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Godot 2D Academy: Create a Brotato style game with Godot 4 (Udemy.com)

Master 2D Game Development with the Latest Version of Godot and GDScript

4.5

175 reviews

Created by: Gianny Dantas

Last updated June 2026

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Gianny Dantas teaches one project from start to finish: a Brotato-style survivor game in Godot 4. The syllabus shows about 13 hours across 100 lectures, split into player, enemies, melee and ranged weapons, a spawner, upgrade and shop panels, character selection, a sound manager and save game. It is not a first Godot course. The requirements ask for a solid foundation, and the reviewers who liked it most were people who had finished a beginner course or already coded elsewhere.

Praise centers on pace and code structure. Reviewers like that nothing gets over-explained, and one praised learning classes and components, another the way Resources control game data. One software engineer said it doesn't treat the viewer like a beginner. The complaints are specific. Some found the audio very quiet, and one reviewer disliked how the videos are cut into small pieces. Another got a different result from the tutorial and blamed a Godot bug. A designer new to coding finished it but called it advanced.

The course was last updated in June 2026, with a save game section and improved audio, so it targets current Godot 4. At 4.5 stars from 175 ratings and about 2,100 students, it is small but well liked, with most ratings at five stars. It suits intermediate learners who want a real project and a tidy architecture. Total beginners should start with a basics course first.

Best forDevelopers who know basic Godot or another engine and want one big, well-structured survivor game.

Skip it ifYou are new to Godot or programming and need the engine and GDScript explained from zero.

Pros

Teaches scene inheritance, components and Resources in one game, with a coding style one reviewer wants to replicate
Quick pace with little padding, which experienced coders say suits them
Covers weapons, spawner, shop, upgrade panels, item tiers and save game in one project
Updated June 2026 for current Godot 4, with source code and assets included

Cons

Assumes a solid Godot 4 base, and newer coders found it hard going
Some reviewers say the audio is quiet, and the short clips can be hard to follow
No quizzes or coding exercises, and one reviewer hit a result that differed from the tutorial

I am a Software Engineer who already knows how to code, so I wanted a course which is quick, direct to the point, where the viewer isn't treated like a complete beginner, and where I could learn by creating a game from scratch.

Vladislav Zavgorodnii, a student

Listed as All Levels, but the requirements ask for solid Godot 4 basics. Best for confident beginners and up.

What you will learn

Master Godot 4 and its interface to create 2D games.
Implement a modular spawner.
Create item systems with tiers.
Build interactive panels.
Reuse scenes and classes.
Create a complete weapon system.
Add a Sound Manager
Master the use of Resources

Course content

15 sections · 100 lectures · 13 hours of video 12 articles

1Introduction 1 free preview3 lectures · 5 min
2UPDATE: New Godot Versions4 lectures · 30 min
3Create Player 1 free preview11 lectures · 1.4 hours
4Add Enemy 1 free preview10 lectures · 1.6 hours
5Melee Weapons 1 free preview11 lectures · 1.5 hours
6Range Weapons 1 free preview8 lectures · 34 min
7Enemy Attack Behavior4 lectures · 30 min
8Enemy Spawner 1 free preview7 lectures · 54 min
9Upgrade Panel15 lectures · 2.1 hours
10Shop Panel 1 free preview16 lectures · 2.4 hours
11Player Selection Panel 2 free previews5 lectures · 52 min
12Sound Manager2 lectures · 17 min
13NEW: Save Game2 lectures · 35 min
14Complete Project1 lecture
15Bonus1 lecture · 1 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

People interested in 2D game development who want to improve their skills.
Programming and design students who want to apply their knowledge in practical and creative projects.
Developers with experience in other engines looking to expand their skills and explore new capabilities.
Video game enthusiasts who want to understand the creation process and develop their own games.

What you need before you start

Have a solid foundation in Godot 4.
A proactive attitude and willingness to learn.
A PC or laptop capable of running Godot 4.6

How it compares

Against the other 281 rated Udemy courses in Game Development Fundamentals on CourseDuck:

Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 43% of them
Reviews175#158 of 282 by number of reviews
Length13.3 hourslonger than 72% of them
Last updatedJune 2026more recently than 92% of them

Course Description

Learn to Create a Brotato-Style Game with Godot 4

Are you looking to boost your game development skills using Godot 4 and GDScript?

This course is for you!

NEW SECTION: Save Game State

NEW UPDATE: Improved audio

In this project, we’ll practice the basics of Godot 4 and take our skills further by building a Brotato-style game packed with mechanics and systems found in Bullet Hell or Survivor games. You’ll find everything you need to master Godot—one of the most powerful and fast-growing tools in the industry.

What will you learn in this course?

Scene composition
Scene and class inheritance
Working with different nodes
Save game state
Creating reusable components
Building user interfaces
Creating item systems
Building a full weapon system
Creating entity systems
Designing panels and cards
Creating item tiers
Making a complete spawner
Getting items based on tiers
Bringing enemies to life with abilities
Structured programming
And much more!

You’ll also get access to:

All assets and resources used in the course
Full source code to download and compare

Godot is growing fast, and now is the best time to learn it.

Become a professional game developer and start building your own projects with Godot 4 and GDScript.

Enroll now and take your passion for game development to the next level!

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Instructor Details

Gianny Dantas

4.5 Rating
175 Reviews

Soy Gianny Dantas, ingeniero de software y desarrollador de videojuegos independiente con amplia experiencia. Desde 2018, me he especializado en la creación de videojuegos utilizando Unity y C#, desarrollando títulos para dispositivos móviles y explorando diversas mecánicas y estilos de juego.

Mi objetivo es proporcionar contenido educativo de calidad, basado en experiencias reales y metodologías prácticas, para que más personas puedan convertir su pasión en una carrera en la industria del desarrollo de videojuegos.

¡Te invito a unirte a mis cursos y dar el siguiente paso en tu camino como desarrollador!

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By Paul Mortimer on 7/26/2026

Great course, having completed a few beginner courses I was looking for more advanced learning and this course delivers. Everything is explained clearly and steps you through each concept. I've learned a lot, thank you, appreciated.

By 신관용 on 7/25/2026

I think this is the best course for those who have the basic about both programming concept and how Godot engine works. I, especially, could learn about how to use class in Godot and component by making unit, player character, and enemy object etc. I've completed about a quarter of the whole course and am pretty satisfied by the instructor's way of teaching so far. I'd definitely recommend this course!!

By Dusty Cartwright on 4/10/2026

This is a seriously incredible course! I've taken a couple others on 2D Godot games, which were good, but I feel so much more comfortable now with building features, animations, using resources to control game data / behavior, and I feel like the coding style is also something to replicate. Thanks so much for creating this!

By Vladislav Zavgorodnii on 12/31/2025

It was a great course, exactly what I was looking for. I am a Software Engineer who already knows how to code, so I wanted a course which is quick, direct to the point, where the viewer isn't treated like a complete beginner, and where I could learn by creating a game from scratch. And I can say that this course checks everything I just listed. I learned how to work with godot and now I'm confident in creating my own games. Thank you for giving this course for us Gianny, I wish you a happy new year! :)

By Bill White on 12/3/2025

*Editing my review to be fair to the instructor based on what he's teaching and what the content is actually for. For what you get and the types of games you can learn to create, and fast, I've updated my review. Thank you very much for the course.

By Ernest Cooper on 10/28/2025

1. The voice/mic is way too soft. Big problem. 2. Spent like 8 videos to get to starting the project. Still trying to keep an open mind but if I could get a rebate button in a second and get my $ back I would.

By Jonathan Alcala on 10/17/2025

This course is great because it doesn't spend ten minutes explaining everything, I can progress quickly and anything now covered in this course is likely something that could be handled with a quick google search

By Rodney Burns on 7/26/2025

Great course! Felt a bit rushed at times, but that's what the pause button is for :) It covers everything you would expect to see in such a game, in a fairly clear and straightforward manner.

By Almir Mendes Ventura on 7/21/2025

Este não é um curso raso como outros. Ao construir um game mais profundo, vários conceitos são abordados, muitos destes nunca citados em outros cursos que criam varios jogos simples e não abordam conceitos muito úteis para um verdadeiro jogo. Até o momento muito interessante.

By Stanley Long on 7/14/2025