🐍 My First Python Game · 7 Episodes · All Free

🐍 Beginner Friendly · Python · Pygame · Ages 10+

My First
Python Game

Learn Python by building 7 games with Pygame — no experience needed. Each workshop teaches new skills through interactive quizzes and code challenges, from the game loop to a scrolling platformer.

🧑 Ages 10+ ✓ Completely Free 🐍 Python 👨‍👧 Parent & Child ✓ No Experience Needed

🚀 Start with Episode 1 →

7

Episodes

42+

Steps

10+

Age

Free

Always

The Full Series

7 Projects to Build Step by Step

Start at Episode 1 to install Python and Pygame and build your first game. Each game adds new skills, ending with a full scrolling platformer.

⭐ Start Here · Setup · Game Loop · Random

Fruit Catch Game

Your first Python game: slide a basket to catch falling fruit, score points and speed up. Learn the game loop, input, random numbers and collision.

Ages 10+ 6 Steps · ~1.5 hrs Start Building →

Gravity · Jumping · Platforms

Simple Platformer

Gravity, jumping and platforms — a Mario-style level in Pygame. Learn velocity physics, landing detection and level design with lists.

Ages 10+ 6 Steps · ~1.5 hrs Start Building →

Spawn Timers · Difficulty

Dodge & Collect

Gems rain down — so do bombs. Grab the good, dodge the bad. Master lists of moving objects, spawn timers and difficulty curves.

Ages 10+ 6 Steps · ~1.5 hrs Start Building →

Grids · Keys · Chase AI

Design mazes with a grid of numbers, collect keys to open doors, and outrun a ghost that hunts you. Grid logic powers Pac-Man and Zelda.

Ages 10+ 6 Steps · ~1.5 hrs Start Building →

Paddle · Bricks · Lives

Paddle, ball and a wall of bricks — the 1976 classic in Pygame. Bounce physics, paddle spin, brick rows and a lives system.

Ages 10+ 6 Steps · ~1.5 hrs Start Building →

Power-Ups · Multi-Ball · Levels

Breakout Part 2

Upgrade your Breakout with falling power-ups, multi-ball, tough two-hit bricks, multiple levels and screen shake.

Ages 10+ 6 Steps · ~1.5 hrs Start Building →

Enemies · Camera · Checkpoints

Platformer Part 2

The finale: patrolling enemies you can stomp, a scrolling camera, moving platforms, spikes, checkpoints and multiple levels.

Ages 10+ 6 Steps · ~2 hrs Start Building →

Before You Start

What You Need

Python and Pygame are free and run on any computer. Everything you need is walked through in Episode 1.

🐍

Python (Free)

Download Python from python.org and tick "Add Python to PATH". It is the language all these games are written in.

✓ Free · python.org

🎮

Pygame (Free)

One command — pip install pygame — adds the game library. We walk through it in Episode 1.

✓ Free

💻

Windows, Mac or Linux

Python and Pygame run everywhere. Any recent computer handles these 2D games with ease.

Any OS

📐

No Experience Needed

We explain every line of Python as we write it. Follow the steps and type carefully and you will succeed.

✓ Beginner Friendly

🛠️ Free Browser Tools

Design Your Assets

Use these free browser tools alongside the workshops to design sprites, levels and sound for your Python games.

Draw pixel art sprites and animations for your characters and enemies. Export as PNG to use in your game.

Sketch out level layouts, platforms and enemy positions before you build them in code.

Generate retro sound effects — jumps, shoots, pickups, game over — and export them as WAV files.

Build a game-ready colour palette so your art stays consistent. Export hex values to use anywhere.

See all free dev tools →

Ready to build your first Python game?

Install Python, run one command to add Pygame, then start Episode 1. You will have a playable game in about ninety minutes.

🚀 Start Episode 1 → 📊 Track My Progress

Questions & Answers

Do I need to know Python before starting?

No. Episode 1 starts with installing Python and Pygame and writing your first game window. We explain everything as we go.

Is Python really free?

Yes. Python and the Pygame library are both completely free and open-source.

What will I build?

A fruit-catch game, a platformer, a dodge-and-collect game, a maze with a chasing ghost, a Breakout clone with power-ups, and a scrolling platformer with enemies and checkpoints.

What age is it suitable for?

Ages 10+ works well. Python reads almost like English, which makes it one of the friendliest first text languages.

Do the workshops save my progress?

Yes. Each workshop tracks XP, streaks and completed steps, and reports to the My Progress page for badges and certificates.

Is it really free?

All 7 episodes, forever. No ads, no paywall, no sign-up needed.

🚀 Keep Going

Where to next?

Finished here, or just curious? These series are a natural next step, same step-by-step format, bigger games.

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Ages 12+ Start →

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