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title: War battles tutorial
brief: In this tutorial you will create the embryo of a small shooter game. This is a good starting point if you are new to Defold.
github: https://github.com/defold/tutorial-war-battles
---

# War battles tutorial

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a small playable game featuring movement and firing mechanics.

The tutorial is integrated with the Defold editor and easily accessible:

1. Start Defold.
2. Select *New Project* on the left.
3. Select the *From Tutorial* tab.
4. Select the "War battles tutorial"
5. Select a location for the project on your local drive and click *Create New Project*.

![new project](images/new-war-battles.png)

The editor automatically opens the "README" file from the project root, containing the full tutorial text.

![icon](images/icon-tutorial.svg){.icon}
[You can also read the full tutorial text on Github](https://github.com/defold/tutorial-war-battles)

If you get stuck, head over to the [Defold Forum](//forum.defold.com) where you will get help from the Defold team and many friendly users.

Happy Defolding!