Does your Zelda-like heart system feel like it’s missing… something? This tutorial adds the juice your heart system needs in a step-by-step process for creating active-heart pulsing and low-health heart flashing, just like The Legend of Zelda!

If you watched my Zeldalike dev-vlog, you probably saw my robust Zeldalike heart system and may be wondering how I created it. In this simple, accessible tutorial, we’ll walk through a step-by-step process for not only creating a Zelda-like heart system with dynamically-changing images, but also setting up a project with multiple components for easy, straightforward navigation and expansion as your project grows.