Building a simple top down arcade

Unity Engine
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Greetings Unity Community,

I have a simple idea for my first game development in Unity but I’m having trouble gathering the resources to learn how to build it.

My idea is just controlling a character from a top down perspective and running away from a growing number of AI that are chasing you. The top score is recorded by how long you can survive without being caught.

Can anyone think of a good tutorial or place to start for building something like this? My background is in game art and animation and i’ve taken a few college courses in java script so I understand some of the basics but would love to find a start to finish guide to build something simple to get my feet wet.

A million thank-yous for your time!

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3DBuzz.com have a simple top down shooter video tutorial on their website. Hover over Unity at the top of the page then click “Simple 2D shooter”.

Good little tutorial to show you some basics that could apply to the type of game you want to make. :slight_smile:

The tutorial is done in C# but is a remake of a javascript tutorial which I believe they tell you where to find that one too near the beginning of the video set.

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Thanks for the feedback! I’ll be sure to check it out right away.

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Take a look at this game I made in 24 hours. It has the same gameplay mechanics that you talked about. I can send the project to you if you are interested.

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Hi Tatelax - where do you have the game hosted at?