Learn Game Development Free

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Start with How to make a Video Game - Godot Beginner Tutorial (77 min, Brackeys), then How to program in Godot - GDScript Tutorial (58 min, Brackeys). All 643 lessons here are free, from the teachers' own official uploads. You'll need game controller, laptop stand, noise-cancelling headphones (about $170 of kit). The book to keep beside you: The Art of Game Design by Jesse Schell.

What you'll need

• Game controller: Test your game the way players play it.
• Laptop stand: Screen at eye level for long study sessions.
• Noise-cancelling headphones: Focus through long video lessons.

Lessons

• How to make a Video Game - Godot Beginner Tutorial (77 min, Brackeys, Beginner)
• How to program in Godot - GDScript Tutorial (58 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• FIRST PERSON MOVEMENT in Unity - FPS Controller (24 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• How to make a Video Game in Unity - BASICS (E01) (11 min, Brackeys, Beginner)
• MELEE COMBAT in Unity (21 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• Unreal Engine 5 – Full Course for Beginners (683 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
• Godot 4.0: It's Almost a Brand New Engine! Full Breakdown of New Features (30 min, GDQuest, Intermediate)
• How to make 3D Games in Godot (50 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• How to make a 2D Game in Unity (14 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• JavaScript Game Development Course for Beginners (577 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
• Your First 2D GAME From Zero in Godot 4 **Vampire Survivor Style** (133 min, GDQuest, Beginner)
• How to make a Video Game in Unity - PROGRAMMING (E02) (10 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• Lighting in Godot for Beginners (39 min, Brackeys, Beginner)
• SAVE & LOAD SYSTEM in Unity (18 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• THIRD PERSON MOVEMENT in Unity (21 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• TOP DOWN MOVEMENT in Unity! (23 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• 14 Hours of Python Game Development - from Beginner to Advanced (828 min, Tech With Tim, Advanced)
• How to make a BOSS in Unity! (22 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• How to make a HEALTH BAR in Unity! (21 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• How to make AWESOME Scene Transitions in Unity! (20 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• START MENU in Unity (13 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• 2D Animation in Unity (Tutorial) (22 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• 2D Movement in Unity (Tutorial) (21 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• 2D PATHFINDING - Enemy AI in Unity (23 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• EVERY Image Effect in Unity Explained - Post Processing v2 Tutorial (13 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• How to make a Video Game in Unity - MOVEMENT (E03) (9 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• How to make VFX in Godot (42 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• Smooth PORTALS in Unity (25 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• TOUCH CONTROLS in Unity! (16 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• 2D Shooting in Unity (Tutorial) (21 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• 3D TUTORIAL: Make a Smooth 3D Character Controller in Godot 4 (33 min, GDQuest, Intermediate)
• ANIMATE 2D CHARACTERS in Unity (16 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• DISSOLVE using Unity Shader Graph (11 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• GRASS SWAY in Unity - SHADER GRAPH (17 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• How to make 2D GLOW in Unity! (16 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• How to make Terrain in Unity! (15 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• MAKE GAMES WITHOUT CODE! - Unity 3D Game Kit (14 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• Make your Characters Interactive! - Animation Rigging in Unity (16 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• MAKING YOUR FIRST LEVEL in Unity with ProBuilder! (17 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• PAUSE MENU in Unity (12 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• 100 UNITY TIPS!!! 🔥 (12 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• Godot Game Development – Crash Course for Beginners (101 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
• How to make a Dialogue System in Unity (16 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• How to make a LOADING BAR in Unity (11 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• LIGHTING in Unity (16 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• MAKE AN RPG WITHOUT CODE - Unity Creator Kit (24 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• Make Your First 2D Game with Godot: Player and Enemy (beginner tutorial part 1) (118 min, GDQuest, Beginner)
• SCRIPTABLE OBJECTS in Unity (9 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• SIMPLE CARTOON WATER in Unity (13 min, Brackeys, Beginner)
• Turn-Based Combat in Unity (30 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• Get started with 2D Shader Graph in Unity - Dissolve Tutorial (17 min, Brackeys, Beginner)
• 2D Lights in Unity! (14 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• Basic Principles of Game Design (9 min, Brackeys, Beginner)
• Basics of Shader Graph - Unity Tutorial (12 min, Brackeys, Beginner)
• BUILD LEVELS QUICKLY in Unity with SNAPS! (18 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• FORCE FIELD in Unity - SHADER GRAPH (17 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• GRENADE / BOMB in Unity (Tutorial) (15 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• HIGH QUALITY LIGHTING using Light Probes - Unity Tutorial (10 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• How to get Good Graphics in Unity (8 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)
• How to make Music for your Game - BOSCA CEOIL (11 min, Brackeys, Intermediate)

Books on Game Development

1. The Art of Game Design by Jesse Schell - View on Amazon
2. Game Programming Patterns by Robert Nystrom - View on Amazon
3. Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier - View on Amazon
4. Unity in Action by Joseph Hocking - View on Amazon