5.01 You will make

Design and build a top-down view, obstacle or platform, parkour game. Your character will need to jump, hop, glide, bounce, or fly to catch a ride on moving platforms and make it to the end.

You will:

• Make a game with a goal using an algorithm that checks for important game conditions
• Personalise a game to your interests
• Adjust the difficulty of a game, so that it’s fun to play

Play ▶️

Click the space bar or tap the Stage to jump to the next platform. Time your jumps so you don’t fall in the custard.

• How does the game create a top-down view?
• How does the character’s size change when it flies?
• What happens if you don’t land on a platform? (Go on, do fall in the custard!)

Don’t fall in the custard!:See inside

Get ideas 💭

You are going to make some design decisions to make a top-down platform game of your own. You’ll choose the theme, colours, character, number of platforms, and the difficulty level.

Explore these example projects to get more ideas:

Baby bird: See inside

Log hopper: See inside

Planet bounce: See inside