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Construct Classic

Construct Classic is a free, DirectX 9 game creator for Windows, designed for 2D games. Created by Scirra Ltd

Free Open Source
Windows
Discontinued

Construct Classic is a free, DirectX 9 game creator for Windows, designed for 2D games. It uses an event based system for defining how the game behaves, in a visual, human-readable way - you dont need to program or script anything at all. Its intuitive for beginners, but powerful enough for advanced users to work without hindrance.

Construct Classic works with big images, making this game development tool a better choice for artists and ilustrators. This tool can make your game work simplier than ever, with just a few minutes you can have a running game with good quality images and no programming. More Info »

Scirra Construct Classic have a image editor inside the program, so you can make simple sprites for your game tests before starting to polish your game assets. You can make the basics of your project and test the gameplay before the end product.

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Game engines without the need of writing a single line of code

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2D Game Visual Programming Add a feature

Categories

Development Games

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Discontinued canvas game-creation game-creation-platform game-development game-engine role-playing-game

Construct Classic (sometimes referred to as Construct) was added by Xinok in Mar 2010 and the latest update was made in Aug 2019. The list of alternatives was updated Aug 2019. It's possible to update the information on Construct Classic or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

The Layout editor. The interface for creating layouts and levels for your game and menus.

The Event Sheet editor. Shows the visual way in which Construct games are defined by events.

Construct has over 60 built-in plugins which can be dropped in to a layout and provide functionality.

Construct Classic is discontinued. Find alternatives in the list below or click here for more info

Construct Classic was retired in order to focus on

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Construct 2 2. Last version, r2, released in February 2012, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

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Comment by Rockidr4

about Construct Classic · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Like. Like. Double like. This thing is amazing. Game making never seemed less daunting.

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