Godot 3.5 - Follow Player (Direct)

extends KinematicBody2D

# Movement speed
export var speed = 100
var player_position
var target_position
# Get a reference to the player. It's likely different in your project
onready var player = get_parent().get_node("Player")

func _physics_process(delta):

    # Set player_position to the position of the player node
    player_position = player.position
    # Calculate the target position
    target_position = (player_position - position).normalized()

    # Check if the enemy is in a 3px range of the player, if not move to the target position
    if position.distance_to(player_position) > 3:
        move_and_slide(target_position * speed)
        look_at(player_position)