Jumpstart to 2D Game Development: Godot 4 for Beginners

Our verdict: worth it — as long as the Development skills on the syllabus match what you actually want to learn. The regular price for Jumpstart to 2D Game Development: Godot 4 for Beginners on Udemy is $159.99. With the coupon code on this page, that falls to $11.99 — a saving of $148.00, or 93% off the standard rate Spread across 69h of on-demand video, that works out to roughly $0.17 per hour of content — cheaper than a single chapter of most printed Development textbooks.

A cheap price means nothing if the material is thin — here the syllabus is organized around usable outcomes. Richard Allbert and Martyna Olivares walk you through master Godot 4: Learn scene creation, input handling, collision detection, and more in the powerful Godot 4 game engine, create Diverse Games: Develop Flappy Bird, Angry Birds, memory games, platformers, puzzles, space shooters, and maze escapes, and acquire Game Dev Skills: Gain level design, animation, enemy AI, power-ups, UI design, and apply design patterns like singletons and event buses — skills meant to be used, not just watched. It has already been taken by 29,498 students and holds a 4.8-star average from verified reviews, which suggests the content holds up once learners actually apply it.

Check the prerequisites before you commit: Computer with Adequate Specifications: A computer capable of using the Vulkan renderer is required to work on the projects effectively - the course contains a free video to make a check!; This course assumes no prior knowledge of the Godot 4 engine but does assume a basic understanding of programming concepts. However, even individuals without programming experience can benefit from the course by leveraging the visual scripting system provided by Godot 4.. Best suited to learners who already have footing in Development. Plan for roughly 69h of on-demand video at your own pace. Lessons are delivered in English.