GameMaker · Game information

494playing now

50524-hour peak

603all-time peak

379average, last 30 days

Last 30 daysAll timeLast four months

The last 30 days

−13.7Gain−3.49%% gain540Peak

720 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

Thursday 13 August 2026487 peakFriday 14 August 2026482 peakSaturday 15 August 2026540 peakSunday 16 August 2026512 peakMonday 17 August 2026508 peakTuesday 18 August 2026505 peakWednesday 19 August 2026484 peakThursday 20 August 2026511 peakFriday 21 August 2026503 peakSaturday 22 August 2026520 peakSunday 23 August 2026520 peakMonday 24 August 2026496 peakTuesday 25 August 2026493 peakWednesday 26 August 2026500 peakThursday 27 August 2026485 peakFriday 28 August 2026491 peakSaturday 29 August 2026492 peakSunday 30 August 2026493 peakMonday 31 August 2026442 peakTuesday 01 September 2026454 peakWednesday 02 September 2026468 peakThursday 03 September 2026437 peakFriday 04 September 2026482 peakSaturday 05 September 2026521 peakSunday 06 September 2026530 peakMonday 07 September 2026497 peakTuesday 08 September 2026492 peakWednesday 09 September 2026455 peakThursday 10 September 2026452 peakFriday 11 September 2026483 peakSaturday 12 September 2026505 peak

Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

53 months, May 2022 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

May 202242 monthly peakJune 202271 monthly peakJuly 202293 monthly peakAugust 2022107 monthly peakSeptember 2022130 monthly peakOctober 2022119 monthly peakNovember 2022116 monthly peakDecember 2022114 monthly peakJanuary 2023138 monthly peakFebruary 2023170 monthly peakMarch 2023181 monthly peakApril 2023205 monthly peakMay 2023192 monthly peakJune 2023181 monthly peakJuly 2023188 monthly peakAugust 2023191 monthly peakSeptember 2023217 monthly peakOctober 2023204 monthly peakNovember 2023260 monthly peakDecember 2023292 monthly peakJanuary 2024347 monthly peakFebruary 2024329 monthly peakMarch 2024330 monthly peakApril 2024369 monthly peakMay 2024356 monthly peakJune 2024353 monthly peakJuly 2024408 monthly peakAugust 2024393 monthly peakSeptember 2024408 monthly peakOctober 2024364 monthly peakNovember 2024373 monthly peakDecember 2024357 monthly peakJanuary 2025452 monthly peakFebruary 2025440 monthly peakMarch 2025455 monthly peakApril 2025440 monthly peakMay 2025440 monthly peakJune 2025483 monthly peakJuly 2025519 monthly peakAugust 2025512 monthly peakSeptember 2025466 monthly peakOctober 2025481 monthly peakNovember 2025504 monthly peakDecember 2025484 monthly peakJanuary 2026544 monthly peakFebruary 2026521 monthly peakMarch 2026533 monthly peakApril 2026521 monthly peakMay 2026508 monthly peakJune 2026522 monthly peakJuly 2026603 monthly peakAugust 2026548 monthly peakSeptember 2026530 monthly peak

Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

July 2026603 peak — daily detail belowAugust 2026548 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 2026530 peak — hourly detail below

Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

Wednesday 01 July 2026506 peakThursday 02 July 2026497 peakFriday 03 July 2026512 peakSaturday 04 July 2026530 peakSunday 05 July 2026536 peakMonday 06 July 2026574 peakTuesday 07 July 2026534 peakWednesday 08 July 2026547 peakThursday 09 July 2026579 peakFriday 10 July 2026552 peakSaturday 11 July 2026538 peakSunday 12 July 2026520 peakMonday 13 July 2026541 peakTuesday 14 July 2026518 peakWednesday 15 July 2026550 peakThursday 16 July 2026512 peakFriday 17 July 2026542 peakSaturday 18 July 2026513 peakSunday 19 July 2026518 peakMonday 20 July 2026531 peakTuesday 21 July 2026548 peakWednesday 22 July 2026586 peakThursday 23 July 2026533 peakFriday 24 July 2026548 peakSaturday 25 July 2026557 peakSunday 26 July 2026538 peakMonday 27 July 2026531 peakTuesday 28 July 2026603 peakWednesday 29 July 2026558 peakThursday 30 July 2026529 peakFriday 31 July 2026530 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 438 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

Saturday 01 August 2026544 peakSunday 02 August 2026531 peakMonday 03 August 2026548 peakTuesday 04 August 2026543 peakWednesday 05 August 2026535 peakThursday 06 August 2026524 peakFriday 07 August 2026522 peakSaturday 08 August 2026540 peakSunday 09 August 2026508 peakMonday 10 August 2026503 peakTuesday 11 August 2026499 peakWednesday 12 August 2026492 peakThursday 13 August 2026487 peakFriday 14 August 2026482 peakSaturday 15 August 2026540 peakSunday 16 August 2026512 peakMonday 17 August 2026508 peakTuesday 18 August 2026505 peakWednesday 19 August 2026484 peakThursday 20 August 2026511 peakFriday 21 August 2026503 peakSaturday 22 August 2026520 peakSunday 23 August 2026520 peakMonday 24 August 2026496 peakTuesday 25 August 2026493 peakWednesday 26 August 2026500 peakThursday 27 August 2026485 peakFriday 28 August 2026491 peakSaturday 29 August 2026492 peakSunday 30 August 2026493 peakMonday 31 August 2026442 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

Tuesday 01 September 2026454 peakWednesday 02 September 2026468 peakThursday 03 September 2026437 peakFriday 04 September 2026482 peakSaturday 05 September 2026521 peakSunday 06 September 2026530 peakMonday 07 September 2026497 peakTuesday 08 September 2026492 peakWednesday 09 September 2026455 peakThursday 10 September 2026452 peakFriday 11 September 2026483 peakSaturday 12 September 2026505 peak

October 2026

GameMaker was released on 3 May, 2022.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.

Game information

Free to playUpdated 12 Sep 2026, 18:08 UTC

App ID: 1670460
Last updated: 03 Jun 2026 build 23547037
Developer: YoYo Games Ltd.
Publisher: YoYo Games Ltd.
Release date: 3 May, 2022
Platforms: WindowsmacOS
Download size: 231 MB310 MB
Install size: 419 MB825 MB
Genres: Animation & Modeling, Design & Illustration, Education, Software Training, Utilities, Web Publishing, Game Development
Game modes
Controller support: Unknown
Third-party account: YoYo Accounts (Supports Linking to Steam Account)

DLC (2) Launch options (2)

Features & support

Steam features

In-App Purchases

Controllers & input

Accessibility

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About this gameFull description from Steam

GameMaker has everything you need to take your idea from concept to finished game. With a fresh user interface and many new exciting features including; Real-Time Animation Editing, a new innovative workflow and seamless path from Drag and Drop to actual code, developing top quality games has never been easier! Featuring a powerful programming language for professionals, and a drag-and-drop no-code-required workflow for beginners, and a comprehensive toolset, top quality games can be developed quickly. With the most advanced exporter ever, rapid cross-platform deployment is achievable across all leading platforms including mobile, html5, console and desktop. Monetisation tools enable a range of functionality to be quickly and easily deployed including In-App Purchasing, Advertising, Analytics and User Engagement. With no barriers to entry and powerful functionality, GameMaker is the ultimate 2D development environment! Key Features and Benefits Affordable, top quality game development Easy to get started – novice to professional Powerful programming language for professionals Drag and Drop system for beginners – no coding required Comprehensive Toolset: Level, Image, Tile, Object, Script and Audio Editors Leading physics engine and advanced shaders Powerful animation support and networking Rapid Cross-Platform exporting – all leading platforms supported Monetisation Tools: IAP, Advertising, Analytics and User Engagement Actively developed – new features and upgrades released regularly Technical Features Layer Based Level Editor Level Inheritance – to easily create different level biomes New Sequences Animation Tool Re-Designed Layer Based Image Editor Tile System – with Auto Tiling, Tile Animation and Brushes Re-Envisaged Drag and Drop, Enhanced and Faster Extensive Library of Events and Actions Real-Time Animation Editing Multi-Column, tabbed code editor Improved Object Editor New Audio Mixer Backwards Compatibility with GameMaker: Studio projects Multiple Workspaces with intuitive design Laptop mode custom workspaces Rapid Search mechanism to open resources instantly Skinning – light or dark skin available Powerful debugger to save time and effort Git Integration

Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Microsoft 64bit Windows 7 Processor: 64bit Intel compatible Dual Core CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 4-compliant onboard graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Microsoft 64bit Windows 10 Processor: 64bit Intel compatible Quad Core CPU Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated OpenGL 4-compliant onboard graphics DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space

macOS

Minimum: OS: macOS 10.14 Mojave Processor: Dual Core CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 4-compliant onboard graphics Storage: 3 GB available space Recommended: OS: OS Catalina Processor: Quad Core CPU Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated OpenGL 4-compliant onboard graphics Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space

Linux

Minimum: Recommended:

Supported languages7 languages

Language	Full audio
English
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

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AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

42 developer announcements, Jun 2022 to Jun 2026 · times in UTC

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June

3 Jun14:05
LTS 2026.0 Release (IDE 16, GMS2 RT 23)
GameMaker LTS 2026 is now here and is the default release as of today, replacing the old "Monthly" versions. This release introduces a number of new editors, a new particle asset type, changes to the targets available to you, Code Editor 2…
Patch notes

March

31 Mar15:12
2024.14.4 fixes
In-Game: part_system_get_info's struct will have the particle type set to undefined if the system asset's emitter has a negative particle count (https://github.com/YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs/issues/14439) In-Game: Game window doesn't appear…
Patch notes
26 Mar14:50
2024.14.4 Release
An important new release as we proceed ever closer to the upcoming LTS 2026 release. Note that this one has quite a few new features as well as a large number of bug fixes, so there are too many things to mention here. Please do ensure that…
Patch notes

January

27 Jan15:37
2024.14.3 Update Release
2024.14.3 continues to bring more of the features and improvements targeted ahead of LTS 2026. Note that this release does add or change quite a few important bits of functionality, so please do read the full release notes carefully (linked…
Patch notes

December

18 Dec11:13
2024.14.2 Update Release (IDE 213/RT 256)
A small, but very important release to bring fixes for the top issues reported to us since the original .2 release last week: plugin safe mode, HTML5 builds, Vsync, dot notation in GML Visual, and gamepads. For all the info on these 6…
Patch notes
11 Dec12:23
2024.14.2 Update Release
2024.14.2 continues to bring more of the features and improvements targeted ahead of LTS 2026. Note that this release does change quite a few important bits of functionality, especially on Windows, so please do read the full release notes…
Patch notes

November

19 Nov16:19
2024.14.1 Update Release
2024.14.1 builds on the original 2024.14 release to bring more of the features and improvements targeted ahead of LTS 2026. Note that this release does change quite a few important bits of functionality, so please do read the release notes…
Patch notes
7 Nov14:57
2024.14.0 Release
2024.14 is the last major release before our new LTS release next year. 2024.14 is all planned out in terms of the remaining features to be added, but as we prepare ourselves for that forthcoming LTS, there will be more 2024.14 updates as…
Patch notes

April

17 Apr14:28
2024.13.1 Update Release
A small, but very important update to fix a number of the top runtime/in-game issues reported after the original release. For all of the details, please see the 2024.13 release notes page.
Patch notes
8 Apr14:42
2024.13 Release
GameMaker 2024.13 is here, bringing UI layers, the Prefab Library, and SVG Support. Also: Code Editor 2 has received numerous stability improvements and bug fixes Marketplace integration has been removed from the IDE and any uploading and…
Patch notes

December

17 Dec14:35
2024.11 Release
Welcome to the 2024.11 release of GameMaker! Alongside a wide array of stability and performance fixes, this one introduces: The option to enable a beta of the new code editor if you want The ability to have unused assets not be included in…
Patch notes

September

10 Sep13:19
2024.8.1 Update Release
A small, but important release to fix the 7 top issues found in the original 2024.8.0 release. This includes a couple of project tool fixes and several in-game bugs fixed. Please see the release notes page for the full info on these…
Patch notes
3 Sep14:44
2024.8 Release
GameMaker 2024.8 is here, bringing a vast number of stability fixes and performance improvements. There have been several IDE fixes for stutters when moving windows or writing code, and also for startup crashes on some user's systems caused…
Patch notes

July

15 Jul15:37
Update 2024.6.2
- We implemented a fix for the intermittent start-up crash that some users are experiencing in 2024.6 (https://github.com/YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs/issues/6500). If you are one of those users, please do let us know if this is fixed for you…
Patch notes
9 Jul16:02
2024.6.1 Update Release
A small release to fix the top issues since the original .6.0 release - you can find all the info on the release notes below, but in short... On the IDE side, turned Vsync back on to stop flickering/tearing (and possibly also occasional…
Patch notes
2 Jul14:11
2024.6 Release
This release introduces ray-casting in your games, access to a surface's depth and stencil buffers, the ability to place text in your rooms inside the editor (and manipulate it later on in-game, if you wish), a lot of new additions to the…
Patch notes

May

22 May10:31
2024.4.1 Update Release
A small but very important update to the April release which fixes a number of hotkey issues such as not being able to press certain keys at certain times, problems being unable to build certain iOS extensions, some in-game tweaks to…
Patch notes
2 May14:48
2024.4 Release
This release focuses on fixing lots of issues found in earlier GameMaker versions and increasing general performance and stability in various parts of the product. Release Blog: https://gamemaker.io/en/blog/release-2024-4 The IDE has an…
Patch notes

March

4 Mar15:04
2024.2 Release
IDE v2024.2.0.132 Runtime v2024.2.0.163 You can see all the changes and fixes by checking the milestone page for this release, but in summary 2024.2 brings a lot of bug fixes and performance improvements already (especially in-game, but…
Patch notes

December

15 Dec12:04
2023.11.1 Update Release
A small-but-important release to fix many of the hotkeys issues found in the 11.0 release, plus an issue with in-game where you could not hold down both the left and right mouse buttons without "one resetting the other" in some…
Patch notes
7 Dec15:28
2023.11 Release
2023.11 brings lots of behind-the-scenes performance improvements to both the IDE and Runtime; various new functions have been added to expand what you can do with buffers and rooms; following on from the SDF Effects added last release, you…
Patch notes

November

21 Nov19:49
GameMaker Is Growing, Celebrate With More Free Options
Hi everyone, We have a special gift for our community this Thanksgiving. From now on, GameMaker will be free for non-commercial purposes on all non-console platforms. At the same time, to meet the needs of hobbyist and indie developers, we…
rmanthorp

October

11 Oct14:42
2023.8.2 Update Release 2
A small-but-essential update to the IDE for stopping a start-up crash you may have seen in the release from last week whenever licensing had failed. Now, if there is an issue with incomplete/stale licensing information in your user manager…
Patch notes
6 Oct16:15
2023.8.2 Update Release
IDE v2023.8.2.106 with Runtime v2023.8.2.152 Licensing Fixes, MQTT startup fixes, and iOS Fixes For Xcode 15 Support Fixed that the IDE login state could still be inconsistent even after fixes in 2023.6 - now, your tokens are much more…
Patch notes

September

15 Sep10:56
2023.8 Update Release
IDE v2023.8.1.102 with Runtime v2023.8.1.148 A small update to address some of the commonly-reported issues since the original 2023.8.0 release last week. Amongst other things, it fixes an issue with the online manual not opening at your…
Patch notes
7 Sep14:55
2023.8 Release
August’s 2023.8 release brings to the IDE some important licensing fixes for both SSO and Legacy login users to stop issues with sessions not refreshing when expected; a fresh new look to the Templates screens on the Start Page; a change…
Patch notes

July

20 Jul16:42
2023.6 Update Release
IDE v2023.6.0.92 with Runtime v2023.6.0.139 (it's important you get the runtime update if you need this fixed version) This is a small but important release specifically for users who develop macOS games, as recent OS updates to Ventura and…
Patch notes
4 Jul11:01
2023.6 Release
June’s 2023.6 release brings to the IDE: important SSO login fixes; a new project loading/conversion tool which GameMaker will use to convert older/newer projects into a format suitable for opening in this IDE version; a new Sprite Editor…
Patch notes

May

3 May15:59
2023.4 Release
IDE v2023.4.0.84 Runtime v2023.4.0.113 April’s 2023.4 release brings to the IDE: improvements to the licensing UI and an offline support fix; multiple performance fixes; string templates which allow you to compose strings with expressions…
Patch notes

March

15 Mar16:55
2023.2.1 Update Release
IDE v2023.2.1.75 Runtime v2023.2.1.90 This is a small-but-important update to fix the top-reported issues with the .0 release, including: hotkeys in the sprite/image editors, stretched frames in sprites not animating correctly, and that if…
Patch notes
6 Mar16:15
2023.2 Release
IDE v2023.2.0.71 Runtime v2023.2.0.87 There are a number of very important changes and additions in this release, so it’s very important that you do read these release notes very carefully before you update or open projects in this version.…
Patch notes

February

17 Feb17:13
2023.1.1 Update Release
This is a small, but very important update to the January release to fix a few of the top issues found in the original 2023.1.0 release. It also contains a fix to show better information if you try to open a project made/updated in the…
Patch notes

January

31 Jan15:57
2023.1 Release
IDE v2023.1.0.58 Runtime v2023.1.0.76 January’s 2023.1 release sees a number of tool changes designed to speed up project-loading and importing assets, to stop a number of long-term source control quality-of-life issues, and to reduce…
Patch notes

December

14 Dec16:54
2022.11.1 Update Release
IDE v2022.11.1.56 Runtime v2022.11.1.75 This is a small, but very important update which fixes some of the top issues in the original 2022.11.0 release: Building Projects: Texture pages no longer get overlapping sprites in some cases…
Patch notes

November

29 Nov16:47
2022.11 Release
IDE v2022.11.0.54 Runtime v2022.11.0.73 November’s 2022.11 release brings the ability for you to pick which bits of your runtimes you wish to download (allowing for smaller install sizes and less time downloading after a new install/update)…
Patch notes

October

13 Oct12:03
2022.9.1 Updated Release
This is a small update to the original 2022.9 release to fix an Inspector/Room Layers panel usability issue if you had previously closed the Inspector and then opened a room, plus a couple of important fixes for extensions in-game (which…
Patch notes
7 Oct14:05
2022.9 Release
2022.9 continues the clean-up and stability work ahead of the forthcoming LTS release, plus introduces the Inspector as a part of the default layout for all new projects (as well as a tweak to the Room Editor layout so it now uses the…
Patch notes

September

20 Sep14:46
Opera GX Mobile Game Jam - October 4th - Sign Up!
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42343040/1a13f4adefca11e4e76a3c4ff819756d20fabfb7.png Last year, we asked you to create a ‘No Internet’ game for the Opera GX browser. This year, we’re going one step further. It’s time to save millions of mobile gamers…
rmanthorp
8 Sep11:13
2022.8 Release
August’s release focuses on a lot of clean-up as we head towards an LTS release later in the year - some old or underused platforms have now been removed; many project-saving, performance, or stability changes have been made; and we have…
Patch notes

July

29 Jul10:32
Updated June Release (2022.6.1.26/40)
This is an important bug-fix update to the original .0.23 release, as it fixes several in-game bugs and also some submission issues for console developers. There are also some more fixes for Feather and various other improvements…
Patch notes

June

30 Jun16:16
2022.6 Release
June’s release brings Feather for everyone who wants to try it, and includes lots of fixes for Feather and also the current Syntax Errors system; adds 5 more Filter types you can use in your games; introduces more functionality when…
Patch notes
7 Jun15:41
Updated May Release (2022.5.1.14)
Please note that this is currently only for Windows users! Mac users, we're very sorry for the extra delay, but we have a final issue to fix first before we can release the update on Steam, so you will continue to see 2022.3 for a little…
Patch notes

Name	Platforms	Released
GameMaker Professional	WindowsmacOS	21 Nov 2023
GameMaker Enterprise	WindowsmacOS	04 May 2022

Description	Executable	Arguments	Platform
Launch GameMaker	`GameMaker.exe`		windows 64
Launch GameMaker	`GameMaker.app`		macos