Compare GameMaker: Studio и Stencyl

Benefits:

If you are trying to make a simple game like an 8-bit or platformer, this is the video game engine for you. It is simple and to the point making it... Read more

If you are trying to make a simple game like an 8-bit or platformer, this is the video game engine for you. It is simple and to the point making it easy to use this software for absolute beginners in the industry. You don't need a lot of schooling or experience to make a game. I really like how much of this can be sprite based as well. Anyone can edit images and make characters, items, etc based on sprites.

Drawbacks:

With any niche software, there are some downsides. GameMaker is very limited on what you can do. It is a place to start making games, but once you ... Read more

With any niche software, there are some downsides. GameMaker is very limited on what you can do. It is a place to start making games, but once you want to move onto other ideas, it makes the transition to other engines hard. I also wish GameMaker had a common coding language instead of using its own. This helps prepare for the transition to other engines.

Summary:

Overall, GameMaker is the easiest for simple games and it lets anyone who has a computer able to make a game!

Benefits:

Cross-platform functionality works quite well. Though somewhat counter-intuitive, development paradigm can work well for a limited set of game genr... Read more

Cross-platform functionality works quite well. Though somewhat counter-intuitive, development paradigm can work well for a limited set of game genres. The YoYo compilers are good.

Drawbacks:

It's too expensive for the best features, and the switch between GameMaker Studio and GameMaker Studio 2 was not handled smoothly by YoYo Games.

Summary:

It's fine as an introductory software for game development, but it's no longer the best choice even for that.

Benefits:

GameMaker: Studio was my first entry into the world of game making. It's drag and drop programming interface makes it easy to make simple games, wh... Read more

GameMaker: Studio was my first entry into the world of game making. It's drag and drop programming interface makes it easy to make simple games, while also having the skill-ceiling to create magnificent 2d-games. It's simple interface makes it easy for new developers to dapple in game making. It utilizes it's own programming language that is a form of simplified javascript, that features simple syntax.

Drawbacks:

The ability to create 3D projects is lacking, and it's hard to recommend it over Unity, unless you are a complete novice to programming and game de... Read more

The ability to create 3D projects is lacking, and it's hard to recommend it over Unity, unless you are a complete novice to programming and game design. It does not provide the same capabilities as its competition, but maybe GameMaker: Studio 2 can make up for that.

Summary:

Overall GameMaker: Studio is a fine tool for new developers, but it will eventually leave you wanting more, since it is quite a simple engine compa... Read more

Overall GameMaker: Studio is a fine tool for new developers, but it will eventually leave you wanting more, since it is quite a simple engine compared to its competitors.

Benefits:

GameMaker Studio was the first DND (Drag-N-Drop) software interface I ever used. It took a little getting used to before I built up enough trust to... Read more

GameMaker Studio was the first DND (Drag-N-Drop) software interface I ever used. It took a little getting used to before I built up enough trust to use the feature without hesitation. It is very easy to set up a game and see what the end result will look like.

Drawbacks:

In the version that I began with, sprite editing could be a little tricky and time-consuming. I was told there were better ways to do than what I w... Read more

In the version that I began with, sprite editing could be a little tricky and time-consuming. I was told there were better ways to do than what I was doing, but at that time most of the tutorials were in Japanese and I could not read them.

Summary:

Overall, GMS was a great software for beginners. It certainly can do great things as long as you have the patience to learn how everything works.

Benefits:

Stencyl, was one of the first game engines I tried out, its code free drag and drop game development environment enabled me to make numerous games ... Read more

Stencyl, was one of the first game engines I tried out, its code free drag and drop game development environment enabled me to make numerous games in time in my younger years.

Drawbacks:

This could just be me, but sometimes Stencyl give a low memory error, this was a few years back, so perhaps its been resolved in newer versions. A... Read more

This could just be me, but sometimes Stencyl give a low memory error, this was a few years back, so perhaps its been resolved in newer versions. Also, the games tend to lag if there are too many assets in the games.

Summary:

Stencyl has been one of the best game engines I've used, I love the fact that there's a built-in photo editor, the editor was very useful for creat... Read more

Stencyl has been one of the best game engines I've used, I love the fact that there's a built-in photo editor, the editor was very useful for creating and editing game sprites on the fly. The drag and drop coding system and numerous pre-built game behaviors, make the game development experience feel like a fun game itself. Additionally, the preview and debugger are super useful to perfecting your Video Game. Stencyl is just one of the best out there, soon I would return to using it. Thank you so very much Stency.

Benefits:

Stencyl is a fantastic tool to make good looking 2D games without the need to code. It has slick UI and the game logic writing process is similar t... Read more

Stencyl is a fantastic tool to make good looking 2D games without the need to code. It has slick UI and the game logic writing process is similar to Scratch, but a more advanced version of it. It is easy and fun to get started by playing with the blocks. There are also lots of pre-made blocks containing game logic that can be reused and remixed, to let you get started faster.

Drawbacks:

The free version can only export to the Web, which is really constricted. To export to further platforms, you'll need to purchase Indie and Studio ... Read more

The free version can only export to the Web, which is really constricted. To export to further platforms, you'll need to purchase Indie and Studio versions which are really not that affordable to overseas game companies whose currency is far less lower than the USD. Stencyl is also pretty limited in terms of what games can you make.

Summary:

Benefits:

Stencyl is a great start for learning game development and programming, specially for children. It uses visual programming and has an intuitive int... Read more

Stencyl is a great start for learning game development and programming, specially for children. It uses visual programming and has an intuitive interface for seeing the results in real time

Drawbacks:

It's not a professional tool for most use cases, so if you need more advanced features, look for other engines

Summary:

I've tried Stencyl as a learning tool for friends.

Benefits:

very useful engine if u are beginer in development of games.not so expensive so i recomend it.1

Drawbacks:

everything was good i have nothing bad to say abouth this product.

Summary:

whit this tool i created game projects