How to Use 2D Lights in Godot 4 ~ Tutorial for Beginners @ChrisTutorialsYT

Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Tutorial showing how you can light sprites and tilemaps using 2D lights in Godot 4. We cover PointLight2D and DirectionalLight2D in this video by adding lighting to a 2D platformer scene.

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00:00 - Overview
00:57 - PointLight2D
01:33 - Gradient 2D Light Texture
03:43 - Effecting Scene with Light Source
07:07 - Scene Test
07:32 - DirectionalLight2D for Night Time
09:02 - Nighttime Test
09:19 - Wrapup

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