Game making guides
Guides
How to use tile maps
One image, one object, a whole level. Paint the grid, tick which tiles are solid, and the collision builds itself.
GuideHow to make a digging game
Terrain you can really dig through. One block erases the ground you point at — plus the speed limit that keeps it smooth.
GuideHow to make a stealth game
Guards that check distance, facing and line of sight — so hiding behind a wall actually hides you.
GuideMake a game in 2 minutes
The smallest real game: three objects, eight blocks, no art. Tap to keep the ball up.
GuideMake your first game in 5 minutes
Two coloured squares, eleven blocks, no art to download — a finished dodge game with scoring.
GuideHow to make a shooting game
Turn left, turn right, shoot. Your first game that spawns its own enemies, forever.
GuideHow to make a Flappy Bird game
The complete build, step by step: flap physics, pipes, scoring, a saved high score and a game over screen.
GuideHow to animate a character
Frames into a looping animation, then switching between idle, run and attack.
GuidePause anything with one block
Respawning pickups, hidden bosses, and a score that stops when you lose — the Set Active block.
GuideHow to make a colour sorting puzzle
Water sort, ball sort, colour sort — the whole puzzle is six lists of numbers. Your first real array project.
GuideHow to use a sprite sheet
One image, every frame. Import it, check two numbers, and your character is walking — background removed for you.
GuideHow to make a health bar
Hearts, a segmented meter, a radial ring or a plain bar — all one component. Plus the rule that stops most of them working.
GuideHow to move a character with a joystick
The joystick doesn't move anything — it publishes numbers. One formula turns it into movement in any direction, with the camera following.
GuideHow to make a Snake game
The tail is the hard part — and collision detection is the wrong tool. A grid, two lists, and no physics at all.
GuideHow to make a game with AI on your phone
The full walkthrough: write a prompt, let the AI build it, remix it, publish it. No code, no PC.
GuideText-to-game AI, explained
How typing a sentence becomes a playable game — and what text-to-game AI can and can't do yet.
GuideHow to make a game without coding
The three no-code approaches, how to pick between them, and your first no-code game step by step.
GuideHow to create games on Android
Your phone is the studio: build, test, and publish real Android games without a PC.
GuideHow to make a platformer game
Jump feel, level design, and a playable draft from one prompt.
GuideHow to make a racing game
Speed, track design, and near-misses — built on your phone.
GuideHow to make a clicker game
The perfect first game: tap, earn, upgrade — and balance the numbers.
Comparisons
The best AI game makers in 2026
An honest look at the AI game maker landscape — including where Max2D isn't the right pick.
ComparisonMax2D vs Unity
Professional engine vs phone-first AI game maker: which should you learn first?
ComparisonMax2D vs Scratch
Learning to code with blocks vs shipping real Android games — which fits you?
ComparisonMax2D vs GDevelop
Two no-code engines, two philosophies: widest exports vs true phone-first building.
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