The explosion of broadband internet access, together with the arrival of cheap development tools
like GameMaker and Twine, has meant that almost anyone can make a game now, put it online and find a global audience.
Using accessible, relatively - simple development tools
like GameMaker and GameSalad, Toronto's indie game developers gather in support of newcomers to help them realize their ideas.
On the downside, even simplified developing engines
like GameMaker Studio come with a fairly steep learning curve.
Other kids arelearning programming languages
like GameMaker, Flash, and Scratch, plus scripting language, graphics tools, and even C++, in orderto build games.
Not exact matches
I also believe these skills can be taught using programs
like Scratch,
Gamemaker, Kodu, and others, without emphasizing the need to learn «hard core» programming languages
like C++ or PHP.
GameMaker Studio 2 combines easy - to - use drag - and - drop tools, tutorials and game assets with the powerful
GameMaker Language (GML) and advanced, professional functionality,
like the physics engine, particles and advanced shaders.
The top - down action looks
like Hotline Miami, which would be interesting to see on the Switch at some point, now that
GameMaker runs on the Switch.
Video games have gained a lot of public attention during the last years and with all these amazing free tools
like Unity,
Gamemaker and UE4, making games has become much more accessible.
Systems
like GameSalad,
GameMaker, RPG Maker, ETC..
Provides
GameMaker Studio 2 features, enabling you to publish super smooth games to HTML5 and platforms
like Facebook Instant Games.
Alain also advocates for a more lenient system for Steam Greenlight, suggesting a solution where
gamemakers can create anything they want and post it for whatever price they would
like, with only select titles being chosen to hosted on Steam proper.
In the meantime, why not share with us what
GameMaker - developed titles you would
like to see in the comments below.
«Much
like Twine and
GameMaker, Unity has done well to embrace the DIY culture flourishing in the modern indie games sphere,» he reflects.
AppGameKit's developers, the Game Creators, also publish other game creation software
like Dark Basic, 3D
Gamemaker, and FPS Creator.
The game itself is an infinite action platform inspired by the
likes of indie titles Super Crate Box and Risk of Rain, both of which were also built using the
GameMaker engine.
But then they made
GameMaker Studio: Standard the free version and it's
like I never paid for anything; I've got the annoying splash screens all over again.
GameMaker allows you to circumvent the difficulties of programming, allowing you to focus on more important aspects
like game design and player interactions.
If you're a developer using
GameMaker Studio for your next project and would
like to appear on this blog then please get in touch or comment below.
Finally, donate at this level and I'll be throwing in a number of other bonus physical goods,
like an embroidered Venus Patrol patch (final design TBD) featuring the MUSI • ARTE • CODE design by Montreal - based artist,
gamemaker & musician Devine Lu Linvega.
The arrival of the Apple iPhone created a stable marketplace for the previously chaotic mobile gaming sector, the release of new development applications
like Unity,
GameMaker and Twine meant that people didn't need to know how to code to make games, or spend months — even years — developing their own graphics engines.