create the player

.vscode/settings.json

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+{
+    "godotTools.editorPath.godot4": "/home/sascha/Godot/Godot_v4.4-dev7_linux.x86_64"
+}

game.tscn

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+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://cjxteipqurqy5"]
+
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://cm7lrhjnutqxx" path="res://player.tscn" id="1_80nbo"]
+
+[node name="Game" type="Node2D"]
+
+[node name="Player1" parent="." instance=ExtResource("1_80nbo")]
+position = Vector2(20, 68)
+
+[node name="Player2" parent="." instance=ExtResource("1_80nbo")]
+position = Vector2(1124, 578)
+player_number = 2

player.gd

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+extends CharacterBody2D
+
+@export var player_number: int = 1
+const SPEED := 300
+var direction: int
+
+func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
+	position.y += direction * SPEED * delta
+
+func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
+	direction = 0
+	if player_number == 1:
+		if event.is_action_pressed("player1up"):
+			direction = -1
+		elif event.is_action_pressed("player1down"):
+			direction = +1
+	elif player_number == 2:
+		if event.is_action_pressed("player2up"):
+			direction = -1
+		elif event.is_action_pressed("player2down"):
+			direction = +1

player.gd.uid

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+uid://0884gjf31t4j

player.tscn

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+[gd_scene load_steps=6 format=3 uid="uid://cm7lrhjnutqxx"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://0884gjf31t4j" path="res://player.gd" id="1_4flbx"]
+
+[sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_e2o6t"]
+size = Vector2(10, 100)
+
+[sub_resource type="QuadMesh" id="QuadMesh_feb5d"]
+
+[sub_resource type="Gradient" id="Gradient_fc0e3"]
+colors = PackedColorArray(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)
+
+[sub_resource type="GradientTexture1D" id="GradientTexture1D_7jktm"]
+gradient = SubResource("Gradient_fc0e3")
+
+[node name="Player" type="CharacterBody2D"]
+motion_mode = 1
+script = ExtResource("1_4flbx")
+
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
+shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_e2o6t")
+
+[node name="MeshInstance2D" type="MeshInstance2D" parent="."]
+position = Vector2(0.5, 0)
+scale = Vector2(11, 100)
+mesh = SubResource("QuadMesh_feb5d")
+texture = SubResource("GradientTexture1D_7jktm")

project.godot

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 [application]
 
 config/name="Pong_GDScript"
+run/main_scene="uid://cjxteipqurqy5"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.4", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"
+
+[input]
+
+player1up={
+"deadzone": 0.2,
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":87,"key_label":0,"unicode":119,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+]
+}
+player1down={
+"deadzone": 0.2,
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":83,"key_label":0,"unicode":115,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+]
+}
+player2up={
+"deadzone": 0.2,
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194320,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+]
+}
+player2down={
+"deadzone": 0.2,
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194322,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+]
+}