Other software to explore!
Game engines and developers
Construct 3—Free trial
This works online (you don't need Windows), but your event sheet can only have 50 events.
To purchase Construct 3: $16.50/month, $99/year
GameMaker Studio 2
30 day free trial with login, but you can't export your game
Windows or Mac required
GameSalad
$13/month, $96/year
Windows or Mac required
RPG Maker
There are a number of versions of RPG Maker to make different types of games, but the free trials require Windows
Gamefroot
Simple and online, but you have to use their graphics and templates
Flowlab
Browser-based software, but you can't export games with the free version
$10/month for an indie-level account
Buildbox
Free
Windows or Mac required
Gdevelop
Free
Windows or Mac required to download, or you can try it out online
Adventure Game Studio
Free
Windows only
Clickteam Fusion 2.5—free edition
Free
Windows or Mac required
Sploder
Free
Create Flash-based games online, although this seems more geared for kids
Core
Free
A 3D game dev environment that relies heavily on presets, but shares some aspects with Unity
Windows only
Godot
Free
2D/3D developer that is an up-and-coming competitor to Unity and Unreal
Uses GScript as the coding language
Graphics
Gimp
Free
An alternative to Adobe Photoshop
Windows or Mac required
Inkscape
Free
An alternative to Adobe Illustrator, for vector art
Windows or Mac required
MGG—Background Creator
Free
Windows or Mac required
Blender
Free
Create 3D graphics
Windows or Mac required
MediBang Paint
Free
Digital painting and comics
Windows/Android or Mac/iOS
Audio
Online sequencers/ audio generators
Busca Ceoil
This is good for those who know musical scales
ecrett
This lets you manipulate preset sounds
Groove Pad
App for music/dj/beat creations, with sound packs
Incredibox
App for purchase, or website tryout
Animated music-maker with preset components
Real-time manipulations can be recorded
Audio editors
Audacity
Classic multi-track editor
Windows or Mac required
TwistedWave
A simple online editor
audionoise
Online noise reduction for sound files
—might be helpful for raw phone recordings
Bandlab
Music creator and recorder, with multi-track editing
App or desktop
Programming
Programming is Fun
Focus on C#, the programming language used for Unity