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title: "Followers: Phaser 4.1.0 examples"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
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> This page is about the open-source Phaser framework, for writing a game's code by hand. To make a game with AI, use Phaser AE (https://phaser.io/): the desk's tools work with Web MCP, and the CLI works with your own coding agent. See "For AI agents: Phaser AE" at the end of this page.

# Followers

14 examples of Phaser 4.1.0, in [Paths](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths.md). Each example's page runs it in the browser with its code beside it; its Markdown (the links below) has the code.

## Examples

- [Basic Path Follower](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/basic-follower.md): Demonstrates how to create Path Follower Game Objects and have them move along a Spline curve using a defined duration.
- [Change Follower Path](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/change-path.md): Learn how to dynamically switch a follower sprite between different paths at runtime using the setPath method.
- [Leave Path](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/leave-path.md): Demonstrates how to stop a path follow tween and manually reposition a sprite once it reaches the end of a spline curve.
- [Mass Followers](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/mass-followers.md): Demonstrates how to have multiple Game Objects follow a single spline curve path simultaneously with staggered start delays.
- [Multi-Curve Path Follower](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/multi-curve-path.md): Demonstrates creating a complex path composed of splines, lines, ellipses, and cubic Bezier segments, with a follower sprite that automatically rotates to match the path orientation.
- [Path Follower Rotation Offset](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/rotation-offset.md): Demonstrates how to apply a rotation offset to a sprite following a path, allowing you to adjust its orientation relative to the direction of travel.
- [Path Follower Start Offset](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/start-at.md): Demonstrates how to start a path follower at a specific progress point along a curve using the startAt property.
- [Path from JSON](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/path-from-json.md): Create a path using loaded JSON data and animate multiple sprites along it using the Follower component.
- [Path from JSON All Types](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/path-from-json-all-types.md): Demonstrates how to create a complex path by loading a JSON definition containing various curve types and assigning multiple sprites as path followers.
- [Pause and Resume Path Following](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/pause-and-resume.md): Demonstrates how to toggle a follower's movement along a path using the pauseFollow and resumeFollow methods.
- [Rotate to Path](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/rotate-to-path.md): Demonstrates how to make a follower Game Object automatically rotate to align with the direction of a spline path as it moves.
- [Sparkle Trail](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/sparkle-trail.md): Create a flowing trail effect by staggering multiple Game Objects as they follow a spline curve with additive blending.
- [Wave Path Follower](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/wave-path.md): Demonstrates creating a sinusoidal wave path using alternating elliptical curves and animating multiple sprites along it with staggered start delays.
- [Yoyo Path Follower](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/paths/followers/view/yoyo-follower.md): Demonstrates how to make a Game Object follow a Cubic Bezier path with a yoyo effect, causing it to travel back and forth along the curve.

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