Platformer

The platformer is the style most people picture when they hear "2D game". You see the world from the side, gravity never stops pulling, and the whole game lives in the space between where you jumped from and where you land.

The rules

• The camera looks at the world from the side.
• Gravity pulls down constantly; jumping only fights it for a moment.
• Pits and missed jumps are the main way to fail.
• Levels mostly run left to right, and reaching the end is winning.

Games like this: Super Mario Bros., Celeste, Hollow Knight.

Lessons that build this style

• 02 Platformer Movement
• 05 Enemy Follows Player
• 06 Enemy Patrols
• 08 Collect Coins and Items
• 09 Health and Damage
• 10 Timer Countdown
• 11 Lives System
• 12 Win and Lose Screen
• 13 Multiple Levels
• 14 Make Your Own Signal
• 15 Main Menu
• 16 Sound Effects
• 17 Background Music
• 18 Simple Animation
• 19 Camera Follow
• 20 Jump Feel
• 21 How Sprites Work
• 22 The Animation Player
• 27 Pit Runner the sample