Godot TileMap (4.3+ TileMapLayer)

Author tile-based levels with TileMapLayer + TileSet, add per-tile collision and custom data, autotile with terrains, and manipulate cells at runtime. Targets Godot 4.3+, where TileMapLayer replaces the now-deprecated TileMap node.

When to use

• Use when designing 2D levels from a tile grid, configuring a TileSet (collision, navigation, custom data, terrains), or reading/writing tiles from code.
• Use when migrating a TileMap node (single node, many layers) to multiple TileMapLayer nodes (one layer each).

When not to use: moving the player across the tiles → godot-2d-movement; general physics bodies/raycasts → godot-physics; procedural map generation algorithms → procedural-gen; level design practice → level-design.

Core workflow