11 tools to get you started making video games

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CryENGINE Landing Page
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CryENGINE

The most powerful game development platform is now available to everyone. Full engine source code.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Learning tools: CryEngine has a number of free tutorial videos that cover everything from installing the editor and walking you through making a simple Flappy Bird-like game to more complex things like compiling a custom configured version of the engine.

#Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine
GameMaker Landing Page

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GameMaker

NOTE: GameMaker has been discontinued.

"With GameMaker, I went from no programming knowledge to full-time developer in 2 years!" Seth Coster - Butterscotch Shenanigans - Crashlands. "GMS 2 is absolutely amazing and I cannot get over how great this software is to use".

Scripting / markup language(s): Uses a proprietary scripting language called GameMaker Language (GML) and a visual scripting language called Drag and Drop (DnD).

#Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine
GDevelop Landing Page
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GDevelop

GDevelop is an open-source game making software designed to be used by everyone.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Learning tools: There are a variety of guides and tutorials available on the GDevelop wiki, and also more than 80 example files of how to make specific genres of games and specific game features.

#Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 75 social mentions
Godot Engine Landing Page
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Godot Engine

Feature-packed 2D and 3D open source game engine.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Learning tools: Godot has an extensive step-by-step guide to using their editor, along with a bunch of free text tutorials covering more specific aspects like implementing VR, using skeletons for 2D animation, and generating procedural geometry.

#Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 447 social mentions
Amazon Lumberyard Landing Page

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Amazon Lumberyard

Amazon Lumberyard is a free AAA game engine deeply integrated with AWS and Twitch – with full...

Learning tools: There is a free series of getting started tutorial videos and video talks on more specific features in the engine. There is also a free training course on how to use Lumberyard with AWS.

#Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 9 social mentions
RenPy Landing Page
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RenPy

Ren'Py is a free and cross-platform visual novel engine that helps you use words, pictures, and...
Pricing:
- Open Source
Learning tools: There is a free text walk-through of how to make a simple game in Ren’Py and additional text-based guides for more specific customization.

#Visual Novel Engine #IDE #Text Editors 16 social mentions
RPG Maker Landing Page

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RPG Maker

Make your own PC game with RPG Maker. Our easy to use tools are simple enough for a child, and powerful enough for a developer. Try it free today!

#Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine
Twine Landing Page
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Twine

Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Visual Novel Engine #IDE #Game Development 276 social mentions
Unity Landing Page
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Unity

The multiplatform game creation tools for everyone.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Learning tools: Unity provides some free resources to help those new to the engine. But it provides a lot more under its Unity Learn Premium program including classes, tutorials, and even certifications. Unity Learn Premium is currently free until June 10th, 2020, but is normally $15 per month.

#Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 197 social mentions
Unreal Engine Landing Page

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Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine 4 is a suite of integrated tools for game developers to design and build games, simulations, and visualizations.

#Game Engine #Game Development #3D Game Engine
VN MAKER Landing Page

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VN MAKER

Visual Novel Maker: a revolutionary new tool for Visual Novel Creation aimed towards aspiring artists and writers to bring their stories to life.

#Games #Game Development #Game Engine 3 social mentions