GameMaker

About

GameMaker is a development tool designed to help anyone make games, with no prior experience required. It is presented as a friendly way to learn quickly and bring your ideas to life, with features such as the ability to make a game in 15 minutes, asset bundles, and resources for teaching game design. Testimonials on the website describe it as easy to pick up for beginners, with GameMaker Language (GML) considered easier to learn than other programming languages, and note the availability of community forums and tutorials.

According to the website, GameMaker is a complete tool for making 2D games and is used by indie developers, professional studios, and educators. Games can be created for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, HTML5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch. The site offers free, Professional, and Enterprise tiers, along with education licenses for teachers. The free tier includes free tutorials and the ability to upload games to GX.games, while paid tiers support commercial release, with the Enterprise tier adding major console release and single-codebase export to any platform.

The website also highlights indie games made with GameMaker, such as UNDERTALE, Hyper Light Drifter, and Chicory: A Colorful Tale, as examples of what can be achieved with the engine.