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GameMaker

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Welcome to the home of GameMaker, the fastest and friendliest cross-platform game development technology out there. GameMaker has been completely redeveloped with usability and efficiency at its core, allowing developers to create games within a single code base and then publish...

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  • FreemiumProprietary

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Steam
5 / 5 Avg rating (2)
44 likes
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  1.  No Coding Required
  2.  Portable
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  Dark Mode
  5.  Sprite sheets
  6.  Code Completion

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GameMaker information

  • Developed by

    YoYo Games Ltd.
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $100 + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 5
  • Alternatives

    74 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Development

Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about GameMaker, and it has gotten 44 likes

GameMaker was added to AlternativeTo by Shigure on Oct 19, 2015 and this page was last updated May 22, 2024. GameMaker is sometimes referred to as Game Maker: Studio, Game Maker, Game Maker Studio.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Robertsson
  
Top positive commentSep 2, 2019

Great tool for creating 2D games will get event better with the upcoming code changes this year (2019)

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ZekeDB
CommentDec 22, 2018

TOP 10 FREE GAME ENGINES

  1. GDevelop - Freemium & Open-Source Has a premium service. Only runs on 64-bit. Languages: GDevelop Visual, JavaScript Windows, Mac, Linux, Browser

  2. Cocos2d-x - Free & Open-Source Languages: C++, JavaScript, Lua Windows, Mac, HTML5

  3. Godot - Freemium & Open-Source Has a Patreon for exclusive rewards. Languages: GDScript, Visual Script, C#, C++ Windows, Mac, Linux

  4. Scratch - Free Does not allow exporting. Languages: Block Code Windows, Max, Linux, Browser

  5. Unity - Freemium Games that cost money or have ads are not allowed to be published without a membership. You must have premium if your company makes $100K or more in a year. You must you Unity Plus if your game makes $200K or more in a year. Languages: C#, UnityScript Windows, Mac

  6. Unreal Engine - Freemium & Open-Source After you make $3000 on a game, you have to pay royalties and fees. It works on 32-bit and 64-bit, but it runs better on 64-bit. Languages: Blueprints, C++ Windows, Mac

  7. Construct Classic - Free Requires DirectX to use. Languages: List Code Windows

  8. Stencyl - Freemium You need to have a subscription to make applications. Languages: Block Code Windows, Mac, Linux

  9. Amazon Lumberyard - Free & Open-Source It is AAA. It works on 32-bit and 64-bit, but it runs better on 64-bit. Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby Windows

  10. WaveEngine - Free & Open-Source Languages: C# Windows, Mac Linux

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plumbly
  
Positive commentMay 23, 2018

This is a fantastic game engine for begins with an easy-to-learn programming code. I have realised a game called Neon Defence to the Google Play and Apple Store App that was made with GameMaker.

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What is GameMaker?

Welcome to the home of GameMaker, the fastest and friendliest cross-platform game development technology out there. GameMaker has been completely redeveloped with usability and efficiency at its core, allowing developers to create games within a single code base and then publish them to run natively across multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, HTML5, PS4, Xbox One, Windows Desktop, macOS, Ubuntu, Windows UWP and Nintendo Switch.

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