Games like Aquila - A* Pathfinding for GameMaker

Are you a fan of computer graphics from the olden days of video games, before artists had the full gamut of 16,777,215 colors to play with and were instead constrained to palettes of up to 256 colors to choose from? Do you wish you could achieve fancy artistic effects by simply replacing colors in the palette of a single sprite? Do you wish this effect could be performed blazingly fast, and easy t…

I've made a few terrain editors over the years. Circa 2016 there was this thing, which isn't very impressive but it does the job - or a job, anyway - and in 2017 I made a new version which could do a bit more but still wasn't anything to write home about. I've wanted to give it another go for a while, and recently it was requested that I add some things, so this week I finally sat down and made so…

Did you ever want to be able to combine multiple sprites into a single sprite atlas during runtime? Probably not, since it's an incredibly specific thing to need to do. But if you do, here's an extension for it! This can be useful if you're in the business of building vertex buffers on the fly, and you want to be able to combine sprites from different texture pages. The sprites used in the demo pr…

Ever wanted to be able to use common UI elements such as text input, checkboxes, radio buttons, dialog boxes or even tab groups in GameMaker? Look no further! Over the last year and a half I've been working on a GUI system for GameMaker, and now that 2.3 is out I decided to jump on the opportunity to clean up the code and make it properly object-oriented. It's primarily aimed at people looking to …

Do you want to do batch operations on 3D objects for use in GameMaker (or for other purposes)? Here's a tool which does just that! Features Import 3D models: D3D / GMMOD (GameMaker) or OBJExport 3D models: D3D / GMMOD, OBJ or a raw vertex buffer for fast loading (use buffer_load in GameMaker), or a collection of vertex buffers that can be loaded with the provided import scriptsBulk operations: app…

"Pixel Game Maker MV" is a user-friendly game creation software that allows players to make their own 2D action, adventure, and multiplayer games with no programming experience required. The game offers simple controls and basic functions for creating pixel-based animations, setting up game maps, and adding objects with custom movements. With this software, players can bring their game ideas to life in various genres such as platformers, RPGs, shoot-'em-ups, and puzzles. The game supports up to four players for multiplayer gameplay.

Keyg is a puzzle/arcade game where each key on your keyboard represents a room on a level. With a captivating story and numerous endings, players must solve puzzles and avoid enemies while discovering the mystery of this strange world. The game features a big variety of puzzle and arcade levels, and is fully supporting QWERTY, AZERTY, and QWERTZ keyboards, including a colorblind mode.

Do you use Game Maker Studio? Do you use Scribble? You should; it's a text renderer by Juju Adams that's both faster than Game Maker's built-in draw_text and allows you to do some extra fun effects such as: Changing colors and fonts on-the-flyWaving, pulsating  or shaking lettersAutomatic typewriter effectsInline images and a number of other things. It's also pretty easy to set up! Yes but what is…

If you've spent a long enough time in game dev, you've probably been interested in generating Perlin noise at least a few times. It's useful for quite a number of things: Anything to do with procedural generationTerrain generationTexture generationActual cloudsProbably a ton of things I haven't thought of yet Here's a nice little system I wrote for doing exactly that! Features Generate noiseContro…

Leadwerks Game Engine is a user-friendly game development system for creating 3D games and VR experiences, with comprehensive tutorials and a royalty-free license for commercial games. The engine's new global illumination and volumetric effects, along with a vegetation painting system, enable developers to build games with high-quality graphics. This tool is ideal for beginners and pros alike, with features that simplify the process of creating and publishing games.