When you’re done, you’ll be well equipped to make your own 2D games. You can do it either in DnD or in GML – I recommend the latter.Īfter that, work on this tutorial series by Shaun Spalding. Then head over here and complete this first tutorial. Then it’s more expensive to get onto all other platforms. It’ll cost $99 (one time fee) to get rid of the splash screen and to be able to publish on all three desktop platforms. You’ll be able to publish either on Windows or on Mac and your game will have a GameMaker splash screen.

Made with GameMaker Studio 2Īfter a 30-day free trial, you’ll have to pay 39$ a year for the Creator version. Great choice to begin with if you’re willing to put down a bit of cash upfront. There is a small asset store but it’s not nearly as big as Unity’s.

The documentation is complete and helpful and there are a bunch of good YouTube channels such as Shaun Spalding’s or HeartBeast that make great tutorials. If you already know how to code it’ll be easy for you to use. You won’t find this language elsewhere, but it’s pretty similar to Java or C#. You can create games using either a drag-n-drop (DnD) interface or by programming with a specific language called GameMaker Language (GML). It’s designed for making 2D games fast and easily.

Then I’d recommend you head over there and complete that tiny 1h45 tutorial.Īfter that, work on a longer tutorial series like this one from Brackeys.īy the time you finish it, you should be ready to publish your own game. (PC/Mac/Linux/Consoles/Mobile etc…)ĭownload Unity Hub here and install Unity from here. Unity supports all the platforms you most likely want to publish on. You’ll have a Unity splashscreen in your game.Īfter that, you’ll have to upgrade to Unity Plus (~25$/month if prepaid annually or 35$/month) until $200K and Unity Pro (125$/month) after that.

You can use Unity Personal for free until you earn $100K with your project.

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