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Getting Started

  • Get Started Here
  • Installation Instructions
  • Pygame Comparison
  • Sample Games Made With Arcade
  • How-To Example Code

API

  • Quick API Index
  • Arcade Package API
  • arcade.gl package
  • arcade.gui package
  • Resources
  • Working with the Keyboard

Tutorials

  • Simple Platformer
    • Step 1 - Install and Open a Window
    • Step 2 - Add Sprites
    • Step 3 - Add User Control
    • Step 4 - Add Gravity
    • Step 5 - Add Scrolling
    • Step 6 - Add Coins And Sound
    • Step 7 - Display The Score
    • Step 8 - Use a Map Editor
    • Step 9 - Multiple Levels and Other Layers
    • Step 10 - Add Ladders, Properties, and a Moving Platform
    • Step 11 - Add Character Animations, and Better Keyboard Control
  • Pymunk Platformer
  • Using Views for Start/End Screens
  • Solitaire
  • Lights Tutorial
  • GPU Particle Burst
  • Bundling a Game with PyInstaller

Community

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Development

  • Release Notes
  • How to Contribute
  • Arcade Performance Information
  • Directory Structure
  • How to Compile
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  • Enhancement List
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Simple PlatformerΒΆ

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Use Python and the Arcade library to create a 2D platformer game. Learn to work with Sprites and the Tiled Map Editor to create your own games. Add coins, ramps, moving platforms, enemies, and more.

The tutorial is divided into these parts:

  • Step 1 - Install and Open a Window
  • Step 2 - Add Sprites
  • Step 3 - Add User Control
  • Step 4 - Add Gravity
  • Step 5 - Add Scrolling
  • Step 6 - Add Coins And Sound
  • Step 7 - Display The Score
  • Step 8 - Use a Map Editor
  • Step 9 - Multiple Levels and Other Layers
  • Step 10 - Add Ladders, Properties, and a Moving Platform
  • Step 11 - Add Character Animations, and Better Keyboard Control
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