A Combat System is not just about combat When making a game, conflict is absolutely necessary. Someone or something must have a goal that conflicts with the player's goal. This will help us design cha...

I'm excited to share the latest major update to the Godot Platformer Essentials Cookbook. This update brings some incredible improvements that completely transform how you'll learn and build platforme...

If you're developing a game and have if/elif or switch or match statements to adapt the behavior of an object based on a given condition, you need to understand the Strategy pattern. I created a video...

An interaction system is all you need to 100x your player engagement. Making a game is about creating small systems that each solve one problem, then integrating them into a larger system: the game it...

Hey ludonauts! This week's update for the Godot Platformer Essentials Cookbook brings two powerful new chapters that will take your game to the next level. Let's dive into what's new and why these fea...

RigidBody is for simulation. CharacterBody is for custom physics. There you have it. I won’t waste your time. But if you want to understand when you need simulation and when you need custom physics...

Platformer games are simple to make, yet hard to master. Your player clips through floors. Enemies detect randomly. Jumps feel floaty. Sound familiar? If you plan to make a platformer game, especially...

Hey ludonauts! I'm excited to share this week's update to the Platformer Essentials Cookbook. We're diving into combat systems, specifically how to implement Hit & Hurt Areas along with a classic "goo...

Handling slope movement is actually too easy in Godot 4. If you're making a platformer and want to add verticality to your levels, slopes are a great way to do that, especially if you have enemies tha...

Having at least one platformer game in your portfolio is fundamental. But how do you start making platformer games? Why Platformers Matter Platformer games are the number one genre that comes to mind...

Making games is not hard, you just don't have a recipe. If you're reading this, chances are you've hit that familiar wall in game development. You know the basics, you've shipped a small project or tw...

If you've ever tried building a platformer game, you know how challenging certain mechanics can be. Moving platforms, pass-through collisions, synchronized physics... these features can turn into deve...

I've been thinking a lot about how we learn game development. Books have been my go-to resource for years (I'm a kind of a bookworm) but lately, I've realized they have some serious limitations when i...

Let's be honest, video tutorials are very bad for learning. I know that's a bold statement, especially coming from someone who runs a YouTube channel dedicated to game development tutorials. But hear...

Hey everyone! It's been an exciting month, and I'm thrilled to share some major updates to the Platformer Essentials Cookbook . Thanks to the support from last month's funding campaign, I've been able...

Imagine your players claiming that your game is great because of its memorable boss fights. Hollow Knight and Silksong achieved that level of recognition among their fans, getting compared with the fa...

If you've played Hollow Knight, you might have noticed something unusual: there are no pass-through platforms. You know, those platforms you can jump up through from below and land on from above? They...

Hollow Knight's combat system is simple enough in terms of its core features. What really turns it interesting are its strategy elements, especially in Silksong: charms, crests, and tools help you cus...

Following up from our previous tutorial , I want to talk about how you can create reusable components for your games. The whole idea is to encapsulate everything that may change. For instance, we have...

Hollow Knight's basic move set is inspired by Mega Man X, which is also a main reference for the Moving Character recipe, the very first chapter of our beloved book. In this tutorial, let's learn how...

Good news 🗣📢 ! I just rolled out a new update, adding the SwitchLevel scene to the Platformer Essentials Game, which elevates the project to version 1.2.0. This addition enriches the gameplay ex...

Hey fellow platformer enthusiast! I'm thrilled to announce a game-changing addition to the "Platformer Essentials Cookbook" - the InputRemapButton recipe! This is an incredible feature that is present...

Hey Platformer Enthusiasts! Big news! 📣 Our beloved Platformer Essentials Cookbook just got spicier with its first Extra Recipe, the WallJumpingCharacter2D ! Thanks to your amazing support, and in...

Hey there, my fellow platformer devs and enthusiasts! 👋 I'm beyond thrilled to share some amazing news about our beloved Platformer Essentials Cookbook ! Thanks to your incredible support, the book...

🚨Today the Godot Platformer Essentials Cookbook's price gets a $5 bump!🚨 Hey there! 👋🐷 Thanks to everyone who supported the book during its development, I was able to finish all 12 origina...

Hey! 👋🐷 In this week's update, I want to introduce you to one of the Checkpoint2D recipe. You can read it already in the Platformer Essentials Cookbook - Early Access v0.5.0(attached in this dev...

Hey! 👋🐷 In this week's update, I want to introduce you to one of the coolest recipes in this ebook! The Portal2D recipe. You can read it already in the Platformer Essentials Cookbook - Early Acc...

Hey there! 👋🐷 I want to show you how to use these recipes by making a game using the Platformer Essential Recipes together with Pixel Frog's Kings & Pigs asset . In the sixth video in this serie...

We're on EARLY ACCESS!! Yes! Thanks to all the support on the pre-order campaign, the project is progressing and looking good! In the previous email update, I asked if people would like to turn this p...

Hey there! 👋🐷 I want to show you how to use these recipes by making a game using the Platformer Essential Recipes together with Pixel Frog's Kings & Pigs asset . In the fifth video in this serie...

Hey there! 👋🐷 I want to show you how to use these recipes by making a game using the Platformer Essential Recipes together with Pixel Frog's Kings & Pigs asset . In the fourth video in this seri...

Hey there! 👋🐷 I want to show you how to use these recipes by making a game using the Platformer Essential Recipes together with Pixel Frog's Kings & Pigs asset . In the third video in this serie...

Hey there! 👋🐷 I want to show you how to use these recipes by making a game using the Platformer Essential Recipes together with Pixel Frog's Kings & Pigs asset . In the second video on this seri...

Hey there! I want to show you how to use these recipes by making a game using the Platformer Essential Recipes together with Pixel Frog's Kings & Pigs asset . In this first video showcase, I'll show y...

Pre-order !! 🗣📢 The book is almost done, I'm currently formatting the chapters, so it's all about aesthetics at this point! It's your chance to get it with 20% discount before I upload the final...