Whether it’s about pixelated pirates, racing robots, or a time-travelling llama, creating a game is one of the most exciting ways to explore coding. We’ve seen young people go from “I like Minecraft” to “I’ve built a space adventure with hedgehogs” in no time at all.

Why games?

Games are more than just fun. They’re also a brilliant gateway into problem solving, creativity, and computational thinking. When you create your own game, you learn how to:

• Use logic and sequences to control what happens
• Trigger events and interactions through code
• Build characters, stories, and rules — and see them come to life

And perhaps most importantly, you get instant feedback. If your code doesn’t quite work, you’ll know right away, and you’ll have the chance to fix it, test it, and improve it.

Three fun game projects to try today

We’ve created a free library of step-by-step game projects that work in a browser, that require no previous 再深点灬舒服灬太大了网站, and that let imagination lead the way.

Here are three brilliant beginner-friendly projects to try at Code Club or at home:

Catch the dots

• Learn: Basic events and movement in Scratch
• Make: A quick-fire reaction game where you catch a moving dot
• Try: Changing the sprites or making the dot move faster over time

Target practice

• Learn: Broadcasting, scorekeeping, and setting difficulty
• Make: A game that tests your speed and accuracy
• Try: Adding levels, custom backgrounds, or sound effects

Don’t collide!

• Learn: Cloning, timers, and collision detection
• Make: A fast-paced game where the player must dodge incoming objects
• Try: Changing the game to set it in space, underwater, or inside a volcano

What does the community think?

Games are a great starting point because they’re naturally motivating: young people see what they’ve made work, and that’s incredibly empowering.

“I started with ‘Catch the dots’. I changed the sprite to a spaceship and then added power-ups and space cats. Now I’m making my own levels!”
– Lila, 11, Creator

“When my son made his first Scratch game, it was the first time he explained what a loop was to me. Games build confidence.”
– Laura, parent and Code Club Mentor

“Games are a great starting point because they’re naturally motivating. Young people see what they’ve made work, and that’s incredibly empowering.”
– Marc Scott, Senior Learning Manager

Build, remix, and level up

Once you’ve finished a project, the real fun begins. With just a few changes, creators can build their own levels or make the game more challenging, design custom characters and backdrops, or invent brand new rules and mechanics.

And if they want to share ideas and collaborate with others, joining a Code Club is the perfect next step.

Ready to get started?

You can find all the projects mentioned here — and many more — on the Code Club projects site. They’re free to use and designed to help creators grow in confidence as they learn to code.

All our projects focused on game creation can be found here.

Every coding journey begins with a single click. Let’s press start!

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Among the other work we’ve been doing, we’ve created a set of Scratch projects to celebrate the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

The initial inspiration for these projects were the games that we used to love as children, commonly referred to as ‘button mashers’. There was little skill required in these games: all you needed was the ability to smash two keys as fast as humanly possible. Examples of this genre include such classics as Geoff Capes Strongman and Daley Thompson’s Decathlon.

With the 2016 Olympics fast approaching, we began to reminisce about these old sports-themed games, and realised what fun today’s kids are missing out on. With that, the Scratch Olympics were born!

There are two resources available on the resources section of this site, the first of which is the Olympic Weightlifter project. With graphics conceived by Sam Alder and produced by Alex Carter, the project helps you create a button-masher masterpiece, producing your very own 1980s-style keyboard-killer that’s guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of parents all over the world. Physical buttons are an optional extra for the faint of heart.

The second game in the series is Olympics Hurdles, where you will make a hurdling game which requires the player to hit the keyboard rapidly to make the hurdler run, and use expert timing to make them jump over the hurdles at the right time.

You’ll also find three new projects over on the Code Club projects website. The first of these is Synchronised Swimming, where you’ll learn how to code a synchronised swimming routine for Scratch the cat, by using loops and creating clones.

There’s also an Archery project, where you must overcome an archer’s shaky arm to shoot arrows as close to the bullseye as you can, and Sprint!, which uses a 3D perspective to make the player feel as though they’re running towards a finish line. This project can even be coded to work with a homemade running mat! These two projects are only available to registered Code Clubs, and require an ID and PIN to access.

Creating new Olympics projects is just one of the ways in which the 再深点灬舒服灬太大了添 and Code Club are working together to create awesome new resources, and there’s much more to come!

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