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When the Opera GX Game Jam launched back in the summer, its goal was to find the “No Internet” page for Opera GX (the browser made for gamers). The prize? The chance to entertain GX’s active…

Our Press Play Competition is now finished! Over 15 days we received 446 AMAZING ENTRIES from the GameMaker Community. We are so happy that all of you shared with us your creative and inspirational…

Hey game makers! Autumn is now in full swing, and we have some exciting news to share!We’d like to invite you to enter the Community Showcase Contest, featuring a big $45K USD prize pool. What…

The thought of all these fantastic game projects that never left the paper inspired us to host GameMaker Press Play - an opportunity for you to achieve your game-making dreams. All you need to do to…

Making games should be fun, so let me guide you in the right direction by telling you what you can do, where to look for help, and answer some questions. First, GameMaker Studio 2 is free to…

Hello game makers! The summer may be in full swing for many of you, but here at GameMaker Towers it’s been a busy few months. So here’s a quick update on what we’ve been working on, plus a sneaky…

Have you ever added a second level to your game, only to find out while playing that going back into the first level resets it and doesn't save your changes?While that is fine for…

Whether building your first game or creating and publishing your next hit, getting started with GameMaker has never been easier. We recently announced creators can now access GameMaker’s…

Hey there! I'm Fábio Fontes and I’m making cars do funky stuff in Buck Up And Drive!, a procedurally generated endless driving game with all the speeds and none of the common…

Opera GX Game Jam - Technical GuideThe Opera GX Game Jam gives you a chance to become part of Opera GX history, by creating a game for the ‘No Internet’ page of the browser. There are a lot of…

The judges have deliberated. Over 33,000 votes have been cast. The winners of the 2021 GameMaker Awards have been confirmed.We can now reveal that Colt Canyon has been crowned ‘Best Game’ and…

Almost a third of the world’s population now play video games, with the games industry generating more revenue than film and music combined. Unsurprisingly, careers in the industry are…

We asked you all to amaze us, and you didn’t disappoint!With over 180 submissions we had a hard time to pick those that amazed us the most. The quality of all the submissions we received was…

We’re delighted to announce that a free version of GameMaker is now available for anyone to download and keep forever.We’ve offered free trials of GameMaker in the past, but with the introduction of…

The GameMaker Awards 2021 saw over 200 entries! We were truly blown away by the quality of all the submissions for both Best Game and Most Anticipated! Our judges worked hard and struggled to cut it…

Every game needs polished animations to immerse users in its world and characters, and GameMaker is here to help make your game look as smooth as possible with its new "Sequences"…

We are thrilled to be hosting the Amaze Me Game Jam in collaboration with Opera GX. This creative jam is your chance to win prize money and have your game promoted in the Opera GX Discord community…

The GameMaker Awards are back for 2021. Once again we want to celebrate the great games Made with GameMaker! This time with more categories and great partners in Opera GX and SpecialEffect to…

Hi there! This is your practical guide to Tiles in GameMaker Studio 2, ranging from its use in the Room Editor to runtime interactions through GML. You will learn to create tiles and use them for…

Welcome to Little Town - a major new full game tutorial for GameMaker Studio 2. The following tutorial provides an introduction to the principles of game development using GameMaker.Developed in…

During the pandemic, the video games industry has been one of the few markets which have not only survived but thrived. During the last year, global gaming revenues grew 20% year-on-year to $174.9bn…

PolyCrunch Games are the developers of Pyramid Plunge, a cartoony rogue-lite, action-platformer with handcrafted pixel-art. They join us on the blog to share the way they use normal maps to…

Hi there! In this blog post we’re looking at the “Animation Curve Library”.Let’s first look at what Animation Curves are, why the new Curve Library is useful, and how to make use of them in…

Hi there! In this blog post, we will be taking an in-depth look at Nine Slice (or 9-Slice). This will be especially useful for those interested in creating smooth user interfaces and HUD. What…

What are enums? GameMaker users might be familiar with enums as numerical constants. They are nothing more than a “find and replace” trick the compiler does for us so that we can use words as…