Building a First-Person Shooter with Unity and C#

Learn game design and C# scripting fundamentals to build your own functional first-person shooter game from scratch.

4.7 (739) ⏱ 32 min 📚 7 lessons

About this course

Transition from playing first-person shooters to understanding exactly how they work under the hood. This course guides you through the core mechanics of FPS game design, turning your conceptual ideas into playable mechanics. You will progress from understanding basic game engine concepts to writing clean C# scripts that control movement, weapons, and enemy behaviors. By working through structured text explanations and code implementations, you will develop a solid foundation in modern game development workflows. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational game development concepts, Unity interface basics, and C# scripting essentials. - Build a responsive first-person character controller featuring movement, jumping, and collision detection using the modern Input System. - Create a dynamic weapon system using Scriptable Objects to easily manage different gun types, ammo, and firing rates. - Design engaging level mechanics, including interactive pickups, hazard zones, and simple enemy AI paths. - Configure a user interface to display player health, ammo counts, and interactive menus. - Apply visual and audio feedback patterns, such as post-processing effects and sound managers, to enhance game feel. The course begins with foundational concepts and C# scripting basics before moving step-by-step through character movement, weapon mechanics, and enemy AI. You will learn how to organize your code and assets cleanly, preparing you for larger projects. Designed specifically for beginners with no prior game development experience, this course is perfect for aspiring game designers, artists wanting to learn code, or programmers curious about Unity. Start reading today and take your first step toward building your own games.

What you'll get

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  • Short & focused
    32 min of practical content

Reviews (1)

Сергей Морозов BY
★ 5 · 2025-07-07T22:59:54+00:00

Good foundational material. I liked the mix of theory and practice, though a couple of the examples could have been clearer. Overall a positive experience.

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