Godot

Godot 2D platformer demo

This is the official 2D platformer in the Godot demo pack. One stage, a character that runs and jumps, and collisions you can step through in the editor. It is the usual first clone when you want a Godot platformer you can actually press Play on.

GodotplatformerGDScriptMITExample

Open on GitHub Godot Engine

Engine: Godot Engine
Language: GDScript
Genre: platformer
License: MIT

Who it is for

Beginners who already installed Godot 4
Game jam teams that need a 2D controller tonight
Anyone comparing Godot 2D to Unity 2D with real scenes

What you can learn

CharacterBody2D movement and jump, not a physics toy
Tilemap collision against a small stage
How an official Godot 2D scene is wired in the tree

Clone and run

Install Godot 4 from the official download page.
Clone godotengine/godot-demo-projects and open 2d/platformer, or download that folder as a ZIP.
In Godot: Import, select the project.godot file, then Play (F5).

The demo is small on purpose. You can read the player script in one sitting and see how the camera and the tiles sit under the same scene root. That is more useful than a full game if your goal is to steal a controller, not ship a campaign.

It lives inside the official demo monorepo, so version pins follow the Godot 4 line. Import the folder as its own project; do not open the whole demos tree as one game.

Public repositories. The short descriptions are written for this site.

Editorial notes reviewed 2026-10-05.