Build your own 2D RPGs in Unity!
From retro games to modern hits, 2D RPGs aren’t just enduringly popular – they’re the perfect way to master 2D game development.
When it comes to creating them, Unity is the perfect choice. The engine contains features like sprite management and physics – making it easy to build your 2D game world – along with tools for animation and effects that help bring your game to life.
Plus, it’s highly versatile – you can build your game to PC, mobile, and console without having to rewrite your code or make major changes to your game’s design.
2D RPG Academy
2D RPG Academy is the world’s most comprehensive collection of courses on creating 2D RPGs with Unity. You’ll be guided step-by-step through your own 2D projects, including:
These courses are designed to set you on the game development fast track – once you’ve mastered the basics of Unity, you’ll create your first RPG in under 1.5 hours. The skills you’ll learn won’t just help you to create RPGs – they’re game development staples that can be applied to other genres as well!
LEARN ALL ABOUT:
- Tile-based maps
- Melee & ranged attacks
- Items & inventories
- Randomized dungeons
- Mini-maps
- Enemy AIs
…and more!
Your RPG Portfolio
Create a portfolio of 2D RPG projects, including:
Curriculum
- Unity editor
- C# scripting
- Build your first projects
- Farming mechanics
- Turn-based combat
- Inventories
- Levels
- Procedural maps
- Item pickups
- Exploration
- Mini-maps
- Top-down 2D maps
- Real-time combat
- Enemy AI
- Melee & ranged attacks
Why Build 2D RPGs?
When it comes to mobile game revenue, RPGs are the highest earners by far – and this is expected to continue growing. Unity – the engine used throughout this curriculum – remains one of the most-used game engines worldwide, offering developers strong community support and skills that are in high demand throughout the industry.
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.
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.
REINFORCE YOUR LEARNING
Zenva’s courses feature quick challenges that will speed up your learning.
Access live coding lessons where you can practice coding right in your browser, and instantly see the results of any changes you make to the code:
Reinforce key concepts with in-course quizzes, which appear throughout courses:
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 by Unity Technologies and CompTIA 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.
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
✅ Download course printouts
✅ 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!
Check out what our learners think below:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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.
