2D game development engine for all skill levels.
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2D game development engine for all skill levels. Based on 45 Reddit mentions across 10 subreddits, GameMaker has a 35% positive sentiment score in the Gaming & Game Development space. Reddit users most frequently discuss GameMaker in r/gamemaker.
Sentiment Breakdown
Top Subreddits
- r/gamemaker 9 mentions
- r/gamedev 5 mentions
- r/INAT 3 mentions
- r/Revita 2 mentions
- r/theprimeagen 1 mentions
- r/shmups 1 mentions
- r/gml 1 mentions
- r/TwoBestFriendsPlay 1 mentions
- r/hackernews 1 mentions
- r/patient_hackernews 1 mentions
What Reddit Praises
- GameMaker Update Spring 2026
- I posted in r/Gamemaker being excited about Claude integration, and the community shamed me
- [Hobby] Making a 2D Psychological Horror Game Looking for Small Team
- Claude Integration with Gamemaker
- Need help with in game windows not behaving at all
Common Complaints
- GameMaker Update Spring 2026: LTS Roadmap, GMRT, and the Future
- Armas steampunk e formiga robô no DOOM, volta do ZSNES e mais - Notícias do Facínora 346
- [ForHire] GameMaker Studio — Part-Time/On-Demand Programmer
- Struggling to pick a game engine
- i tried making a platformer engine in game maker as my first project
What Redditors Are Saying
"* Of course I'm using Gamemaker for the engine * Of course I'm using FL Studio for the music * Of course it's pixel art (I don't have a Temmie, so I'm making that too) * Of course the battles are bullet he-- wait, no actually you can shoot back (it's a shmup?) You play as an ..."
"Join us for a big ol' GameMaker Update blog as we detail what's coming in 2026 and beyond!"
"GameMaker just posted about a big update to their engine."
"kind of like how haymitch got seneca to change the rules during the games… finnick blackmailed either snow or the head gamemaker and made them flood the arena in annie’s favor since she can swim?"
"GameMaker recently highlighted the Birdcage devs."
"We built the mock-up in GameMaker because really that's what I know best and it makes it easy and quick to put things together."
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