GameMaker

Cross-platform 2D game engine and IDE from Dundee’s YoYo Games, with GameMaker Language (GML), visual scripting, and exports for desktop, web, mobile, and consoles.

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About

GameMaker is YoYo Games' flagship engine and IDE (from Dundee; part of Opera since 2021), born from Mark Overmars' late-1990s tool and honed for approachable 2D (and occasional 3D) games. Teams build with drag-and-drop GML Visual or code in GameMaker Language, then ship to desktop, web, mobile, and—with the right licence—major consoles.

Features

2D-first pipeline with strong support for sprites, tilemaps, and Spine-based skeletal animation
Two authoring modes: GML Visual (visual scripting) and full GameMaker Language (GML)
All-in-one IDE with editors for art assets, rooms, paths, shaders, and included files
Cross-platform export from a single project to desktop, web, and mobile targets
Console export for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo platforms under commercial licences
Shader support (GLSL / HLSL) and standard library for drawing, audio, input, and data structures
Optional LLVM-based native compilation path for performance-critical GML on supported targets
HTML5 export that compiles GML to JavaScript with optimisations for release builds
Tight integration with Opera’s GX Games discoverability and free-to-play web distribution model

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Integrations

Windows macOS Linux (Ubuntu) HTML5 Android iOS Steam Epic Games Store Amazon Fire TV & Android TV Universal Windows Platform (UWP) PlayStation 4 & 5 Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S Nintendo Switch GX.games Raspberry Pi (runtime)

Made By

YoYo Games

Dundee