GameMaker for Mac
GameMaker is now available on Mac!
Note: GameMaker for Mac is version 7 and not compatible with GameMaker for Windows 8.1 or GameMaker: Studio™.
Already bought GameMaker for Mac? Download it here.
Are you new to game development? Do you have great ideas for games, but don't have the programming ability to make them a reality? Or are you an experienced designer, artist or programmer who just wants to speed up your game development process?
Whatever level of experience you have, GameMaker for Mac will provide you with the tools you need to make exciting games, quickly and easily.
GameMaker for Mac
Offering a drag-and-drop interface for rapid design and iteration of gameplay features, graphics and sound, as well as a fully-featured integrated development environment (IDE) and a flexible, built-in scripting language (GML, GameMaker Language), GameMaker for Mac is the perfect low-cost tool for quick, easy games development for Mac OS X.
Or if you're interested in multi-platform development, including HTML5 web applications and mobile devices, take a look at our flagship product, GameMaker: Studio™. As well as add-on export modules, GameMaker: Studio™ also includes a host of new features like built-in physics and source control management.
Made with GameMaker
See what's possible with GameMaker! The Game Showcase contains a complete list of the great games made with GameMaker and published by YoYo Games on iOS, Android, Symbian and in HTML5.
Try GameMaker
If you want to try out GameMaker before you buy, you can do so free of charge! Download GameMaker for Mac Lite version now to try out this amazing application!
Key features
A side-by-side comparison of features in the full and lite versions of GameMaker for Mac:
| Feature | Lite | Full |
|---|---|---|
| Price (USD) | Free | $19.99 |
| Drag & drop interface | ||
| Backgrounds, sprites & images | ||
| Animated graphics | ||
| Rotate sprites | ||
| Internal image editor | ||
| Modify resources at run-time – sprites, backgrounds, paths etc. | ||
| Particle effects | ||
| 3D graphics | ||
| 3D hardware acceleration | ||
| Off-screen surfaces – for rendering dynamic textures | ||
| Interstitial screens – loading screens, videos | ||
| Font control | ||
| Advanced text drawing – rotation etc. | ||
| Sound effects & music | ||
| Built-in data structures – stacks, lists, dictionaries, queues etc. | ||
| Paths and timelines | ||
| AI pathfinding | ||
| Internal code editor – with user-definable syntax colouring | ||
| GameMaker Language (GML) – highly flexible scripting language | ||
| Extensions – using custom external DLLs | ||
| Packaged with images and sounds – freeware samples | ||
| Auto-updater – for updates and bug fixes | ||
| Create executables | ||
| Price (USD) | Free | $19.99 |
| Try | Buy |
System requirements
Intel Mac, running Mac OS Leopard v10.5 or Snow Leopard v10.6.
Already bought GameMaker for Mac? Download it here.






