GameMaker Reviews & Product Details

Gamemaker requires absolutely no coding knowledge, and allows you to create your first game within a few hours of work. It comes preloaded with some examples, but can be expanded fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Over the years, the pricing of game maker has gone up quite steeply. It does not properly support creation of 3d-games, which have become the norm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

let's talk about gamemaker is an excellent option for those who want to enter the world of video game development without having extensive knowledge in programming. It has an intuitive and quick understanding interfaces, offering its users the ability to create a game in a very short time and without programming directly, through its pre-established variables. It also has complex leguanjes for users with more experienced programming knowledge with a wide range of variables and options. You can Create any type of video game with Game maker since it has external tools to take better advantage and expand the use of Game maker (only in the paid version) Its interface is simple, it also has a version for Mac. It is easier to understand how the mechanics of some games work and how certain variables act in our experience as a player from the appearance of buttons and buttons to gravity, points of life and special items. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

is not available in several languages it lacks a clear indicator when detecting an error, that is, it indicates the error; but for inexperienced users it is difficult to determine where said error is located. Is slow compared to professional programming languages ​​(Unity in example), only supports 3D lowpoly or quite simple, without functions like Shaders and leaves Watermark in your games (Free Version only) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You can make stupid games just for fun real quick Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don’t like how u can’t go super in depth like you can make simple things only but still fun to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GameMaker is easy to learn and adopts a visual interface for including game elements. It has a long history and it is a very stable platform for game development. Despite being considered a "beginner's" platform, there are several awarded professionally crafted games completely built in GameMaker, which confirm its maturity as game development solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The need for learning a new script language, Game Maker Language (GML), can be frustrating for people who already know a more robust programming language. However, GML is pretty simple and, for its ends, very capable of providing everything for game development. The main problem with GameMaker, however, is it charges for additional modules (which allow to export the game for different platforms) and the whole package becomes expensive very quickly. Finally, GameMaker is not directed to 3D game design and it can be a limiting factor for some users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the support the community and staff provide. Provides all the essential tools and knowledge to get started in making games. The layout makes things easy to follow and pickup fairly quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't particularly like the programming language used. Its exclusive and will not help you with much other programming basics and fundamentals. The drag and drop method hinders people instead of helps them learn how to actually make a game. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This software is robust. It has both drag-and-drop and programming language capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the licenses have moved to a yearly model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is incredibly easy to learn. It requires almost no programming knowledge which means that those without the technical experience, such as designers or artists, can get create their projects without the help of a programmer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The cost for this tool is hindering for indie developers who have little money to work with. The GUI must be hard-coded, leaving a lot of tricky calculations and jumping through hoops to accommodate different devices and displays; it's probably the least developed and hardest thing about GMS2 compared to comparable engines

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GameMaker is a simple game creation software that allows young students to better understand game development. It is also useful for creating 2D games and recently has allowed for multi platform development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GameMaker was originally made with education in mind sow while it excels in teaching game development it lacks in standard features for a modern game engine. There are a lot of quirks with GameMaker that can sometimes make it unusable for certain projects. Organization is very difficult with GameMaker and as such larger projects become more difficult. GameMaker is also not object oriented and its scripting language is interpreted, which makes performance pretty slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Being aimed at beginners Game Maker is much easier to pick up on than other engines such as Unity. Instead of having to learn a more difficult language such as C#, Game Maker has it's own programming language tooled towards beginners, which is used exclusively with Game Maker. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While Game Maker may be aimed at beginners, that is also a drawback as you won't be making vastly complex games, or 3D games with Game Maker. Game Maker is actually solely aimed at making two dimensional games. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GameMaker is a great tool for getting into Game Development. Anyone that has no programming experience can learn the basics of game development and make create games using Game Makers logic blocks and environment builder. Game Maker also has the flexibility for adding custom scripting for people who want more flexibility with their games. I Started using this as my first game engine and was very happy that I was quickly able to create my first game! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Game Maker definitely serves its purpose as a Game Development tool and many awesome games have been built using this tool. I am more of a Unity Developer and prefer writing C# code which could potentially make me biased but I think Game Maker is one of the best starting Game Development platforms out there. Another alternative to RPGMaker is RPG maker but I have never used that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.