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Love2DLuaFree

Build a Platformer with Love2D

Learn game development fundamentals by building a complete platformer game from scratch using Love2D and Lua.

Duration: 4 hours
Lessons: 10
Total XP: +380
Difficulty: beginner
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This course is completely free!

Course Content

1
Introduction to Love2D
10 min
+20 XP
2
The Game Loop
15 min
+30 XP
3
Drawing Shapes
15 min
+30 XP
4
Player Movement
20 min
+40 XP
5
Gravity & Jumping
25 min
+50 XP
6
Creating Platforms
20 min
+40 XP
7
Collision Detection
25 min
+50 XP
8
Adding Collectibles
20 min
+40 XP
9
Score & UI
15 min
+30 XP
10
Polish & Next Steps
15 min
+50 XP

What You'll Learn

  • ✓The Love2D game loop and structure
  • ✓Drawing shapes and handling colors
  • ✓Keyboard input and player movement
  • ✓Physics: gravity and jumping
  • ✓AABB collision detection
  • ✓Game states and UI