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GameMaker Studio 2

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Overview

What GameMaker Studio 2 does

GameMaker Studio 2 is a cross-platform game development environment that focuses on 2D game creation. It uses GML (GameMaker Language) and provides a visual and code-based approach.

What people use it for

  • Building 2D games for desktop, web and mobile
  • Indie game development with a drag and drop and GML scripting workflow
  • Publishing to consoles under an Enterprise subscription

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The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about GameMaker Studio 2.

  • The free tier is a non-commercial licence; selling a game requires the Professional licence at $99.99
  • Console exports are available only on the Enterprise subscription, which is billed at $79.49 per month
  • Source code access is limited to the Enterprise tier
  • Older Creator and Indie subscriptions are no longer renewed when the licence expires
  • Owners of a permanent GameMaker Studio 2 licence get no discount toward current licences

Pricing

What GameMaker Studio 2 costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Free

Free

  • Desktop game creation
  • Community support
  • Standard export options

Pro

$99 /yr

  • All Free features
  • Advanced export modules
  • Mobile platforms
  • Console support
  • Priority support

Capabilities

Features

  • Drag-and-drop interface

    Drag-and-drop interface capability

  • GML programming language

    GML programming language capability

  • Sprite editor

    Sprite editor capability

  • Animation frames

    Animation frames capability

  • Sound editor

    Sound editor capability

  • Room editor

    Room editor capability

  • Particle effects

    Particle effects capability

  • Physics system

    Physics system capability

  • GitHub

    Integration with GitHub

  • Aseprite

    Integration with Aseprite

  • Audacity

    Integration with Audacity

  • Visual Studio Code

    Integration with Visual Studio Code

Behind it

Who makes GameMaker Studio 2

Company
YoYo Games
Based in
London, UK
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