Tom Francis, creator of Joystiq favorite Gunpoint, is putting together a very handy Game Maker tutorial and, while it won't make things quite as easy as they are in your dreams, you'll have a ...

GameMaker Studio 2 has enabled me to make hobby games with my daughter, and we’ve had a lot of family fun. How did you bring everything together, from the initial idea to a full product?

YoYo Games has launched an educational edition of its cross-platform 2D game engine, GameMaker Studio 2.

You don't need coding experience to create your first game — just a free game engine, a vision, and passion. Read on to learn how to make a video game.

It ultimately suggested I could make it in 2D and that although the big engines would be great too, I might be better off with something like Godot or Game Maker Studio.