hours in all.
Start free in your browser, no account needed. Guild Hall membership unlocks the whole map. Membership is US$25 per month or US$200 per year. Eligible new members start with 7 days free. Card required.
Or start with a playable copy of the game and design itTap any stop to walk there and see what it builds. Each stop is a quest.
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Week 4
Both lead to the same design lessons. Pick the one that fits the evening you have.
Follow the campaign and build movement, combat, enemies, rooms, upgrades and the run loop yourself, one system at a time.
Download a working Godot project and start making design decisions in it. Your first challenge: an upgrade that changes how you play the next room.
The download is free with a free account (no card): a Godot 4.7 project you open and play straight away.
Starting with the playable copy does not mark any build lesson as done. Every design lesson links to the build lesson behind it, for whenever you want to see how a system works.
Best for
builders who are comfortable with the Godot basics and want real systems.
You should already know
basic Godot comfort: scenes, nodes, and attaching scripts.
Recommended first: Code From Zero
You will learn
a playable top-down 2D action roguelike with dashing combat, enemy AI, procedural rooms, cursed upgrades, and a boss run loop
Finish the game and share it. Then choose what comes next.
Browse campaigns Submit a build to the Showcase Back to your dashboard
You don't have to start another long campaign. Any of these counts as progress.
56 lessons
7 quests
1 finished game
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