Introduction

GameMaker is a great tool for people interested in various aspects of game development. It can be used to quickly create simple, playable games, or even churn out hits like Hotline Miami and Gunpoint. Want to take part in a game jam? GameMaker can save you hours of coding, and as many headaches. Have a game mechanic you want to visualize? GameMaker is great for prototyping; it can do that. Well, you will have to do the work. GameMaker will just make it faster and easier.

Let's take a look at just how quickly and easily we can make a game using GameMaker's drag-and-drop interface.