How Do We Get There?

The best way to learn Sprite Kit is to build a game...or two! In this book, we’ll walk through all the steps to build two actual games (that are quite fun, in the authors’ not-so-humble opinions). We have chosen these games because they provide an opportunity to learn the way of the Sprite Kit APIs step by step.

Let’s get to know these games.

Space Run

This will be an infinite runner game, like Canabalt but in space. The goal is just to stay alive as long as possible and rack up points. It’s a single-finger game, which makes it a great fit for the casual game market. Check out the sketches in the following figure:

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