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Thu, 04/05/2012 - 07:04 by SpindleyQSat, 09/08/2012 - 08:29 by SpindleyQ

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Hey, let's have a thread listing all of the rapid game development tools we know about! I'll keep the list updated. Hey, let's have a thread listing all of the rapid game development tools we know about! I'll keep the list updated.
[list][*][url=http://glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/197]Klik N' Play[/url] (free, terribly buggy, [[KNP:Running_On_a_64-bit_OS doesn't work on 64-bit]], beloved by all) [list][*][url=http://glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/197]Klik N' Play[/url] (free, terribly buggy, [[KNP:Running_On_a_64-bit_OS doesn't work on 64-bit]], beloved by all)
 +[*][url=http://gimcrackd.com/etc/src/]Twine[/url] (free / open-source, creates web-based text games with a nice no-programming GUI interface)
[*][url=http://scratch.mit.edu/]Scratch[/url] (free, multiplatform, designed as an educational tool) [*][url=http://scratch.mit.edu/]Scratch[/url] (free, multiplatform, designed as an educational tool)
[*][url=http://www.scirra.com/construct-classic/]Construct Classic[/url] (free, open-source, Windows, not really updated) [*][url=http://www.scirra.com/construct-classic/]Construct Classic[/url] (free, open-source, Windows, not really updated)
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[*][url=http://www.yoyogames.com/make]Game Maker[/url] (free lite version, Windows) [*][url=http://www.yoyogames.com/make]Game Maker[/url] (free lite version, Windows)
[*][url=http://www.renpy.org/]Ren'Py[/url] (free / open-source, crossplatform everything, great for visual novels, questionable for anything else) [*][url=http://www.renpy.org/]Ren'Py[/url] (free / open-source, crossplatform everything, great for visual novels, questionable for anything else)
 +[*][url=http://inform7.com/]Inform 7[/url] (free, creates multiplatform interactive fiction)
 +[*][url=http://nifflas.ni2.se/?page=Knytt+Stories]Knytt Stories[/url] (free, Windows, flexible platforming level editor)
[*][url=http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/]Adventure Game Studio[/url] (free, games vaguely crossplatform, editor Windows-only) [*][url=http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/]Adventure Game Studio[/url] (free, games vaguely crossplatform, editor Windows-only)
-[*][url=http://clickteam.com/eng/index.php]Multimedia Fusion / The Games Factory[/url] (François Lionet sez: Get $20 off everything with coupon code GTFGR4U. Good 'til June!) +[*][url=http://clickteam.com/eng/index.php]Multimedia Fusion / The Games Factory[/url]
[*][url=http://www.scirra.com/]Construct[/url] (HTML5 output, free lite version) [*][url=http://www.scirra.com/]Construct[/url] (HTML5 output, free lite version)
[*][url=http://www.processing.org/]Processing[/url] (free, multiplatform, simple Java-ish programming environment) [*][url=http://www.processing.org/]Processing[/url] (free, multiplatform, simple Java-ish programming environment)
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Mon, 03/17/2008 - 16:14 — SpindleyQ

Hey, let's have a thread listing all of the rapid game development tools we know about! I'll keep the list updated.

  1. Klik N' Play (free, terribly buggy, doesn't work on 64-bit, beloved by all)
  2. Twine (free / open-source, creates web-based text games with a nice no-programming GUI interface)
  3. Scratch (free, multiplatform, designed as an educational tool)
  4. Construct Classic (free, open-source, Windows, not really updated)
  5. Stencyl (free lite version, multiplatform, produces Flash games)
  6. Game Maker (free lite version, Windows)
  7. Ren'Py (free / open-source, crossplatform everything, great for visual novels, questionable for anything else)
  8. Inform 7 (free, creates multiplatform interactive fiction)
  9. Knytt Stories (free, Windows, flexible platforming level editor)
  10. Adventure Game Studio (free, games vaguely crossplatform, editor Windows-only)
  11. Multimedia Fusion / The Games Factory
  12. Construct (HTML5 output, free lite version)
  13. Processing (free, multiplatform, simple Java-ish programming environment)
  14. Unity (free, multiplatform, 3D, requires programming)
  15. ---- TOOLS BEYOND THIS POINT ARE WEIRD ----
  16. BYOND (free, networked)
  17. VERGE (free, RPG-oriented, crossplatform)
  18. MegaZeux (free, textish, platforms?)
  19. ZZT (DOS, even more textish)
  20. Scrolling Game Development Kit (free, Windows)
  21. Scrolling Game Development Kit 2 (free, Windows)
  22. Ray Game Designer 2 (free, 3D)
  23. ZGameEditor (free, 3D, crossplatform, procedural)
  24. Novashell (free, crossplatform)
  25. DS Game Maker (Nintendo DS)
  26. AMOS / STOS (Amiga / Atari ST)
  27. Garry Kitchen's GameMaker (C64)

Anything else worth looking at?

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