

"Because GameMaker is so forgiving with its code, projects can get messy very quickly," Essen says. Of course, you might not be making a Steam-ready game right off the bat. He notes that young developers should be ".learning the best places to get support in the community and the best tricks to use for the engine to achieve what you want-usually by going to the community as a resource." A marketplace also offers add-ons to customize the engine to build a platformer or top-down RPG.Īlx Preston, the mind behind Hyper Light Drifter, says that the GameMaker community is a huge asset. Mark Essen, creator of Nidhogg and Nidhogg 2, says GameMaker is great for beginners because scripting is pretty open-ended, and Yoyo Games has a wealth of tutorials and guides to help folks get set up quickly.
