Make Your First Game in Godot in 2020

Want to learn how to make your first game in Godot? Then grab a drink, get your coding head on and join me as we create a Space Invaders clone from scratch.
There's been a lot of talk about Godot vs Unity lately, and hopefully this video can help you decide which game engine is right for you.
Godot is a fantastic game engine that is quickly gaining the attention of developers worldwide. Now is a great time to dive in and learn it for yourself. Who knows, maybe you'll create the next big indie game sensation.
Download Assets: e.pc.cd/6EWotalK

[@CodeWithTom]

A lot of people have been having issues with the download link being broken, I have now updated the link. Apologies for the inconvenience. bit.ly/2RqhBmg

[@HaiLe-ec8nk]

Can u continue this video?

[@RandomFandomOfficial]

I would definitely love to see a follow up video! Thanks!

[@madnezzesplays6337]

i cannot download from here either

[@azeem6665]

Continue please I'll even make a donation

[@imagine9616]

the link isn't working for me

[@brettberish6218]

This was the first godot tutorial where I felt like I was starting to understand the concepts rather than just blindly following steps and not knowing why. really great

[@fusebox7086]

yesss my dude

[@CodeWithTom]

Thank you so much for the feedback :) Glad I could help you start to make progress with this incredible engine!

[@butanddingj4393]

same!

[@chromewhite]

My game crashed a second before the video and I was like "damn it" then I hear the crash in the video and I'm like "oh we good". Great tutorial 10/10

[@CodeWithTom]

Haha thanks chromewhite!

[@theunusualgamer2973]

I love your tutorials I felt like I was actually learning. You were the only good one I found that wasn't just marketing for a paid course.

[@cwaterbottles]

This is the first game I’ve made with Godot. Super simple and you did a great job of explaining the syntax and the resources. Perhaps it’s my prior experience of programming that I didn’t find this challenging to follow along, but this is also a great tutorial for complete beginners who don’t know how to program because of how you showed and explained how to use the tools in a real time example. I also think you have a sense of care since you take the time to explain the fundamentals in summarized ways, it shows you want your viewers to learn. Thanks for your time for making videos like these.

[@kiloalpha1067]

Thanks man! I watched your gdscript basics video and I kinda of messed around with my own code too and I'm starting to understand how to code and this will really help me finish my personal project You have no idea how thankful I am for someone that makes easy-to-follow videos like you

[@littletownlad9988]

Great job Tom. Do the whole thing! This is the first tutorial I have wanted to follow along with. I am going to look on your channel for more.

[@huntinmonsterswithern2953]

Sweet! Would love to see more (especially of the 3d variety) You explained everything clearly. I'm looking forward to your next tut.

[@CodeWithTom]

Thanks Christopher, glad you enjoyed it. 😊

[@kmineblox600z]

Thank you so much. I was so happy when I got the player to move with left and right, your a hero. I subbed! You explain so well!

[@then3rdybu11y8]

I know i'm commenting late but i genuiently think this is the best gdscript for begginers. He explains everything so a person who has never touched a code in their life can understand, not like the other tutorials where they don't explain why are you doing something and how. We need more people like this fella

[@durgam_sumerian7815]

Very nice tutorial.. especially, I like the coding details, trial & error concepts which helped me understand what's going on behind the scene and how the methods working..etc, not just copy/paste what the KZbinr writing. Thanks a lot.

[@CodeWithTom]

Thank you, I really appreciate the feedback!

[@lonewolfenock3527]

Thank you Tom for your tutorial. As a newbie in game making, I learned more from this one video than from a handful of others. Hope you return. YHVH bless.

[@CodeWithTom]

Fantastic and that's great to hear! I'm back and more tutorials are in the works!

[@Emocar2]

Not kidding best tutorial on youtube.... the way he explains everything is top of the top .. uncomparable to other godot tutorials

[@everythinglinux3564]

I wish you would make more of these videos or extend this one. You are the best yet at teaching this!!!!

[@CodeWithTom]

Thank you so much. More tutorials on the way

[@unstableturtleduck]

How the heck do I have 2x as many subs as you?!?!? You put in so much more effort and time? In fact I'm subbing just because of this

[@CodeWithTom]

Thank you man, there's plenty more content to come 😁

[@DonZeedle]

Bro I know I'm late but this tutorial is well paced and very well made. Thank you, please make another one.

[@thiagosardenberg8544]

Nice vídeo, thanks. I am trying to learn program and how to work in coding games but I am not a programmer so when I found your channel was a great discovery. Please do the videos about how to creat sceanes changes, go on and back to the preview, and a record file to be saved.

[@SiGhast]

Thank you so much for this. I came here after violently failing to follow a self-proclaimed beginner's tutorial that acted like I dabble in quantum physics and develop operating systems for fun. This never presumed any knowledge on my end and has restored hope. Cheers!

[@henrymccue2922]

This is so cool! Thank you for this video!

[@PangJay]

Great tutorial with the explanation of the functions.

[@strawberrymilkshak3]

defo a great video felt like I was learning a lot with this new engine in just a 30 minute video, didnt have to pause every 20 seconds either

[@godnyx117]

Best Godot tutorial for beginners!!! Thanks a lot man!!!!

[@CodeWithTom]

Thanks for the comment 😊

[@andrewmartin8612]

Thanks for the videos, please keep them coming.

[@CodeWithTom]

You're welcome..new videos coming soon

[@genxindia1154]

Thanks its super easy waiting for follow up tutorials

[@guy_incognito]

Thank you! So helpful!

[@FrancoisSchnell]

You explain very well, great voice and rhythm also. Don't hesitate to show us the result at the very beginning of your videos when you say "we're going to learn to do...." , it serves as a hook and the importance of showing in story telling ("show don't tell"). Keep it up! :)

[@AlvaroLand]

I was going to say something similar. A 40 min long video needs a little bit more explanation on what is it about. Other than that, great content, hoping to see more.

[@CodeWithTom]

Thank you so much I appreciate that, and I'll give that a try next time around :)

[@CodeWithTom]

@@AlvaroLand Thank you Athal :)

[@torontotom3168]

This is a great tutorial! I will continue tomorrow! Thanks!

[@twoforcesinbalance1543]

great tutorial. very quick and easy to understand. I'd like to see an expansion on this idea but I'm going to play around with it and see if I can do anything !

[@CodeWithTom]

Thanks! Sounds great, please share what you come up with over on the discord.

[@evanarmont]

Thank you for this tutorial. I was able to follow along on my Chromebook through Linux

[@macgyvermankirk572]

Solid tutorial! Thanks a lot, very easy and informative to follow :)

[@CodeWithTom]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@orangemonster3473]

Very good tutorial. I learned a lot by watching this.

[@rascallyrabbit6648]

I would love to see your finished version of Space Invaders with animated monsters, etc.

[@sashaabc865]

Really helped me Thank Tom

[@supremeasura3358]

Thank you!

[@dengo9585]

Bro you are amazing Your all tutorials are best in youtube keep goin'

[@CodeWithTom]

Thank you so much Deniz 😁

[@HarryRasmussen]

Well done!

[@CodeWithTom]

Thank you Harry

[@cristhiangomez9616]

Esta genial! Gracias.

[@CodeWithTom]

De nada! 😁

[@MatthewKennedy23]

Really helpful tutorial, thank you very much! Would there be a reason why my bullet, when firing appears just to the left of the player?

[@AleksandarPopovic]

Very nice tutorual and good work continue this project is very good dea!!!

[@operatormono264]

line 22 func _physics_process(delta): im having trouble it says error expected ' , ' or ' ) '

[@ChrisLaupama]

Please do more of these tutorials!

[@fatihmtlm]

Link for assets doesn't wroking now for me. On the other hand it is a very good tutorial and I liked that you also teach how to find what needed in docs. Thank you for this great tutorial!

[@CodeWithTom]

Thank you for your feedback :) The link is now fixed

[@thinkingfield]

Thanks for the tutorial. Any reason why you didn't create the bullet in a script for the main node? Also, can the bullet be created using a node rather than a scene?

[@alexalexandrov5514]

Very helpfull! Tnx

[@kizz06]

at 31:50. if (collidedObject):

[@adamsmith7719]

Really loved this tutorial! would love to have a tutorial to have enemies shoot at the player along with a game over and start menu.

[@CodeWithTom]

Thanks Adam! I've added it to my list of things cover :)

[@adamsmith7719]

@@CodeWithTom Awesome Tom! Totally cool if you're swamped but I tried mixing up your tutorial by having the player on the right side of the screen but no matter what tweaks I make the bullet always shoots up. Any tips would be super generous. I am more than happy to show you my code if that helps.

[@maelonais]

Great tutorial! Thank you! Can you make a level, a menu and UI so it can be fully played?

[@jiamuuu]

When I try to save it, it says "coulnt save scene likely dependencies instances or inheritance couldn't be satifiesd" any help? Thanks!

[@Emocar2]

Great Tutorial ..++++++ 👍🏻

[@matik0701]

Hi Tom, I find your video very good and very helpful since I'll be doing a game in Godot for my bachelor's degree final project. Because it's my final project I want to make everything on my own from scratch, and I'm really new to the game dev world and I don't know how to make my own sprites, so which software would you recommend?

[@barisaygun]

Thanks to This video

[@xxdarkking368xx5]

For me when I do func _physics_process(delta): it says expected ‘,’ or ‘)’ can anyone help and also I do not have auto fill for codes

[@Mt18947]

Thanks alot! Is the mext video coming up soon?

[@chef8492]

anyone know how you put the sprites into the res folder on chromebook linuix? im having trouble with it and cant find a tutorial where they use it. thanks

[@akforty8]

Thanks Tom,on 28mins yposition is increased and player moves down after bullet fired?

[@tedhelton1252]

This was happening to me as well. I corrected it by increasing the bulletInstance y position. this is where the bullet spawns in the scene. maybe a better way to handle it though.

[@ChaunceS]

I wish you would have continued this series. I'm sorry that you've become inactive.

[@LegitSpeedDub]

thanks

[@CodeWithTom]

You're welcome 😊

[@Krosis-dn3gs]

28:00 I can't get it to fire, I didn't forget the colon and the debugger says delta needs a _ in front of it or something pls help thx Edit: I'm using mac

[@fusebox7086]

chrome says I can't download assets because you're "trying to steal my credit card info". Was good practice for making pixel art though! I'm a noob at game design and development so this was extremely helpful and to the point.

[@CodeWithTom]

Very strange! I've updated the download link now :)

[@barisaygun]

For Godot engine third person game ?

[@blessingsthomu8072]

would you also teach us how to use visual studio coding on gobot.

[@CodeWithTom]

Good suggestion! I'll see what I can do :)

[@LyzzCL]

Really easy understandable tutorial!! What I still don't get very clear is the use of _process and physics_process, like, why set it to true on the function _ready if it works without that, or when do you have to use each one.

[@CodeWithTom]

Good question! Strictly speaking if you override those functions in your script then there is no reason to set them to true in the _ready function. I was just showing it as an option, as you can later set them to false to disable them. For example if you wanted to stop an object from calling it's process function.

[@laurentkadeko53]

I really love the way that you are teaching man you make understanding code easy and this is the first game that i actually manage to finish without some errors thanks alot!! you deserv more subcriber man

[@lukascolliander2748]

I don't know what button i pressed but why is it replacing letters instead of typing behind the letters Edit: never mind I figured out that I accidentally pressed insert which is right beside the backspace button and I guess I kept missing it

[@missbelle9159]

I don't know if it's bc it's really hard to see but I keep getting a misplaced elife error

[@syedrizvi6408]

Very nice tutorial. But why you used a kinematic body instead Area2D? Please comment pros and cons

[@fusebox7086]

kinematic body has a collision shape so it can interact and sense other sprites

[@johnp8378]

Hey can you reupload the pictures needed because i use my own pictures of enemy, bullet and player and they are too big.Or can you tell me how to get the screen bounds bigger

[@CodeWithTom]

Hi John, I'll sort out uploading the images again asap. Apologies

[@CodeWithTom]

Link is updated now, apologies for the delay

[@torontotom3168]

Im at 23:13 Line 18 and line 20 (Return_value_discarded): the function 'move_and_collode() returns a value, but this value is never used. All my code is fine its just that part. I will seek help for this yet continue on with the project. Thanks im learning a lot from your video

[@shravanmani4653]

Hey Tom , A begineer here while i was making the game/ writing and executing the code , the bullets were not on above my player(they were on the top left of the screen ) . I had to set the position of the bullet in the _process function to some value like position.x+480,position.y+500 ...do u know what might be the reason for this .

[@mr.sprite54]

was the crosshair of your player set the middle of your character sprite?

[@shravanmani4653]

@@mr.sprite54 yes

[@shravanmani4653]

@@mr.sprite54 I adjusted it to the middle but when I run the game it goes to the top of the screen

[@abahanparichha2780]

why we put _physices_process( ) in _ready( ) function without these my program will run

[@CalmProto]

I think that I am the only one bothered that uncollided objects that go off the screen are still in memory so I had to clamp player movement to the viewport and have the bullets queue_free if they miss and leave the viewport. Now to make the enemies bounce and drop 64 pixels down the screen as their row hits a static wall....

[@torontotom3168]

21:29 to save press "Ctrl s"

[@elpollitopio7140]

21:23 in that part you tell us to save it but like I don't have a save button. Is it some keyboard we need to press?

[@b.n.a546]

You can save by using the inputs ctrl + s

[@elpollitopio7140]

@@b.n.a546 yeah I figured that out, sorry

[@georgechristoforou991]

Nearly Space Invaders in 40 minutes. Wow!

[@templetherapy]

loving your content but can you make a video on the basics of gdscript

[@CodeWithTom]

Absolutely, I've been meaning to do this for a while. I'll probably make it a multi part series so that it's in easier to digest chunks

[@Kordrean]

Please do a follow up with creating harder ai for the enemy

[@kartoflel8067]

My player doesn't move debugger says: The function 'move_and_collide()' returns a value, but this value is never used.

[@someporter]

hey man could you please help me somewhere around 28:08 when you I fire a bullet it appears somewhere in the top left corner, any idea where have I made a mistake

[@animator4287]

Same mate, have you fixed it?

[@someporter]

@@animator4287 nah I even tried doing it all over again and it didnt fix

[@emmas1366]

@@animator4287 I know this is months late but if you still didn't figure it out, try making sure the "world" tag is aligned with the top left corner, thats what fixed it for me. it was dragged somewhere in the middle of the box

[@leo28804]

where can i get basic 3d assets for game production

[@CodeWithTom]

The Godot asset library has a few models, but you can also use things like Kenney's Asset Forge software which is what I do.

[@templetherapy]

I just finished but made the enemies go down the scree intead and when they touch the player the died i also added a background.

[@CodeWithTom]

Sounds awesome!

[@puretipz4141]

The link to the assets won't download the page says "This page doesn't seem to exist. It looks like the link pointing here was faulty. Maybe try searching?"

[@CodeWithTom]

Hi Puretipz, I'll get this fixed soon. Apologies

[@SoyEldenrin]

please help! I can't go past 6:00 ! I cannot add the images to the folder

[@davidlesko4649]

i can't see the enemy when i press play, can anyone help me? edit: i can only see the player and the bullet...

[@Viidith22]

Oooh :3

[@CodeWithTom]

Thanks for checking out the channel Viidith 😊

[@petar14]

please continie series

[@vibhasharma4268]

he said that he is going to do second part where is it

[@Dacul_liber_1]

Thanks for this tutorial. The link to the assets seems to be broke.

[@CodeWithTom]

You're welcome :) Link is fixed

[@trashelf3435]

when i press left at 22:05 the player moves to the left but just a bit and then just stops instead of just keep going left

[@CodeWithTom]

Hi, make sure you're using `Input.is_action_pressed` and not `Input.is_action_just_pressed`

[@rasedpump2132]

hey tom the Assets download is broken just thought i'd let you know! :)

[@CodeWithTom]

Hey, the link has now been updated :)

[@Phakookie]

it failed to launch the bullet and the code is the same as yours

[@pifnbndd3784]

How do you save after the first code

[@fusebox7086]

ctrl + s or right click and press save

[@Trey50Daniel]

The files that were supposed to be in the download link just directs me to a page that says "This page doesn't seem to exist"

[@CodeWithTom]

Hey, apologies it seems like the link is broken, I'll try and fix this asap.

[@Yee.Naaldlooshii]

He says 2 months ago lmao

[@CodeWithTom]

@@Yee.Naaldlooshii Oops, fixed XD

[@agriasoaks6721]

Sir, How do we fix the glitchy scrathy sound when using audio stream node? I searched everywhere and asked but no answer till now

[@CodeWithTom]

Hi, I haven't experienced this myself. Have you tried a different audio file to see if you get the same issues?

[@agriasoaks6721]

@@CodeWithTom Yes, Sir I have. In fact, I tried both wav and ogg format just in case but the result was the same.

[@CodeWithTom]

@@agriasoaks6721 hi, that's strange. I'm afraid I can't quite think what to suggest. Do you experience issues with sounds played from other sources? (Such as KZbin or a media player for example)

[@agriasoaks6721]

@@CodeWithTom I dont think so, Sir. Those audio files were okay before I converted them, even after convertion (the wav and ogg) were okay as well when played in mp3 player (Aimp). The problem rose only when I put them in the AudioStreamer Node in Godot.

[@HelloHi-tr6vc]

Pls continue this Plsssssssss

[@zeke.mp3343]

umm......... how do you spawn enemies?

[@NightCrydeFM]

My bullet spawns at the top corner of my screen despite player being at bottom. Anyone know why?

[@abscrypto]

hahaha its fun man

[@JakeWolven]

I'm attempting to make it so the enemies spawn every few intervals offscreen to create a ribbon of them moving to the right

[@JakeWolven]

Help, it doesnt work var spawn_rate = (delta) func _ready(): set_enemy_spawn(true) func enemy_spawn(delta): if spawn_rate = (delta + 100): var enemyInstance = enemy.Intance() enemyInstance.position = Vector2(-20,80) get_tree().get_root().add_child(EnemyInstance)

[@WOAHVODS]

pls do something like this but iwth 3d

[@connorschultz380]

well its 2022 I hope nothing changed