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GameMaker Live Wallpaper Jam - Win Cash Prizes!
Create a Live Wallpaper using GameMaker showcasing some of the new interactive features. There are 20 chances to win a cash prize of $1,000 USD.
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GameMaker Asset Bundles - Medieval Sound Effects
New Free Monthly Asset Bundle - Expand on our Hero's Trail tutorial with our new asset bundle. Featuring; new props, enemies, and environments. How To Access BundlesRead: How to claim and…
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Version 2024.2: Sequence Audio Effects, HTML5 Optimisation Control And More
GameMaker 2024.2 is here, bringing new features, a plethora of bug fixes and behind-the-scenes refactoring in various areas of the runtime. Audio FX Parameter Tracks The Sequence Editor now…
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ANTONBLAST: If We Didn't Succeed, We Would’ve Been On The Streets
Tony Grayson is the head, lead designer, and composer of Summitsphere, the indie studio behind Antonball Deluxe and the upcoming ANTONBLAST. We asked Tony about the game’s red-hot Kickstarter…
Peglin Developers: Switching from Unity to GameMaker
Dylan Gedig and May Gardens, known better in the indie space as Red Nexus Games (RNG), created the dangerously addictive pachinko roguelike Peglin, where you seek payback on a greedy dragon for…
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Version 2022.8: Feather Updates, New Filters, and Stability
Version 2022.8 of GameMaker is now available. It comes with stability updates for LTS (Long Term Stable), several fixes and additions to Feather, more effect layer types, improvements to audio…
Publishers Are Watching, I Promise You - Super Rare Games Interview
Super Rare Games is a London-based publishing company, known for the physical releases of Nintendo Switch games like Human: Fall Flat, ABZU, and Snake Pass.
We invited Ryan Brown and Tom King from…
GX.games Multiplayer Showcase Winners Revealed
Since we first launched the GX.games Multiplayer Showcase, we’ve been inundated with scores of high-quality multiplayer games.
Our 10 lucky winners have been chosen from over 90 games, with the…
The Spider Practically Marketed Herself - Riley Neville, Webbed
Riley Neville is an indie game dev based out of Queensland, Australia. Their studio, Sbug Games (pronounced like snug, not ess-bug) skittered their way into our hearts with their bugtastic game…
GX.games Multiplayer Showcase - Win Cash Prizes!
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at creating multiplayer games? Now’s your chance!Create a new multiplayer game with GameMaker or add multiplayer to your existing project to take part in the…
Publish mobile web games for free with GX.games Mobile (Beta)
Hundreds of millions of people play mobile games every day, with genres ranging from simple match-three puzzles to complex multiplayer battles. From today, you can publish your own mobile game in…
2022 GameMaker Award Winners Revealed
Over 200 games were submitted to the 2022 GameMaker Awards, and thousands of votes were cast.
After weeks of anticipation, we can now reveal that Revita has been crowned ‘Best Game’, Heartbound…
Introducing Windy Woods & New GameMaker Templates
If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise: the arrival of our new 2D platformer template, Windy Woods!Windy Woods is a simple 2D platformer where you gather coins, jump on…
Version 2022.6: Feather, Filters & More
Version 2022.6 adds Feather, introduces new exciting filters and improves extension usage.Download GameMaker 2022.6 and read its detailed release notes.Feather: Smarter CodeFirst revealed in January,…
Create Multiplayer Games Faster Than Ever With Latest GameMaker Beta
Want to bring more players to the party? With the latest multiplayer support update from GameMaker, it’s now easier than ever for you to make your next big game a multliplayer title - and you…
Helpful Dev Jam: Top 5 Winners Revealed
The Helpful Dev Jam has come to a close, and we’ve been truly moved by the amazing response from the veteran developers on the GameMaker Discord. The resources produced in this Dev Jam will help…
Is Brazil The New Home Of Indie Gaming?
We know Brazil for its coffee, the Amazon rainforest, and perfecting football at the 1970 World Cup, but could it also become the new home of indie gaming?
Here at GameMaker, we’ve seen a steady…
I Want To Become A Reference For Others - Red Ronin
Thiago Oliveira is an Brazilian independent developer who’s been making games since 2017. Best known for the fast-paced dash puzzle games Red Ronin, Undergrave, Raven’s Hike, FROGUE and…
We Gotta Be The Change We Want In The World - Nana Moon
Nana Moon is the head of the development team working on the upcoming indie game Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action, and the person behind the magical girl RPG Virgo Versus Zodiac. During…
I Made a Game And So Can You! (Fire Jump)
I’m a complete novice in all things game design and coding. The idea that I could build a complete game from scratch seemed rather far-fetched. However, I love playing games and like most gamers,…
GameMaker Awards 2022 | Vote NOW!
Wow. The level of quality for the 2022 GameMaker Awards was absolutely incredible.
Choosing finalists for the GameMaker Awards gets harder every year, so before we reveal our final…
From Game Master To Game Developer - CHROMATOSE
When indie game developer Joseph Hunter, also known as AkaBaka, decided to crowdfund CHROMATOSE, little did he know it would turn his game development hobby into a full-blown career. He had even…
GX.games Creator leaderboards - Rewards for making games!
Thanks to the efforts of the amazing GameMaker community, GX.games is quickly becoming the home of high-quality indie games. To show our appreciation, we wanted to find a way to reward the…
H.P. Lovecraft is rolling in his grave - Sucker for Love: First Date
Joseph Hunter, better known online as AkaBaka, is the lead developer for the romantically horrific Sucker For Love: First Date and the upcoming game CHROMATOSE. We summoned him to ask why…
Should I Download GameMaker Studio 1.4 Or GameMaker Studio 2?
At GameMaker, we’ve been building the world’s premier 2D game engine for well over two decades. Dozens of versions of GameMaker have come and gone since we started in 1999, and two of our most…
Take Part In The Helpful Dev Jam
Have you ever struggled with learning how to make games? Do you face-palm when you look back on your rookie coding mistakes?Since Amazon doesn't sell time machines just yet (it's only a matter of…
Version 2022.5 - Time Sources, .NET 6
GameMaker version 2022.5 is here, bringing you Time Sources, a Sound Inspector, and a very customisable “leaves” effect, among other improvements. Time SourcesEver wished you could…
A Childhood Dream Come True - RujiK
RujiK is a talented pixel artist and programmer, who recently dazzled the GameMaker community with the amazing cross-breeding mechanic in his upcoming monster-raising game.We asked RujiK how he…
