Build iOS Games with Sprite Kit

Chapter 1Introduction to Sprite Kit

Sprite Kit is an amazing little game engine. It comes with Apple’s iOS and OS X developer tools, so there’s no problem with getting started. With its simple API and boundless potential, you’ll have your 2D game idea up and running on a real device in no time.

Let’s begin our journey into the world of Sprite Kit by building Space Run, a single-finger game that’s an excellent diversion for casual play and a great case study. We first sketched out the idea behind Space Run in ​Space Run​, so go back and refresh your memory if you are fuzzy on the details. Over the next few chapters, we’ll build up this game piece by piece until we have menus, difficulty selection, scoring, cut scenes, explosions, and sound ...