GameMaker Blog

Learn how Gunboat God was made in GameMaker, from the earliest prototype to key game design decisions, straight from the developer himself.

Take a look at the people shaping the game development scene in Chicago. What they’re making, and what Chicago gives them that nowhere else quite does.

Experiencing screen tearing in your Windows GameMaker games? Here's how to fix it!

Micro Jam is a friendly, bi-weekly game jam community where developers make small games in 48 hours. With creative themes and GameMaker prizes, it’s a great place to learn game development.

GameMaker has collaborated with Namazu Studios to support the Namazu Elements networking stack for GameMaker developers.

We’ve teamed up with Reddit to launch the Reddit Daily Games Hackathon, a virtual game jam with $40,000 in cash prizes

The results are in! Find out who took home the awards for Game of the Year, Most Anticipated Game, Best Tool, and Community Legend in the 2025 GameMaker Awards!

POLYGON BIRD Games debut title BIRDCAGE is fast-paced, exciting action and the development is the story of how Barry and Giannis learned to make a video game together.

Our finalists have been selected, and now it’s the community’s turn to decide who will Best Game, Most Anticipated Game, Best Tool and Community Legend for 2025.

Enter Cover Assault, a cover shooter template for GameMaker! It’s got a new art style for us and is a new type of game that we’ve never done before.

The latest GameMaker update is now available to download. This update brings various feature additions and a lot of bug fixes and performance improvements.

Artius: Pure Imagination is a momentum platformer where you’ve got to manage your players speed and flow to overcome the obstacles.