Live 1:1 game development classes · Ages 7–16
Game development for kids: live 1:1 classes where they make their own games
Your child makes the games instead of only playing them. They start with Scratch, add AI that reacts to pictures and sounds, then write games in Python. One mentor for the whole level.
Free 40-minute class, live and one-to-one. No payment. No card.
From the Educifly team: 500+ students taught one-to-one online.
Educifly’s game development classes for kids are live, one-to-one online classes for ages 7 to 16, for families anywhere in the world. Kids make games at every age. Scratch-style block games from about 7. Games that use AI from about 9. Python games with Pygame from about 13. They build something in every class. The first class is free.
My child just wants to play video games. Will a game class help?
Yes. Loving games is a great place to start, because your child already knows what makes a game fun. Making one is much harder than playing one. That’s where the learning is.
The rules
Someone else made them
Your child makes them up, then codes them
When it goes wrong
Start again
Find the bug and fix it
Maths
Read the score
Make the score work, with numbers and positions
Planning
Pick the next move
Plan the whole game before building it
At the end
A high score
A game they can show and explain
You don’t need to ban games first. Try asking your child, “What game would you make if you could?” Their answer is a good place to start.
Some “gaming classes for kids” are clubs where children play games together online. Ours are coding classes. When your child makes a game with us, they build it, then test it.
What does a child learn by making a game?
Making a game teaches coding, maths and planning at the same time. One small Scratch catch game shows how. The player moves a bowl to catch falling apples, and each catch scores a point.
The bowl moves left and right
“change x by 10” to go right, “change x by -10” to go left
Adding, taking away and negative numbers
Each apple drops from a new spot
“pick random -240 to 240” for where it starts
Positions on a grid, and chance
Each catch scores a point
“change score by 1”
Variables, which are labelled boxes that hold a number
Miss 3 apples and it’s game over
“if misses = 3, then stop all”
If-then rules, and counting
The apples speed up
“change speed by 1” after each catch
Patterns, and making a game hard but fair
Why -240 to 240? The Scratch Wiki says the stage is a grid 480 wide and 360 tall. The middle is (0, 0). So the far left is -240, and the far right is 240. Kids who make games get used to negative numbers early.
The planning part matters just as much. Before they code, kids decide who the player is, how you score and how you lose. That’s the same step-by-step thinking that helps in maths and science.
Game development classes by age: what your child will make
Kids make games at every age. Scratch-style block games from about 7. Games that use AI from about 9. Python games with Pygame from about 13.
7–10
Scratch-style block coding for games and animations
Scratch, and PictoBlox, a free tool built on Scratch 3.0
A chase game, a catch game, a game with scores and lives
9–11
AI with blocks: training a computer to recognise pictures, sounds and poses
Block tools with AI, like Machine Learning for Kids
A game you control with a sound or a hand sign
11–13
Machine learning: training and testing their own models
Teachable Machine, Machine Learning for Kids
A game that uses their own model, then tests to find its mistakes
12–16
Python, then games with Pygame
Python, Pygame
Games typed in real Python code, with moving parts and scores
Ages are only a guide. In the free class, the mentor finds the right starting level. See how our classes work.
Between about 10 and 14, many kids also build apps and websites. Read more about app development for kids and web development for kids.
What tools do kids use to make games?
Kids make games with Scratch first. Then they use AI tools like Machine Learning for Kids and Teachable Machine. Later they move to Python and Pygame. Scratch, Python and Pygame are all free.
Scratch. Free block coding, made at MIT and now run by the nonprofit Scratch Foundation. Its makers say it’s designed for ages 8 to 16.
PictoBlox. A free tool built on Scratch 3.0, from STEMpedia. It works like Scratch and adds extra blocks, including AI blocks.
Machine Learning for Kids. Kids train a computer to recognise words, pictures, numbers or sounds, then use it in Scratch.
Teachable Machine from Google. Kids train a computer on their own pictures, sounds or poses, with no coding.
Python and Pygame. Python is a free typed language from python.org. Pygame is a free set of Python tools made for writing games, its makers say.
We picked these tools because each one fits an age. Blocks come first, so kids can’t break a game with a typo. Typed code comes when they’re ready for it.
How do kids use AI in their games?
From about age 9, kids train a computer on their own examples, then can use it in a game. The AI is a part they build with. It doesn’t play the game for them.
For example, a jumping game you control with your hand can go like this:
1
Collect examples. Your child takes webcam photos of a thumbs up, and of a hand with no thumbs up.
2
Train it. They teach the computer to tell the two apart.
3
Test it. They try new photos, and fix it when it guesses wrong.
4
Use it. They plug it into a game, so a thumbs up makes the character jump.
Kids also learn that AI makes mistakes. If the game misses a thumbs up in a dark room, they find out why. There’s more on this in our AI classes for kids.
Scratch games vs Python games: what’s the difference?
Scratch games are made with blocks, usually from about age 7. Python games are typed in real code with Pygame, usually from about 13.
Usual age in our classes
From about 7
From about 13
How you code
Snap blocks together
Type real Python code
Typos
Can’t break the game
One wrong letter can stop it
What kids make
Chase, catch and maze games
Games with more moving parts, like enemies, levels and timers
What it teaches
Loops, if-then rules, scores
The same ideas, in typed code
The ideas carry over. A Scratch “forever” block becomes a game loop in Python. A Scratch score becomes a Python variable. Start with Scratch coding for kids, or read about Python classes for kids.
What happens in a game development class?
Every class is one hour and runs in five parts. A hook sparks their curiosity. A game or puzzle teaches the idea. Then your child builds on screen while the mentor guides. They remix it to make it their own. Last, they show it and explain how it works.
For example, a class where a 9-year-old adds lives to a chase game can go like this:
1
Hook. Their chase game never ends. What’s missing?
2
Play. A quick counting puzzle shows how lives go down from 3.
3
Build. Your child adds a lives counter and a game-over. They test it and find a bug: lives drop to -1. They fix it with an if-then rule.
4
Remix. They make it their own, with a sound when a life is lost.
5
Show. They play it for the mentor and explain how the fix works.
The mentor coaches and asks questions, but doesn’t build it for your child.
How can my child plan a game at home?
Start with five questions on paper. A good game begins with a plan, and these questions make one. Ask your child:
1
Who is the player? A cat, a car, a bowl?
2
What’s the goal? Catch apples, reach the flag, beat the clock.
3
How do you score? One point for each apple.
4
How do you lose? Miss 3 apples.
5
What makes it harder? The apples fall faster.
If they can answer all five, they’ve designed a game. Coding it is the next step.
Why learn game development 1:1?
In a 1:1 class, your child gets help the moment their game breaks, and they still do all the building. It costs more than a group class or free videos. This is how they compare.
Who’s there
Your child and one mentor
One teacher, several children
No live teacher
Help when the game breaks
Straight away
When the teacher is free
None in the moment
Who builds the game
Your child, with a mentor coaching
Your child, with less help
Your child, copying the video
Pace
Your child’s
The group’s
Your child’s
A plan
12 projects in every level
Depends on the course
None
Cost
Highest of the three
In between
Free
Who teaches the game development classes, and is it safe?
Game development classes are taught by experienced coding teachers with computer science or engineering degrees. Your child keeps the same mentor for the whole level.
Every mentor is trained on the Educifly pathway and background-checked.
Classes run live in Educifly’s own online classroom.
You’re welcome to sit in on any class.
Kids learn what’s safe to share online, from the very first level.
Scratch games also stay private until someone clicks Share. Until then, Scratch shows a note that only you can see the project.
How much do game development classes for kids cost?
Classes for ages 5 to 9 cost ₹750 a class including GST, booked in packs of 8. All other levels are priced after a free trial class. You pay per class, and you can stop after any pack.
Free trial class
40 minutes, live and one-to-one. Your child makes a mini-project, and the mentor finds the right starting level. No payment, no card.
Ages 5 to 9
Classes in our first two levels, for ages 5 to 9, cost ₹750 a class including GST, booked in packs of 8 (₹6,000). This is our launch price, and it will go up as we grow.
Older children
All other levels are priced after the free trial class. You get the exact price before you commit.
Outside India
we quote you in your own currency after the free class.
Each level takes about 12 to 20 one-hour classes. It depends on your child. You pay per class. Classes run once or twice a week.
See all coding class fees.
Who are these game development classes for?
Educifly’s game development classes are for kids aged 7 to 16 who want to make games, not just play them.
They make up new rules for every game they play. In Scratch, they turn those rules into a game with scores and lives.
The tinkerer, 9 to 13
They want a game that reacts to their voice or a hand sign. From about 9, they learn to make that happen with AI.
The teen who wants real code, 13 to 16
They’re ready to type. They write games in Python with Pygame.
The total beginner
Never coded? That’s fine. In the free class, the mentor finds the right starting level.
Not the right fit if you want a gaming club where kids play together, a group camp, or a course your child does alone with videos.
Questions parents ask about game development for kids
What is game development for kids?
Game development for kids means children plan, code and test their own games. Younger kids snap blocks together in Scratch. Older kids add AI, and teens type real Python code.
What age can kids start making games?
Kids can start making simple games at about 7, with Scratch-style blocks. Games that use AI come from about 9. Python games with Pygame come from about 13.
Are these gaming classes or coding classes?
They’re coding classes about games. Some gaming classes are clubs where children play games together. In our classes, your child makes the game, then tests it.
Do you teach Roblox, Minecraft or Unity?
No. When kids make games with us, they use Scratch, block tools with AI, and Python with Pygame. Roblox, Minecraft, Unity and Unreal aren’t part of our classes. The ideas kids learn carry over to other game tools later.
Does making games help with maths?
It gives kids a real reason to use maths. To move a character, they add and take away numbers. To place it on the screen, they use positions on a grid, including negative numbers.
Isn’t this just more screen time?
It’s a different kind of screen time. Your child plans, builds and fixes something in every class, instead of scrolling. Our classes for the youngest kids also mix in off-screen play on purpose.
Does my child need to know coding first?
No. In the free class, the mentor finds the right starting level. Teens who are new to coding usually start with websites or Python.
What do we need at home?
A laptop or computer with a webcam and a steady internet connection. Scratch runs in a web browser. Python and Pygame are free to download.
Can I sit in on a class?
Yes. You’re welcome to sit in on any class, and every class is recorded.
What if it’s not working for us?
If the mentor isn’t the right fit, tell us and we’ll match your child with a new one, free. You’re never locked in. You can stop after any pack.
See your child start their first game in 40 minutes
Book the free class. Your child meets their mentor and makes a small project. You find the right level and get the price. Then you decide.
Ages 7–16 · Live and one-to-one · No payment needed