(Game making) Creating a menu.

So guys, today we are going to start making our very first game with construct 2. I've decided the genre will be the popular platformer.

Let's get started!

Now remember. You will need the personal or business license to make big games and you may need it for this post.

So the first thing you want to do is open construct 2 and press file and new

Once you have done that, double click new empty project. A blank page will come up and that's where all the magic will happen.


Cool, we set up a new blank project, but what are we going to be working on today?

Before we jump in to the platforming fun, we are going to make a menu for our game first. So we have to add buttons like start, credits and settings.

But before we add any buttons, we have to add a nice background. We can create one in paint or find a free on online, but let's check the dimensions of the game's window size.

854 X 480. Got it. So find a background image online that fit's with the theme of your game with them dimensions and add them to your game. Of course you can make one.

So I have decided on a space theme and made a simple space background to add to my menu, so let us add the object to the game.


Right click on the blank project and click insert new object. Once you have done that, scroll down until you can find sprite. It will be a space invader icon.

Click on that and rename it background in the text bar and then finally press insert . Your arrow mouse will turn into a cross and just press anywhere on the screen. An image editor will come up and just press the folder button to open your background image.

Just fit your image in the window view and we are ready to move on.

Your screen should look like this

So again. Before we add any buttons, Let's give our menu a title. I am going to call mine a really bad name. (Squares can jump in space)

To add a text object, all you got to do is right click on the screen, click insert new object, call it whatever you like and insert it.

Now click on the text object and look at the bar on your left. Where you see text near the bottom, change that to the title of your game. Play around with the font and colour as well and adjust it to your liking.

Now that you have done that, right click again, insert new object and this time look for button. Once you have added the button to your project, click on it and look at the settings on the left panel. Change the text of them to play and position that to where ever you want on the project. Do this two more times for two more buttons that say settings and credits.

Your project should look like this.

We will continue on adding events, and properly working on the game in the next blog.

Thanks for reading.