This is a collection of various ‘gamemakers’, tools to create games without writing a single line of code or minimal code. This programs are for windows, here the details:

GameMaker 7.0 (create 2d games)
This is a great tool, the shareware edition is very generous.
At some point will be available for Mac too. (beta currently)

NovaShell (focus on Adventure, RPG)
This is a game creation system, more focused on creation on adventure and RPG (role playing games). Novashell is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

WME – winter Mute Engine (Create Adventure)
Wintermute Engine Development Kit is a set of tools for creating and running graphical “point and click” adventure games, both traditional 2D ones and modern 2.5D games (3D characters on 2D backgrounds).

AGS – Adventure Game Studio (Create Adventure)
Adventure Game Studio allows you to create your own point-and-click adventure games, similar to the early 90’s Sierra and Lucasarts adventures. It consists of an easy-to-use editor to create your games, and a run-time engine to play them.

Contruct (create 2d games)
Construct is a free open-source game creator for DirectX 9-based games. It includes an event based system for defining how the game will behave, in a visual, human-readable way – without programming! It’s intuitive for beginners, yet powerful for advanced users. Optionally, expert users can also use Python scripting to add code to your creations.

DOWNLOAD GameMaker Pack for windows 2009

I left out a lot of tools (i am sure of) like mmo makers, 3d engine, compilers, sdk and so on.. you can
check the others gamemaker tools HERE
Or suggest a brand new one or one i don’t know.

P.s The Guy in the first picture is Professor. Overmars, he don’t play Football-Soccer 😆
so i guess he is one of the minds behind GameMaker program.

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DS Game Maker allows you to make exciting DS Games, without the need to write a single line of code. Making games with DS Game Maker is a lot of fun.

* Create professional looking games within very little time
* Make games with animated graphics, sound effects and even advanced logic
* You can do anything you want with the games you produce: show them off, or even sell them!

Link to DS GameMaker

Tags: create, DS, game, GAMEMAKER, nintendo

Tags: compiler, console, devkitPro, GAMEMAKER, gba, homebrew, make, nintendo, psp, sony, tool

A nice shoot ’em up.

Download

Tags: em, GAMEMAKER, ice, shmup, shoot, up

Another site where you can create-play flashgames online and embed them in other sites..

LINK

Tags: creator, flash, fyrebug, GAMEMAKER, maker

PlayCrafter is a website where anyone can create their own Flash games using a free online game maker. After you’ve made a game you can share it with your friends on MySpace, Facebook, your blog or anywhere on the web.

LINK

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Tags: Crafter, flash, GAMEMAKER, online, play

FlexFighters is a tutorial on game programming with Adobe Flex.
Step by step tutorial, source code and demo.

note:Adobe Flex is a free tool.

LINK

Tags: code, create, fighter, flash, flex, Free, GAMEMAKER, source, tool, tutorial

WonderFL is a nice online compiler of flashgames made with AS3 (Actionscript3), you can get the source code, modify the online code or create a new game from scratch directly online.

LINK

Tags: actionscript, compiler, flash, GAMEMAKER, online, wonder

A nice online utility to make flashgames.

LINK

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Tags: flash, game, GAMEMAKER, sploder

trueSpace7.6 is a powerful tool for presentation, design, film/video animation, games and with its real time collaboration it is also suited for content creation for distance learning and emerging 3D social networks.

An entirely re-written X format exporter lets you save your trueSpace creations to load into game engines such as XNA to develop games for Windows or the Xbox 360.

Also included is an export to Virtual Earth which will let you place your 3D creations straight into Virtual Earth from trueSpace. Now you can place whatever you make into real world locations in Virtual Earth and share them with others!

trueSpace also supports import from a wide variety of formats, letting you take existing objects and use them in Virtual Earth.

Unlike traditional CAD software or film/video 3D authoring tools, trueSpace uses an award winning real-time direct manipulation interface where the controls themselves reside in the 3D space, so that using them is similar to manipulating objects in the real world.

Direct manipulation offers an unprecedented ease of use which artists love because it allows them to quickly master the comprehensive set of modeling, surfacing, lighting, rendering and animation tools which trueSpace7 provides.

It’s more than just a benefit while learning the software. Once mastered, this direct manipulation translates into much shorter production times and lower costs for the projects. You can use trueSpace in all stages of production, starting with conceptual design and ending with commercial quality photorealistic or stylized illustrations and animations. trueSpace allows you to output to any print or video media, as well as to 3D rapid prototyping machines.

trueSpace shines when it comes to the range of expression available right at your fingertips. You can go from that hard-edged, ultra-realistic techno style all the way to a dreamy artistic style, like these two images below.

The Caligari web site also provides a vibrant hub for an online community that provides trueSpace users with lively discussion forums and professional advice and support from peers. With trueSpace7, this support is being revolutionized with the addition of real-time 3D collaborative forums, unmatched in any other 3D authoring tool

trueSpace7.6 is now free, a simple registration at the author site is required to download the software.

LINK (in Gamemaker)

LINK (in Freeapps)

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