⭐ My First Video Game · Series 1 · Episode 7
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🔧 Godot Workshop · Parent & Child
⭐ My First Video Game

Night Watch! 🐻Build Your Own Five Nights at Freddy's-Style Game

Survive the night as the security guard! Watch the cameras, close the doors, and don't let the animatronics sneak into your office or it's game over! You'll build cameras, doors, a power meter, animatronic AI, and a terrifying jump scare!

🧒 Age 8+ with a grown-up ⏱️ About 1.5–2.5 hours 🎮 Godot 4 (free!) ✨ 12 spooky steps
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📦 Starter Template
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Starter Template Available open it alongside this workshop! Pre-built Godot 4 project security office, camera system, doors, power meter, and one animatronic all ready for you to wire up.
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🎮 What We're Building

A survival horror game inspired by Five Nights at Freddy's! You play a night security guard stuck in an office. Creepy animatronic animals wander the building and they're slowly heading towards YOU. Check the cameras, close your doors, and survive until 6am!

🧒 For the Child

Have you ever played Five Nights at Freddy's? It's a really famous scary game where you're a night guard and spooky robot animals try to get you! We're going to build our OWN version and you get to make the scary robot, the cameras, and even the JUMP SCARE! 😱

👨‍👩‍👧 For the Grown-Up

This is Episode 7 of My First Video Game. This episode introduces several new Godot concepts: CanvasLayer & SubViewport for camera switching, Signals between nodes for door/light events, a Timer-based AI state machine for animatronic movement, and AnimationPlayer for the jump scare. The age recommendation is 8+ due to spooky themes parents should judge suitability.

✨ What You'll Make

  • A dark security office with a camera monitor
  • Left and right doors you can slam shut
  • A draining power meter that forces tough choices
  • A camera system showing different rooms
  • An animatronic that creeps closer over time
  • A terrifying jump scare if it reaches you!
  • A win screen when you survive until 6am
  • Your very own spooky horror night!
⭐ My First Video Game · Series 1
You survived the night! 🎉
You built a HORROR game that is seriously impressive. Go back and play the earlier episodes if you want more!
← Ep 6 · Pixel Quest Ep 8 · Night Watch Part 2 →

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