Tutorials

The following tutorials show you the basics of how to start creating games in Defold. They are not polished games because you may want to take these foundations and use them in your own project. Remember, if you are using these to help you with a coursework component, you can only gain credit for the code you actually write. So you don't want to have too much of a helping hand! Just enough to get you started.

Each tutorial builds on what you learn in previous tutorials, introducing new object types and programming concepts gradually. We assume you have some programming experience in a high level language such as Python or Basic.

You should attempt these tutorials in the order they are presented.

1. Pong - the classic game of bat and ball for two players.
2. Incoming - similar mechanics to duck hunt.
3. Landers - a space invaders clone.
4. Spotter - a spot the difference game.
5. Worm - a snake clone for two to four players.