GameMakeris a powerful game engine where kids can create all kinds of video games, ranging from RPGs to 2D Platformers, or even a point and click adventure game. It features a drag and drop coding system that makes programming games easier, as mentioned above. And then, of course,Scratch ...
Indie Games Ichiban WonderHowTo Dungeon Defenders is the most exciting craft game on the Fall 2011 release schedule. I got a chance to play it at PAX in August and interviewed developers Trendy Entertainment last month. After more than a year of publishing difficulty and delay, the game fina...
GameMaker Studio 2 If you’re a fan of indie games, you’ve likely run into GameMaker more than once. It’s the tool behindHotline Miami, Downwell, Minit, Blazing Chrome, Sperlunky,and the recently releasedLevelhead,which even got adeal with Xbox Game Pass. It occupies the opposite end ...
Genre: Platformer, survival horror, puzzle, etc. 2D vs. 3D: 3D games are more difficult to make, particularly if you don't want to use premade tools. Premise: An interesting story keeps players engaged. Prioritize ideas that play to your strengths, sound fun to you, and fit within your...
I believe I have indirectly mentioned how I got into gaming in a number of other articles here on PP, but I thought it might be nice if I heard how you did. To do that it only seemed fair that I share first. So, with that in mind, here is my story…. ...
It’s a standalone application that comes with everything you need to develop a game in a simple scripting language. Plus, it has a slick, user-friendly interface with visual editing tools for those code-deficient creators. Here is Polycode’s interface, with a basic platformer game being ...