Build a Vampire Survivors Style Game with Unity and C#

Learn foundational game development and C# programming by building a horde-survival game with enemy waves, upgrade systems, and optimized performance.

4.5 (389) ⏱ 42 min 📚 6 lessons

About this course

Creating a game with thousands of active enemies requires both creative design and smart programming. This course guides you through the process of building a high-performance survival action game from scratch using Unity and C#. You will transition from understanding basic game loops to writing clean, optimized C# code capable of handling massive enemy hordes. By reading structured explanations and studying practical code implementations, you will learn how to structure game systems that are scalable, modular, and performant. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational game development concepts, Unity's component architecture, and essential C# syntax. - Implement a robust object pooling system to efficiently spawn and recycle hundreds of active projectiles and enemies without performance drops. - Design scalable game systems, including weapon upgrades, experience collection, level-up mechanics, and progressive difficulty waves. - Apply modern C# features and Unity's Input System to handle smooth player movement and weapon targeting. - Configure game state management, audio controllers, and dynamic user interface elements to display damage numbers and player stats. The material begins with core definitions and architectural basics before moving step-by-step through player mechanics, enemy AI behaviors, and performance optimization techniques. You will analyze detailed text explanations and code snippets to build your understanding of game systems design. This course is designed for aspiring game developers, programmers new to Unity, and creators wanting to learn C# through a practical, hands-on project. No prior game development experience is required. Start reading today to build your own survival action game and take your first major step into game development.

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  • 📜 Certificate of completion
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  • Short & focused
    42 min of practical content

Reviews (7)

David Carter US
★ 4 · 2025-09-20T11:25:55+00:00

Decent material and presentation. The flow was mostly intuitive, and the applicability is there. Could be improved with more varied exercises.

Carlos Soto EC Verified learner
★ 5 · 2025-06-23T04:59:55+00:00

This is exactly what I was looking for. Loved the practical examples, they really helped solidify the concepts.

Ama Sarfo GH Verified learner
★ 4 · 2025-06-05T23:54:55+00:00

Fantastic learning experience. The pace was perfect, and the examples really solidified the concepts. Big thumbs up!

Софія Шевченко UA Verified learner
★ 4 · 2025-04-09T04:00:55+00:00

This was exactly what I was looking for! The pace was perfect and the examples really helped solidify the concepts.

ناصر بن علي الخروصي OM Verified learner
★ 4 · 2025-03-04T18:22:55+00:00

It was a pretty good course overall. Some parts moved a bit fast, but the examples were generally helpful. Worth the investment.

إبراهيم محمد AE Verified learner
★ 3 · 2025-02-17T18:26:55+00:00

This course exceeded my expectations. The structure was perfect, building knowledge step-by-step. Really valuable content.

Uchechukwu Okeke NG Verified learner
★ 3 · 2025-01-10T13:29:55+00:00

Hmm, I'm not sure this is for absolute beginners. It assumes a bit of prior knowledge that wasn't explicitly taught. Some examples were confusing.

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