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GameMaker Card Game Template Project and Card Game Bundle
Introducing the GameMaker Card Game template project and the Solitaire Booster Pack! There’s plenty of scope to expand this template with new game modes, power-ups and daily challenge modes.
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GameMaker Release 2024.8
GameMaker’s latest monthly update is now available to download. This month's update brings stability fixes and performance improvements.
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GameMaker Asset Bundles - Solitaire Booster Pack
New Free Monthly Asset Bundle - Cute Building sprites for your next medieval or fantasy game. Great for city builders, RTS games, or your virtual tabletop.
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Legendary Tasks and the Game Dev Behind Supermarket Times
Lauded as a “surrealist adventure in a store of secrets”, Supermarket Times is unlike anything else we've seen. Rabit Hole Games discuss the game's development and humour
Developing Cryohazard: How to Make a Video Game Start to Finish
How do you make a game in six months as a solo game dev with no experience? BossyPino is a developer who did just that, and he shares his essential tips for getting your game finished.
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#NoticeMe: Top 10 Voting & Other Winners
The #NoticeMe Game Jam 2022 resulted in tons of incredible games, from platformers and beat 'em ups to roguelikes and rhythm games. You can check out all 312 entries on gxc.gg.After three…
GameMaker Asset Bundles - Music Tracks
Time to add some rocking music to your game. Music Tracks is the fourth monthly asset bundle and it's available to all subscribers now. Read: How to Add an Asset Bundle to your…
Version 2022.2: Animate Text In Sequences & More
GameMaker Studio 2 v2022.2 (or Feb’22)
introduces text animation in Sequences, video playback at runtime (beta only),
and various smaller feature additions.
Text in…
#NoticeMe Game Jam - Sign Up Now!
Imagine your game in an arcade cabinet! Create a game in GameMaker, publish it on GXC to win cash prizes from a pool of $33,000 USD and a chance for your game to be featured in arcade…
Turning My Hobby Into a Job - Toroom
At 21 years old Gabriel Gonçalves, known online as Gagonfe, can already boast an impressive number of created and published games. Although he only started his adventure with GameMaker two years ago,…
Make What You Love - HyperVelocity
Daniel Driscoll, known online as foreverisbetter, is an indie game creator from Germany, who began his adventure with game development over ten years ago. His game, HyperVelocity, was featured as…
GameMaker Asset Bundles - Modern Aerial Combat
Take to the skies and give your game a flying start. Modern Aerial Combat is the third monthly asset bundle and it's available to all subscribers now. Read: How to Add an Asset…
How To Make A 2.5D Game With A 3D Camera In GameMaker
I was working on the town area for one of my side-projects and was struggling with how to build it. I didn’t want to create a generic, 2D tiled area, with just one layer to fill the background; I…
Version 2022.1 Release & “Feather” Reveal
Welcome to 2022 and a new year of GameMaker! We have been working hard over the last few weeks on the first stable version of GameMaker of the year. In this blog we will talk about the features being…
Guide To GameMaker Particles
You’ve heard of elf on a shelf, now get ready for a particle article.Particles are a great way to add style, colour, and flair to your 2D games. Whether you’re looking to create an effect that’s…
Introducing GameMaker Coaching
GameMaker Coaching is a new learning program designed to help you make great games easily. With GameMaker Coaching, you will be able to access a growing library of learning materials, produced and…
GameMaker Asset Bundles - Sci-Fi Space Shooter
Are you interested in making an arcade space shooter? Tower defense? Bullet hell? Space themed management game? Sci-Fi Space Shooter is the second monthly asset bundle and it's available to all…
GameMaker Now Supports Firebase
GameMaker Studio 2 now supports various Firebase services such as Analytics, Cloud Storage & Databases through new extensions available on the Marketplace. You can download the extensions and…
GX.games November Competition - Prize Winners Announced!
Amazing news: GXC has passed 1 million plays across all games! Thanks to everyone who has published their game to GXC and huge congratulations to the winners of our November Upload Competition…
GameMaker Asset Bundles - Fantasy Platformer - Over 400 Assets!
Need some game artwork or quick sound effects? Want to get a nice looking prototype for designing your next big game? No matter your skill level or discipline you can benefit from our monthly bundle…
Publish Games on Microsoft Store with the GDK Extension
The new GDK Extension allows you to publish games on the Microsoft Store and make use of Xbox Live functionality for implementing features such as save games, player stats, rich presence,…
A Game Engine is a Magic Wand - Blazing Beaks
Applava are a two person studio, based in Vilnius in Lithuania, founded in 2014. Tomas Putanas is a coder and artist, while Eduardas Klenauskis is a coder who also deals with publishing and…
GameMaker Studio 2 Creator Tier - Available Now!
Introducing the new, low-cost subscription tier for GameMaker Studio 2 - Creator!We are continuing to lower the barrier of entry for new developers and can't wait to see more amazing GameMaker…
Publish Your GameMaker Game To GXC - $30K Of Prizes To Be Won!
Hi GameMakers, GXC, the new platform for GameMaker games, launched last week. Already, over 300 games have been uploaded to GXC. The current Challenge of the Week has over 15,000 high…
GameMaker Winter Check-In & Updates
Hi GameMakers, With the launch of the GXC we are looking forward to seeing the creative output from our community and enjoying playing the games (and other interactive experiences) that are…
GXC is Here! For Creators and Gamers
Hello GameMakers,Working in collaboration with Opera GX, we are delighted to share with you: GXC - a place to play, share and discover amazing games. Export your GameMaker game to GXC…
Community Showcase Competition - WINNERS!
During the Community Showcase Contest you all uploaded over 500 games to GXC. We selected 45 of those games that stood out in the below categories and it's our pleasure to award each of the…
Ready to learn? It’s time for GamJam: our first UK Education Game Jam
We are excited to announce that our first ever GameMaker Studio 2 education focused Game Jam: The GamJam, is coming to UK schools and colleges! GameMaker Studio 2 will be offering free Jam…
