🎮 2D Character Shooter Game (PyGame)

This is a small 2D side-scrolling shooter game I made in 7th class while learning PyGame. It includes a player character who can move left/right, jump, shoot bullets, and fight an enemy goblin. I built this project mainly to understand animations, movement, collision, sound effects, and basic game mechanics.

Demo

Goblin.Game.mp4

Features

• Smooth character animations (walking left/right & jumping)
• Shooting bullets with sound effects
• Enemy (Goblin) that patrols between two points
• Enemy health bar
• Score system
• Hit detection for both player & enemy
• Background music + sound effects
• Custom sprites & frame-based animation
• Basic physics for jumping
• Game window redraw system

How It Works

• The game has 3 main objects: Player, Enemy, and Projectile (bullets).
• The player can move using arrow keys and shoot with SPACE.
• The goblin moves automatically between two points; when shot, it loses health.
• If the goblin touches the player, the player takes damage and loses score.
• The game plays walking animations by switching between multiple images quickly.
• Bullets are stored in a list and move across the screen until they hit the enemy or go out of bounds.
• A background image and background music play continuously.

Installation

Install PyGame:

  pip install pygame

Make sure your folder contains:

• A folder named Images
• A folder named Sound
• All .png images and .wav/.mp3 files used by the game

Deployment

Run the python file:

  python main.py

Replace main.py with your file’s actual name.

Tech Stack

• Python 3
• PyGame
• Sprite-based animation
• Object-oriented programming
• Basic physics (jumping movement)
• Collision detection between sprites
• Sound & music integration

Lessons Learned

• How to create animated characters using multiple sprite frames
• How to use classes (player, enemy, projectile) to organize a game
• How to detect collisions using hitboxes
• How background images and music work in PyGame
• Handling movement, jumping, and shooting mechanics
• Updating the screen efficiently using a redraw function
• Building a simple game loop structure

Future Improvements

• Add a start screen or pause menu
• Add multiple enemies or levels
• Add power-ups (extra health, faster bullets, etc.)
• Add a better scoring system
• Improve character design and animations
• Add a game over screen
• Make the game resolution scalable

Credits

This project was built with help from the YouTube channel CodeWithHarry, and then extended & customized while learning PyGame