Godot 4.2.1
new to Godot and want to know how to make a simple 2D puzzle game im also fairly new to coding and cant find any easy tutorials
Most tutorials I’ve seen that deal with puzzles tend to have a lot of ‘complicated’ code associated with them.
You can fake a lot of this though by just using colliders, raycast and other simpler to understand methods. But this will require you to lean the basics of the Godot engine.
Unless someone else chimes in with a more beginner friendly puzzle tutorial, I’d recommend just trying any other tutorial for many different kinds of games. Platformers and top down action RPG games tend to be a good start as they will teach you about the aforementioned basics.
Demo projects are also a good resource once you familiarize yourself with how the engine works.
It really depends on with type of puzzle you want to create and how you want them to be created. But in finnaly you just need to understand and learn how to use the game engine.
Exemples
Exemple of different Type of puzzle :
- Sudoku
- Sokoban
- Parking jam
- Monument valley
- The thalos principle
- …
Different type of creation :
In sudoku game, for exemple, it can be easily done if you already have a bank of unsolved sudoku. It’s just a question of UI. But if you want to generate sudoku on fly it’s another layer of difficulty.
As @Arkinum recommend you, learn with other tutorial and you come back to your project later with more experiences.
This
For low dpi pixel games turn on advanced project settings and go to
Project Settings>Display>window, Change stretch mode to canvas items, Disable v-Sync,
In Rendering>Textures set the default texture filter to Nearest, Enable force png and disable ansioscopic filtering,
Keep the texture filter set to nearest in the inspector and project settings for pixel games to cut down on artifacts. This is just my preference because it makes pixels look crisp and move smoothly. Fiddle around and test the settings to your liking.
This may or may not help with the specifics of a puzzle game but it will make it look nice and crisp.
If anyone has any other 2d advice please chime in. Im pretty new here too.
Hey there @mdyerga! While this may be good advice for pixel games, the original question here asked for tutorials about puzzle games. Please keep the discussions here on-topic. If you want to share general tips, use the Tips & Tricks category. Thanks!