🐱 My First Scratch Game · Series 1 · 6 Episodes · All Free
🐱 Parent & Child · Scratch · Ages 6+

My First
Scratch Game

Build 6 real games with your child using Scratch no experience needed. Each workshop takes about 1–2 hours and walks you through every single step together.

👶 Ages 6+ ✓ Completely Free 🐱 Scratch 👨‍👧 Parent & Child ✓ No Experience Needed
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The Full Series

6 Scratch Games to Build Together

Start at Episode 1 and work through or jump to any episode that sounds fun. Each one teaches new skills using Scratch's drag-and-drop blocks.

Ep 1
⭐ Start Here · Best for Beginners
Don't Drop It! Fruit Catch Game
Move a basket left and right to catch falling fruit. Add a score counter, speed that increases over time, and a game-over screen. Perfect first project.
Ages 6+ 8 Steps · ~1 hr Start Building →
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Ep 2
Jump · Platforms · Coins · Finish Flag
Jump & Run! Side-Scrolling Platformer
Build a character that runs and jumps across platforms, collects coins and reaches a finish flag. Introduces gravity, collision detection and scrolling backdrops.
Ages 7+ 10 Steps · ~1.5 hrs Start Building →
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Ep 3
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Questions · Timer · Score · High Score
Know It All! Quiz Game
Create a 10-question quiz on any topic your child chooses. Add a countdown timer, score tracker, right/wrong feedback and a final high-score screen.
Ages 7+ 9 Steps · ~1 hr Start Building →
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Ep 4
Walls · Keys · Levels · Timer
Find the Exit! Maze Game
Guide a sprite through a maze, collecting keys to unlock the exit before the timer runs out. Build three different levels with increasing difficulty.
Ages 7+ 11 Steps · ~1.5 hrs Start Building →
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Ep 5
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Click · Upgrades · Multiplier · Prestige
Click Frenzy! Idle Clicker Game
Click to earn coins, buy upgrades that earn coins automatically and unlock a prestige mode. Teaches variables, loops and using lists to store upgrade data.
Ages 8+ 11 Steps · ~1.5 hrs Start Building →
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Ep 6
Dialogue · Choices · Endings · Animation
Your Story! Interactive Adventure Game
Build a branching story game where players make choices that lead to different endings. Add animated characters, voiced dialogue and custom backdrops.
Ages 8+ 13 Steps · ~2 hrs Start Building →
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🛠️ Free Browser Tools

Make It Your Own

Use these free tools to design your sprites, plan your game, create characters and sketch your levels all in the browser, no installs needed.

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Pixel Studio
Draw custom sprites and backgrounds for your Scratch game. Export as PNG ready to import into Scratch.
Open Tool →
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Character Designer
Design your game's characters and enemy sprites before adding them to your Scratch project.
Open Tool →
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Level Designer
Sketch out your level layout platforms, walls, spawn points before you build it in Scratch.
Open Tool →
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GDD Builder
Plan your full game design document mechanics, art style, features, timeline. Export as PDF.
Open Tool →
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Colour Palette
Pick a colour theme for your Scratch game's sprites and backgrounds. Export as hex values.
Open Tool →
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Game Idea Generator
Stuck on your next Scratch game? Get a random genre, mechanic and setting to spark ideas.
Generate Idea →
See all free dev tools →

Ready to build your first Scratch game?

Scratch runs entirely in your browser — no download needed. Just go to scratch.mit.edu and start Episode 1. Works on any computer or tablet.

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🚀 Level Up

Ready for the Next Series?

Completed Scratch? These series take your skills even further same parent & child format, bigger games.

🎮
My First Roblox Game
Build real 3D Roblox games using Lua scripting. Obbys, tycoons, simulators and more. Ages 9+.
Start the series →
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My First Unity Game
Step up to Unity and C# — build proper 2D and 3D games with a professional engine. Ages 10+.
Coming Soon
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My First Unreal Game
Visual scripting with Blueprints in Unreal Engine — stunning visuals, no code required to start. Ages 10+.
Coming Soon

Questions from Parents

Do I need any coding experience?
None at all. Scratch uses coloured drag-and-drop blocks instead of typed code there's nothing to type or spell correctly. Each workshop is written for a grown-up and child reading together, with every step explained clearly.
What age is it suitable for?
Episode 1 works well from age 6 with a parent. Later episodes involve more blocks and logic and suit ages 7–8+ better. Confident readers can do more independently from around age 8.
Do I need to download anything?
No Scratch runs entirely in the browser at scratch.mit.edu. Nothing to install. It works on Windows, Mac, Chromebook and most tablets.
Do I need a Scratch account?
You can build without an account, but a free Scratch account (for children under 13, a parent creates it) lets you save projects and share them online so friends and family can play.
Do I need to do episodes in order?
No each episode stands alone. But if it's your first time with Scratch, Episode 1 (Fruit Catch) is the gentlest start and needs very few blocks.
Is it really free?
Yes all 6 episodes, forever. No ads, no paywall, no sign-up required. Scratch itself is also completely free, made by MIT.