This product provides Early Access to this curriculum. New courses will gradually be added to this curriculum (and assigned to all enrolled students at no extra cost) as they are completed and published. If you are looking for version 3, try our Godot 3 Game Development Mini-Degree instead.
Build your own games with Godot 4!
Able to render stunning graphics without compromising on performance, this lightweight engine is the perfect choice for both complete beginners and more advanced developers.
It features a flexible, node-based system, along with GDScript (a simple programming language designed specifically for building games), making it quick and easy to learn. Whether you want to build 2D or 3D games, Godot 4 is designed to speed up your game creation process.
It’s also completely free and open-source – so you won’t ever have to pay to use it, and if you want to modify the engine to suit your needs, you can!
THE GODOT 4 GAME DEVELOPMENT MINI-DEGREE
The Godot 4 Game Development Mini-Degree is the world’s most comprehensive collection of courses on building cross-platform games with Godot. You’ll be guided step-by-step through creating your own 2D and 3D games, including:
These courses will put you on the game development fast track – you’ll go from zero to creating your first game in under 2 hours! The skills you’ll learn will translate to virtually every genre, which you can apply to building your dream games.
LEARN ALL ABOUT
- Using 2D and 3D assets
- GDScript – the language powering Godot
- Gameplay control flow
- Player & enemy combat
- Item collection & UI systems
- RPG, RTS, survival, & platformer mechanics
Your Godot Portfolio
Create a portfolio of real Godot projects, including:
Who can take these courses?
We start with the absolute basics and go through everything step-by-step – so even if you have zero experience in programming, you’ll be able to easily follow along. Godot’s node-based system and simple programming language, GDScript, are also incredibly easy to use, making them a great choice for your first game engine.
More experienced? Whether you’re wanting to brush up, expand your skills, or learn a new technology, our courses are structured in a way that makes it easy to skip ahead to the lessons that are relevant and interesting to you.
Understand the Concepts behind Game Creation
These courses don’t just cover surface-level content. You’ll gain a solid understanding of the concepts behind coding and game creation – that way, you’ll more easily be able to apply them to making unique games of your very own.
Reinforce Your Learning with Challenges
By practicing your new skills, you’re more likely to remember them later. That’s why our courses feature quick challenges – they’re the perfect way to cement what you’ve learned.
Courses by the World’s Best
Our course instructors aren’t just fun to learn from – they’re also serious gamers, qualified coders, and have been formally certified for their excellent programming and teaching skills. That way, you can be confident that you’re developing strong, modern skills that will set you up for success as a game developer.
Why Learn Godot?
Godot 4 was made to be flexible, powerful, and easy to learn, so hobbyists and pros could make games quickly (and have fun doing so).
The games market is also skyrocketing – along with game developer salaries – and this high demand has increased opportunities across the board for those entering the industry.
Godot 4 has strong community backing, and is also completely open-source – a feature that professional developers prefer for its wide range of benefits:
YOUR COURSES, YOUR WAY
Learn with project-based courses that are designed to be flexible – access them 24/7, fit them around your schedule, and choose the learning materials that suit you best.
With an online platform optimized for all modern devices, you can even learn on the go!
✅ Watch video lessons
✅ Read text summaries
✅ Explore interactive lessons
✅ Practice with source code
✅ Build real projects
✅ Earn completion certificates
ACHIEVE REAL RESULTS
Our community of 1,000,000+ learners and developers have used the skills learned with us to publish their own games and websites, land their dream jobs, and even start their own businesses – and you have the potential to do the same!
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MIHIR PATEL
I love the lectures, concise course objectives, and how they not only teach you enough to get started, but prepare you for the advanced stuff later down the road.
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MONICA MANCUSI
With Zenva, I started learning a more accurate way to approach problems and develop solutions. It’s full of interesting topics that I love to learn in conjunction with my work.
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CRAIG BICKFORD
I chose Zenva because of the large selection of topics and the fact that I can choose what courses I want to take whenever I want to take them. That level of freedom is unique to Zenva.
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ANDREA CARDENAS-ROEDER
The Unity courses at Zenva helped me achieve a level of comfort with game development that I didn’t think was possible. They give you the confidence to expand your skills, and were so easy to understand.
