Make a Top-Down 2D Movement in Godot 4 in One Minute

A 4 directions-movement scheme using GDScript/C# code!

So — ever wondered how you can move your hero in a top-down 2D game easily in Godot?

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To do that, the trick is to define your avatar as a CharacterBody2D node with a Sprite2D child for the visuals, and a CollisionShape2D child to define the physical shape of this body that matches the overall bounds of your sprite:

Then, change this CharacterBody2D’s Motion Mode to Floating and give it a script with the following code: