Learn to Walk With Scratch 3.0

Do you love playing computer games? Don't just play them! Why not make them?

Visual Step-by-Step

These illustrated, step-by-step tutorials will turn you into a confident coder with Scratch 3.0. The game is broken up into bite-size chunks and the numbered steps are kept simple to follow.

Scratch Guide

At the back of the book an 18-page Scratch Guide is included. Use the guide to learn about the different Scratch Blocks, expand on these games, or create new projects.

Custom Art Included

Access our free custom art assets to make your games pop with health meters, unique characters, tiled backgrounds, game screens, buttons, and more!

paperbook & ebook versions are available

Make a Game for Free!

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Key Things to Know

✔ The projects in this book are built using Scratch 3.0.

✔ The games have been ordered by difficulty and the skills learned.

✔ Work through the book in order and customize or expand upon the games after completing them.

✔ Test out learned skills by trying to complete the challenges at various steps in the tutorials.

What is Scratch?

“Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations. Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization.

Scratch is always free and is available in more than 70 languages.”

What Game Tutorials Are Included?
Read about the games below and learn to make them step-by-step in this book!

Use the arrow keys to steer the snake and eat the food. Avoid touching the bombs, edges of the screen, and the snake’s body.

Player 1 uses arrow keys to steer and L key to shoot.
Player 2 uses WASD keys to steer and Z key to shoot.

Use the mouse to move the paddle to bounce the ball. Different colored bricks take more hits to disappear. Game ends when the ball hits the bottom.

Guess the mystery word by clicking on different letters. A wrong letter will build parts of the snowman.

Use arrow keys to steer the duck. Avoid hitting the cars or the water to help the duck reach a nest.

Use left and right arrow keys to change the ball’s angle. Use the up and down arrow keys to change the ball’s power. Press the spacebar to shoot the ball.

PLUS These Bonuses!

Player 1 uses the arrow keys to steer and player 2 uses WASD keys to steer. Avoid touching your own snake’s body or the edge of the screen.

Player 1 uses the up and down arrow keys and player 2 uses the W and S keys to move the paddles to pass the ball back and forth.

Use arrow keys to steer the duck. Avoid getting hit by the cars and see how long the duck can be kept safe.

Use the 18-page Scratch Guide to learn about the different Scratch Blocks, expand on these games, or create new projects.