The aim was to make GameMaker commercially viable for developers over the duration of a project, and that work seems to have paid off. Not only are popular and successful games being created with ...

YoYo Games features indie games that have used its development tools in a showcase, and now it’s formally partnering with developers to publish their games. The company developed GameMaker: Studio and ...

Thanks to GameMaker Studio, it's never been easier for gamedevs to make incredible 2D projects. And if you'd like to partake in some of the best games made with these handy tools, this week's Humble ...

Want to get into game development? Think you could make the next Undertale or Hotline Miami? GameMaker, the tool behind both of those games is now absolutely free for non-commercial use. Has wholesome ...

GameMaker Studio 2 was announced to support Nintendo Switch earlier this year, alongside games such as Undertale being announced for the platform. Recently, YoYo Games general manager James Cox sat ...

Indie game developers were sent scrambling in September, after Unity announced unexpected and controversial fees for the use of its engine. Now, some of those developers may have a viable new home, ...

Making games is easier than ever — even if it’s still difficult to make good games. One of the tools that tries to enable creators to craft modern 2D games with relative ease, however, is GameMaker ...

Indie game developer Michael Hayes will host a panel at this Saturday's RetroGameCon to explain the basics of 2D game design to attendees. From 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. in RetroGameCon's Hyrule Room at ...

YoYo Games launched GameMaker Studio 2 on macOS this week, bringing the popular multiplatform 2D game development engine to the Mac for the first time. To date, the GameMaker Studio family of products ...

It’s been almost 25 years since Dutch professor Mark Overmars created GameMaker, a game engine primarily devoted to 2D graphics and sprites. While major engines like Unity and Unreal Engine also offer ...

Many tools have been released over the years that claimed to make game development accessible to all. Software like Klik ‘n’ Play and DarkBASIC promised an easy route into game design, either through ...