GameMaker engine hub

Learn GameMaker, one game at a time

GameMaker is a friendly engine for 2D games, coded in its own language, GML.

Ages 10 and up Free, no account 11 workshops
Lumo

Lumo says: Start with a build canvas, then follow the My First GameMaker Game episodes in the free GameMaker app.

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Start here with GameMaker

One short build to get going. Then pick a game below.

Nothing to install
1 workshop
GML/GameMaker · Beginner · Ages 10+
GML Pong Build Canvas
Build GML Pong in the page, with nothing to install.
Pip

Pip says: Try the game in the page first, then rebuild it yourself for real.

Build a game right in the page

Build each game step by step inside this page and watch it run, with nothing to install. Open it in GameMaker when you are ready.

Nothing to install
3 workshops
GML/GameMaker · Beginner · Ages 10+
GML Breakout Build Canvas
Build GML Breakout in the page, with nothing to install.
GML/GameMaker · Beginner · Ages 10+
GML Platformer Build Canvas
Build GML Platformer in the page, with nothing to install.
GML/GameMaker · Beginner · Ages 10+
GML RPG Build Canvas
Build GML RPG in the page, with nothing to install.

My First GameMaker Game

The full guided series, one episode at a time, in the free GameMaker app.

Needs the free GameMaker app
4 workshops
GML/GameMaker · Beginner · Ages 10+
Build a Pong Game in GameMaker (My First GameMaker Game, Episode 1)
Build Pong in GameMaker with GML: sprites, events and collision. Free beginner tutorial, ages 9+.
GML/GameMaker · Beginner · Ages 10+
Build a Platformer in GameMaker (My First GameMaker Game, Episode 2)
Build a platformer in GameMaker with GML: gravity, jumping and platforms. Free beginner tutorial.
GML/GameMaker · Beginner · Ages 10+
Build a Breakout Game in GameMaker (My First GameMaker Game, Episode 3)
Build Breakout in GameMaker with GML: the paddle, the ball and bricks. Free step-by-step tutorial.
GML/GameMaker · Beginner · Ages 10+
Build an RPG in GameMaker: Movement and NPCs (My First GameMaker Game, Episode 5)
Learn GameMaker RPG basics: a grid-based player, NPCs and simple dialogue. Free tutorial.

More GameMaker workshops

More guided builds and one-off projects. Titles, levels and ages all come from the workshop data.

Needs the free GameMaker app
1 workshop
GML/GameMaker · Beginner · Ages 10+
Build a Space Shooter in GameMaker (GML): Free Tutorial
Build a space shooter in GameMaker with GML. Learn spawning, movement and collision step by step in this free beginner project.

Studios, cheat sheets and templates

Browser studios, quick-reference sheets and starter files for when you want to go further.

Nothing to install
2 workshops
GML/GameMaker · Beginner · Ages 10+
Free GameMaker (GML) Cheat Sheet
Free printable GameMaker (GML) cheat sheet variables, events, movement, collision, instances and common code snippets. No sign-up needed.
GML/GameMaker · Beginner · Ages 10+
GameMaker (GML) Mod Studio
A free browser playground for the GameMaker series. Lay out a 2D game on a grid, add real GML behaviours, read a broken GameMaker log and choose the fix, then download real GML event code you can paste into GameMaker. No install needed to start.

Everything else, plus every other engine, lives in the full workshop hub. GameMaker is free to learn with. The canvases run in the browser with nothing installed.