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title: GameMaker Studio
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## GameMaker Studio
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GameMaker Studio, previously known as GameMaker, is a cross-platform game development software primarily focused on creating 2d games
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using drag and drop action sequences or a scripting language known as Game Maker Language (GML).
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### Overview:
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GameMaker allows it's users to create and prototype games quickly without the need to learn a programming language. GameMaker games usually
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consists of at least 3 things: sprites (images & animations), objects (logic & interactivity) and rooms (screens & levels).
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Each game needs at least one room which is used for both menus and levels, and the transitioning between each.
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GameMaker Studio 2 released on 2 November 2016.
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### Supported Platforms:
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* Microsoft Windows
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* macOS
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* Ubuntu
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* HTML5
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* Android
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* iOS
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* Amazon Fire TV
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* Android TV
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* Microsoft UWP
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* PlayStation 4
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* PlayStation Vita
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* Nintendo Switch (September 2018)
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PlayStation Portable and Raspberry Pi support was demonstrated but not released.
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### Popular games made with GameMaker Studio:
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* Spelunky
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* Hotline Miami
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* Hyper Light Drifter
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* Crashlands
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* VA-11 Hall-A
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* Undertale
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* Nuclear Throne
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#### More Information:
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* [Wikipedia] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameMaker_Studio<br>
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* [YoYo Games (publisher)] https://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker<br>
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* [GameMaker: Studio | Documentation] https://docs.yoyogames.com/<br>
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