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GameMaker Studio

GameMaker Studio

GameMaker Studio, previously known as GameMaker, is a cross-platform game development software primarily focused on creating 2d games using drag and drop action sequences or a scripting language known as Game Maker Language (GML).

Overview:

GameMaker allows it's users to create and prototype games quickly without the need to learn a programming language. GameMaker games usually consists of at least 3 things: sprites (images & animations), objects (logic & interactivity) and rooms (screens & levels). Each game needs at least one room which is used for both menus and levels, and the transitioning between each.

GameMaker Studio 2 released on 2 November 2016.

Supported Platforms:

  • Microsoft Windows
  • macOS
  • Ubuntu
  • HTML5
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Amazon Fire TV
  • Android TV
  • Microsoft UWP
  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation Vita
  • Nintendo Switch (September 2018)

PlayStation Portable and Raspberry Pi support was demonstrated but not released.

Popular games made with GameMaker Studio:

  • Spelunky
  • Hotline Miami
  • Hyper Light Drifter
  • Crashlands
  • VA-11 Hall-A
  • Undertale
  • Nuclear Throne

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