Codecademy Team

Phaser Quick Guide

Need a quick reference to fundamental Phaser concepts? Check this guide out!

Phaser offers a variety of methods and utilities right out of the box! It makes game development leaps and bounds easier than trying to tackle it from scratch.

Here’s a diagram to explain the flow of Phaser’s core functions and what code to include in each function:

Guide to Phaser's core Scene Functions

This second diagram explains how Phaser’s grid system works:

Guide to Phaser's Canvas coordinate system

If you want to print out the sheet or view it zoomed in, open the guide in a new tab.

Learn to build a game at Codecademy’s Phaser Course and find examples and other helpful information through Phaser’s own site.

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