Tools

Know what's in the toolbox

What each tool is, how it's licensed, and when a dev would actually reach for it.

Game development

From browser-first renderers and 2D frameworks to full engines, plus physics, level editors, and free assets.

Editor-led 2D game engine

A 2D engine with rooms, sprites, object events, GML scripting, and platform export tools.

Browser-based game editor with visual events

A game editor centered on layouts, objects, event sheets, and behaviors, with optional JavaScript scripting.

Cross-platform game engine

A widely used commercial engine for 2D and 3D games, scripted in C#, with a large asset store and export to desktop, mobile, consoles, and the web.