ASM Advanced Game Design

Erik Brown

Other software to explore!

Game engines and developers

 

An overview of game engines


Construct 2
Still free, but no longer being updated
Windows required

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: $20/month, $120/year

GameMaker Studio 2
30 day free trial with login, but you can't export your game
Windows or Mac required

GameSalad
$19/month, $200/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
$9/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

Core
Free
A 3D game dev environment that relies heavily on presets, but shares some aspects with Unity
Windows only

 


Graphics

 

Photopea
Free
An impressive online Photoshop clone

Gimp
Free
A classic 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

Clara.io
Free
3D modeling and animation
Online

MediBang Paint
Free
Digital painting and comics
Windows/Android or Mac/iOS

ibisPaint
Free
Drawing & painting tool for mobile devices

 


Audio

 

Online sequencers

Chrome Music Lab: Song Maker

Soundtrap

Busca Ceoil
This is good for those who know musical scales

BeepBox

ecrett
This lets you manipulate preset sounds

Groove Pad
App for music/dj/beat creations, with sound packs


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

Code Academy

Programming is Fun
Focus on C#, the programming language used for Unity