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New Free Monthly Asset Bundle  Fill caves with collectables and stuff chests with royal riches with the Jewels and Gems Asset Bundle! Discover a treasure...read_more

People come into game development from many different routes, Graeme Hawkins (Retchy) started off as an animator with no coding experience. Armed with his...read_more

GameMaker 2023.11 is here. What’s new? New Changelog System We are replacing our release notes page with a direct view into our public GitHub...read_more

We see development teams of all shapes and sizes using GameMaker, but it’s pretty rare to see a father and son creative team. Rarer...read_more

James Chapp Fillmore is an independent video game developer, bass player, and medieval toy-crafter based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.When he’s not developing new projects,...read_more

Hi everyone, We have a special gift for our community this Thanksgiving. From now on, GameMaker will be free for non-commercial purposes on all non-console...read_more

Oscar Gonzales’ mother wanted him to become a doctor. Now known online as BOON, Oscar defied that request to become the developer of dungeon-crawler...read_more

How to Write Compelling Characters For Video Games ‘If you create an engaging character, players will follow them anywhere.’ - Angus FletcherJust think about...read_more

During the day, Barry Young works a regular job in the game industry. At night, he becomes Delayed Victory, the developer of upcoming online...read_more

Schools can now teach game design and access high-quality game development course materials and tutorials for free with GameMaker - the fastest and friendliest...read_more

Satisfy your sweet tooth with GameMaker’s latest puzzle game template: Match 3! Line up the matching donuts to rack up the points and reach...read_more

Video game mods are a pillar of modern PC gaming. Communities come together to create mods that improve textures, FPS counts, and accessibility; other...read_more