⏳ Limited Time Release of Advanced SwordPlay Tutorial. Only available now in the Academy.

Build Your Own Battle Game in Scratch

— The Swordplay Coding Challenge

Enrollment for Swordplay is now closed. Lifetime availability now inside our Academy learning hub.

🎮 Join the Academy for SwordplaySecure checkout. Monthly Subscription.

Exclusive Access: These Sword Play tutorials are usually locked inside Griffpatch Academy. For a limited time only, you can unlock them — but only until Sept 22 at 9 a.m 2025. This offer is now no longer available.

Turn Screen Time Into Creation

A Real, Tangible Result Your Child Can Be Proud Of...

If you love gaming, imagine the thrill of creating your own battle game instead of just playing them. In this step-by-step challenge, I’ll guide you through building a sword-wielding hero, coding enemies, and programming a working battle system in Scratch. It’s the kind of project that pushes your skills further — and leaves you with a game you can actually play.

👉 Let’s Build This Battle GameAvailable inside Griffpatch Academy only.

Exclusive Access: These Sword Play tutorials are usually locked inside Griffpatch Academy. For a limited time only, you can unlock them for $7. This offer is now no longer available.

Loved by Students, Trusted by Parents, Recommended by Teachers!

Loved by Students...

@tronche2cake

(Student)

I'm an adult and I know how to code in other languages, but I still watch your videos, because having to translate the simple blocks into real code gives me a better understanding of how and why it works, than copying stuff off of Github or Stack Overflow. Thanks for all your help Griffpatch

Carli (Student)

Your tutorials are fantastic! Although I've been on scratch for over 4 years, your tutorials still teach me new stuff. Your tutorials are really easy for anyone to understand- making the code very customizable! A key part of tutorials is explaining why you need that piece of code, how it works, and the like. Some people will just sit there telling you what to do- but not why it works. Thank you for being such an influential scratcher. Please keep it up! Plus: I'm looking forward to a new tutorial past this- possibly a roguelike? ;)

Mountain Tiger (Student)

Amazing video as before in this series. I started doing scratch and then moved on to C# and Unity and even in a more advanced language i still am learning things from you. You Rock Griffpatch ⚡ And out of all the videos uploaded by subscribers in my list i always watch your first!

Dawn (Student)

I love these tutorials! I'm a computer science student now, but my original interest in programming came from Scratch. The way you explain how things work in these videos is amazing, it's done in a way that even beginner Scratchers can pick up on, and I still find myself learning new and better ways to organize my code from them. I love seeing how much Scratch can really do...

@user-yg3ub7vx9l (Student)

I had 5 online teachers who taught me game design, yet i found Griffpatch and i learned more stuff from his videos more than all of my old teachers combined i love ur videos! :D

Johanna (Student)

BEST TEACHER EVERRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jane (Student)

When Griffpatch is way smarter than your computing teacher (fr we did scratch and she knew nothing about scratch)

Jama
(Student)

Thank you Griffpatch for the tutorials :) you have improved the scratch experience for people and you are the only reason I got into programming! Even if you don't read this, I just want to write a thank you note. love from South Africa

Bob (Student)

Your Scratch tutorials are unmatched. I think you've found a perfect balance between keeping the videos a certain length and making sure the viewer understands what they're doing. I usually watch the tutorials before following them so I have a general idea of what I'm going to have to do when I eventually follow them. Keep doing what you're doing, because you're doing an incredible job. :)

@MyCodingDiarie (Student)

I feel smarter after watching your videos. Thank you!

Ethan
(Student)

When was 9 found your account on Scratch, you amazed me with what you could do with it and inspired me to start teaching myself how to code. Now I'm finishing my 2nd semester of CS at university and am loving it still. Just wanted to say thank you for inspiring me as a kid.

Jordan
(Student)

I think everything about your videos is great. They are the right pace with the right amount of explanation. I wouldn't even mind if they were longer! I always learn the most and retain the information using your tutorials! I always ask myself when I am stuck on a coding problem: what would Griffpatch do!

Chieseledboockshelf(Student)

Can you be my math teacher?

Vixioelol (Student)

If Griffpatch were my computer science teacher that would be my favourite class

TappoType
(Student)

Absolute GOLD of a tutorial! You keep blowing me away, Griffpatch!

Ben
(Student)

9 months ago I just found that you made a channel as I wanted to thank you. I followed your work as a kid and it defo was a big part of what sparked my interest in programming. years on and my interest is still going strong. Hopefully going to university for computer science next year. So yeah thanks.

Paul
(Student)

I have only one word to say: INCREDIBLE ! I've never been so excited in my life to do something, you have done such an amazing job!

Prdus
(Student)

You would be the teacher everyone loves at school

Campanariart2721 (Student)

You inspired me to make my dream game, you are the best teacher ever!

@o9mansionboy_creater (Student)

You are just the best Griffpatch you are the one who inspired me to start my coding adventure and iv learned so much and I am glad to say thanks for all you have done I would have not discovered my passion for coding without you so I am very glad to say I love your idea of a academy for more people to get inspired like you did to me I am eternaly grateful for you

And Parents...

1984drum (Parent)

Just want to say thanks for all the amazing tutorials. My son was off school for a a few days with an illness and we worked together to see who could finish as much of the mario platformer as possible. Loads of fun! He said he's learned way more doing your tutorials than he would have at school lol

Eayuwna (Parent)

Thank you for all your efforts. My 9 year old son is now the king of his code club having followed your tutorial and has started asking me to teach him what sin, cos and tan are - wish me luck ;-) Your content is so well put together thank you so much.

Jean-Baptiste (Parent)

The pace is great. Sometimes we follow along with my son and sometimes we just watch you work your magic together. I can’t overstate the positive impact you have on my 7yo son, he loves you and we bond watching your videos.

Daniel (Parent)

I am loving this series as my daughter is having great fun making gardens and house interiors with the editor.

Steve (Parent)

Pace is great! We pause frequently but sometimes keep up. I’d rather that than too slow. My 11-yo and I are coding the rpg series together (each on separate computers) and it has been great quality time. He has done and loved many of your other videos. When I don’t follow the rationale of the script, I hit the back arrow for 10 or 20 second rewind and listen again after I have the code in place. Of course, my son gets it all the first time, sometimes even predicting what you’ll do next

Mike (Grandparent)

As a retired electrical engineer... who has been coding for the last 50 years I have gone through the learning curve of becoming productive in a new programming language multiple times... My grandson and I have been getting together once or twice a week for over a year to develop our Scratch skills. Your video approach has allowed us to learn more about productive Scratch coding in the last 3 months than all we did in the previous year. You have a gift for explaining complex graphics concepts in terms that your followers can understand and adapt as we experiment with your code. You should feel good knowing how much you are contributing to the positive development of a whole generation of Scratchers.

George (Parent)

I am a Software Developer with over 30 years experience, but my son prefers learning from you :) And he really became very good with your videos and scratch. Thank you for your valuable work.

Riteshshivhare156 (Parent)

My son just LOVES this SO MUCH!!!!!!

Calogiga (Parent)

So many many many thanks for sharing your knowledge... Now, as a father, I have a mission to simplify all of this to explain this clearly to my daughter (12 years old) : she's coding and playing with me with Scratch. Many many thanks...

gitavianvs (Parent)

My daughter loves your works. She inspired by you to be a game programmer

Stragejason (Parent)

Hi Grif, I’m not sure if you will see this, but I wanted to let you know, my son of 9 years old, screamed with excitement about your new series, your videos have inspired and helped him learn scratch and it just blows our minds. Anyways, William say hello and thank you.

And Teachers Alike!

JohnW (Teacher)

Hey Griffpatch, thanks for everything you've done for the Scratch education community! You helped me understand how platformers (among other things) work, and now as an educator, I use your projects and tutorials to help get my students excited about coding too! I'm also able to use what I learned studying your programs around 9 years ago to help teach my students. Thank you so much - your work is incredible!

Rousagenciapublicitaria4268 (Teacher)

Thank you for teaching me how to make geometry dash since my students wanted to make one

GeekSHO (Coding Teacher)

This is amazing! Griffpatch, please know how incredible your projects are, but also these video contributions to the community. I teach computer programming, and I often use Scratch for many of my students. These tutorials help me teach students some really cool tricks.

DeanYeats (Teacher)

I appreciate the smaller contained tutorials. I teach groups of students and often see them attempt your longer tutorials and quit a few videos in. Recently I've seen them thrilled to show off the car steering and ball physics ones they've completed. Thank you for all your doing. You are bringing smiles to students and teachers faces worldwide by introducing them to the joys of programming.

Taylor (Teacher)

Great tutorials! I am a teacher using them with my students.

Eden (Coding Teacher)

Hi there, I am a teacher and am using your tutorials with my code club I think the pace of the videos is perfect. The pupils and I follow along pausing when needed and rewinding if necessary. The theory at the beginning along with the additional theory throughout the video is why I use your tutorials, it explains what you are doing in a way that the children understand.

kronicali24 (Teacher)

I had taught basic scratch games to my summer school students, they really loved it. I am surprised how far it has come since.

SPHSPHSPH (Coding Teacher)

As a middle school teacher making scratch vids for my 10-13 year old students, it's a pleasure to have high level stuff being made that helps me as a teacher learn how to do things! I feel like there's only 3-5 other people consistently making high level Scratch content for advanced folks. Love it! :D

Pat (Coding Teacher)

I have a student who wants to add robot arms to her robot sprite that rotates like true shoulder and elbow joints (we are studying the human body) how do I help her with this without a whole lot of variables (she is in grade 5 and I am her coding teacher)

Rob (Teacher)

@griffpatch I'm a teacher and I'm loving all of this! I am hoping to introduce it to some of my middle school computer students.

Spartan (Teacher)

Hi Griffpatch, I urgently need help as I am planning a lesson for my students that is happening very soon... Please help!

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Scratch was developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. See http://scratch.mit.edu

So exciting griffpatch! Love the idea

I just joined! :D I love how it is really easy to join!

This is a dream come true!!

i had 5 online teachers who taught me game design, yet i found griffpatch and i learned more stuff from his videos more than all of my old teachers combined i love ur videos! :D

I am nine years old. And I love your channel!I found your channel when I was 7 years old. Since then, I have been coding in scratch. I have made many projects including:Custom 3D Raycasting, RPG with my own custom sprites, A plane shooter game, 2D classic platformer and much more including a few unfinished ones which are still under work. I can't wait to finish them with you and the entire Griffpatch community together!

This is Probably Going to be the Best Way im going to learn how to Scratch Even Better, Cuz i'm still learning scratch but i can find the right videos to help me get started ,some videos show the basis that i know and some videos show the more advanced thing i don't know so . since im still 11 ill try to get my parents to sign up and register on behalf of me

i’m especially exited for the competitions haha, this is amazing!

Others: Who is your favourite teacher?

Me: Griffpatch!

This is so exciting!! Can’t wait to join

This is awesome! Everyone, griffpatch has been a great and prosperous scratcher, and finally, the moment we've all been waiting for has come!

Im so exited about this! I love your content, and I've always been hoping for more without just asking for it, and we're all finally getting that! I just have to say thank you griffpatch, without you inspiring thousands of people, alot of us wouldnt be where we are today! (i immediately sighned up, and am very happy to be a founding member :D)

Dude this is like the best thing that could happen to me right now. I’m 14 in an IT class in a trade school and it’s moving very slow, so this will be a great change of pace. Already signed up!