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…

Hello and welcome to another one of our coffee-break tutorials! This time around we're going to be showing you how to make a simple inventory system in the style of the original "Zelda" games. In…

Hello and welcome to another one of our coffee-break tutorials! This time around we're going to be showing you how to make a simple inventory system in the style of the original "Zelda" games. In…

A very important part of making a game that is easily overlooked is adding "juice" to the gameplay. When we talk about "juice" we are talking about multiple elements in the game that are…

A very important part of making a game that is easily overlooked is adding "juice" to the gameplay. When we talk about "juice" we are talking about multiple elements in the game that are…

Today's coffee-break tutorial covers a great effect that is useful in a wide variety of situations. Making a dialogue object that has lines of text that appear a letter at a time, just like it…

Today's coffee-break tutorial covers a great effect that is useful in a wide variety of situations. Making a dialogue object that has lines of text that appear a letter at a time, just like it…

Now that the 2.3.0 Beta of GameMaker Studio 2 is available, you will be able to see there have been a number of significant changes and additions to the GameMaker Language, as well as a number of…

Now that the 2.3.0 Beta of GameMaker Studio 2 is available, you will be able to see there have been a number of significant changes and additions to the GameMaker Language, as well as a number of…

In this article we're going to discuss some of the ways that you can customise GameMaker Studio 2 to suit your own particular needs and general workflow when creating your game projects. Most of…

Today's coffee-break tutorial is going to be about adding some very simple lighting effects to your games using surfaces. By simple, we mean that these lights won't be able to cast shadows,…

Today's coffee-break tutorial is going to be about adding some very simple lighting effects to your games using surfaces. By simple, we mean that these lights won't be able to cast shadows, but…

In this weeks coffee-break tutorial we'll be taking a look at gamepads and how to set them up and use them in your games. For this, we'll be using the following base DnD™ project, which…

In this weeks coffee-break tutorial we'll be taking a look at gamepads and how to set them up and use them in your games. For this, we'll be using the following base GML project, which…

In today's coffee-break tutorial we're going to be looking at surfaces, in particular, how to use them to create decal effects in your games. Basically, we're going to be using a surface to…

In today's coffee-break tutorial we're going to be looking at surfaces, in particular, how to use them to create decal effects in your games. Basically, we're going to be using a surface to…

In this Coffee-Break tutorial, we're going to look at creating a checkpoint in a game using buffers. However, before getting started, let's quickly explain what a buffer is and how it works, as…

In this Coffee-Break tutorial, we're going to look at creating a checkpoint in a game using buffers. However, before getting started, let's quickly explain what a buffer is and how it works, as…

This tech blog will show both the GML and DnD™ methods for setting up and using particle systems, and at the end of the blog, you can find links to two downloadable test projects so you can see…

Welcome to another one of our Coffee-break Tutorials! We hope you have 10 minutes of your time to dedicate to reading this, as today we'll be discussing a very important subject that is…

Welcome to another one of our Coffee-break Tutorials! We hope you have 10 minutes of your time to dedicate to reading this, as today we'll be discussing a very important subject that is…

Hello again and welcome to another coffee-break tutorial! This series offers quick and easy tutorials that can be implemented in just a few minutes, with the idea being to teach you some basic…

Hello again and welcome to another coffee-break tutorial! This series offers quick and easy tutorials that can be implemented in just a few minutes, with the idea being to teach you some basic…

Did you know you could turn the stars into birds in Mega Man 2’s loading screens? Or that you can use Cut in the first three generations of Pokémon to get rid of grass in the overworld?Features…

Today we're posting the first in an occasional series of "coffee-break" tutorials for GameMaker Studio 2. We know that your time is precious and not everyone has hours to spend on game dev, and…