How to go about making 2D games on the Roblox Platform?

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#1

How would you go about making a 2D platformer?

I have been asking myself this question for a while, and found no answer. I was hoping you all would help me out.

Not going into detail about my game idea, but I will say It’s a 2D game. Similar to Terraria.

Here are my questions about making a 2D game:

Thanks for any help! :slight_smile:

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#2

Studio > File > New from Template > 2D

@PeteMcCool has a comment on where to start.

Camera needs to lock to the right of the player character using RunService:RenderStepped, and player movement needs to be ignore 1 dimension (1 axis, either X or Z).

There used to be a top-down tutorial on developer.roblox.com but it may not be available any more.

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#3

Thanks- Also one more thing, for enemies, or other creatures in a 2D game, how would I go about doing this? Would I make them 3D?

#4

Simply put, yes, everything can be made in 3D. NPC’s, obstacles and platforms, everything. Just constrain movement to 2D (so ignore one dimension, one axis).

AND a correction:

Studio > File > Open From Roblox
Then click New, then choose the

Line Runner template

Also see video tutorials such as:
Let’s make a 2D

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#5

Yup! I’ve started looking into all this. Thanks, helps me big time! (I have marked your first post at the solution.)

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