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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 06/08/2026

Yeah - this person is putting out a long and highly "researched" article every day or so, with super LLM'd titles and images. Sucks for people like us who put time and effort into teaching properly!

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 27/07/2026

Here's the stats for the previous four game jams

Pie chart for 2022's jam. Unity has the largest share.

Pie chart for 2023's jam. Unity has the largest share.

Pie chart for 2024's jam. Unity has the largest share.

Pie chart for 2025's jam. Unity has the largest share.

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 27/07/2026

Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions. 🤖 Godot - 47% 🎮 Unity - 34% 🛠️GameMaker - 5% 🚀 Unreal Engine - 3% ✨ Other - 11%

Pie chart showing game engines used to create 10,511 GMTK Game Jam games in 2026. Godot has the largest slice with 47%. Then Unity with 34%. Other with 11%. Game Maker with 5%. And Unreal Engine with 3%.

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 26/07/2026

With just 8 hours to go, I've added a cute interactive checklist to the jam page, so you can make sure you've done everything you need to do to get your game properly submitted! itch.io/jam/gmtk-jam...

Checklist with the text "Have you...

Uploaded your game to itch.io?
Changed the page from private to public?
Confirmed it has also been submitted to this jam?
Played it all the way through to the end?
Tested it on a second computer?
Credited all third-party assets?
Added any team members as contributors?"

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 22/07/2026

The GMTK Game Jam 2026 theme is... COUNT DOWN Submit your game here: itch.io/jam/gmtk-jam...

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 01/06/2026

Spotted a shoutout for Swan Song by @bgstudios.bsky.social while reading The Guardian - another GMTK Game Jam alumni! Good luck with the launch!

Article reads

Games
Swan Song
PC, out Thursday
Fans of the acclaimed puzzle box game series The Room should keep an eye on this cosy, shape-shifting challenge (above) from Belgian developer Business Goose Studios. Players must unlock the secrets of an antique music box, using melodies to rescue the swan trapped inside.

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 18/09/2025

I'm afraid it was too difficult to parse the information

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 19/08/2025

Anyone know if there's a keyboard shortcut for the Jump Ahead (aka "skip past the sponsored segment") button on YouTube?

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 08/08/2025

GMTK Game Jam 2025 is now over! You can see the results for the top-ranking games in the following categories: 🧠 Creativity - itch.io/jam/gmtk-202... 🎮 Enjoyment - itch.io/jam/gmtk-202... 📖 Narrative - itch.io/jam/gmtk-202... 🎨 Artwork - itch.io/jam/gmtk-202... 🎵 Audio - itch.io/jam/gmtk-202...

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 06/08/2025

Just seeing what it would actually provide... My wife would think I have been kidnapped and am trying to signal a secret plea for help

Gemini screenshot.

User: "write me a text message. Tell my spouse I'm 15 minutes late and send it in a jokey tone."

Gemini: "Running a little behind, be there in 15. The traffic seems to think it's a personal challenge to make me late! 😅"

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 06/08/2025

That would still happen as his game was ranked 1st in Enjoyment by the community, so he won the jam fair and square, even without me :D

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 04/08/2025

And here is the historical data, from 2021 to 2024.

Pie chart. Title reads "2021. Game engines used to create 5651 GMTK Game Jam Games" Unity has 61%. Godot has 13%. Other is unlabelled. Game Maker has 9%.

Pie chart. Title reads "2022. Game engines used to create 6078 GMTK Game Jam Games" Unity has 61%. Godot has 16%. Other is unlabelled. Game Maker has 6%.

Pie chart. Title reads "2023. Game engines used to create 6835 GMTK Game Jam Games" Unity has 59%. Godot has 19%. Other is unlabelled. Game Maker has 5%.

Pie chart. Title reads "2024. Game engines used to create 7711 GMTK Game Jam Games" Unity has 43%. Godot has 37%. Other has 10%. Game Maker has 5%. Unreal Engine has 5%.

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 04/08/2025

These are the engines used to make 9,724 games for the GMTK Game Jam in 2025! 1️⃣ Unity - 41% 2️⃣ Godot - 39% 3️⃣ Other / No Engine - 11% 4️⃣ Game Maker - 5% 5️⃣ Unreal Engine - 4%

Pie chart. Title reads "2025. Game engines used to create 9724 GMTK Game Jam Games" Unity has 41%. Godot has 39%. Other has 11%. Game Maker has 5%. Unreal has 4%.

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 03/08/2025

Submissions are now CLOSED for GMTK Game Jam 2025. We've had a whopping, mind-blowing, server-busting 9843 games submitted! Play and rate the games here: itch.io/jam/gmtk-202...

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 03/08/2025

My hobby is to DDOS one specific website, exactly once per year

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 31/07/2025

Someone on the GMTK Discord shared a great hack: Google doesn’t show AI summaries if your query contains swear words.

Google search result for “how long does it take to get a passport” with an AI overview

Searching “how fucking long does it take to get a fucking passport” on Google

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 30/07/2025

The year is 2025. I right click on an AI-generated comment on my YouTube video to delete it, only the "Remove" button has been shifted down to make way for a button that generates video ideas based on the AI-generated comment. This is hell.

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 30/07/2025

The theme for GMTK Game Jam 2025 is... Loop! Good luck!

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 30/07/2025

GMTK Game Jam 2025 just surpassed the 2024 jam for participants, making it the biggest GMTK Game Jam ever, and the biggest game jam in itch․io's history! itch.io/jam/gmtk-2025

GMTK Game Jam website with "32.5k Joined"

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 30/07/2025

Congrats to @toboggan.work and team on the release of Birdigo! To celebrate, we've made a bundle with Word Play, Wordatro!, and Birdigo - three awesome games about spelling words to score points - store.steampowered.com/bundle/57187...

Capsule art featuring the logos of Word Play, Wordatro!, and Birdigo

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 30/07/2025

GMTK Game Jam 2025 kicks off in less than 12 hours! itch.io/jam/gmtk-2025 You can also come join us in the GMTK Discord, which is now open to jam participants! discord.gg/pd4rQKU

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 23/07/2025

I would describe this as a life goal completed 😱

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 18/07/2025

I'm sure Rockstar loves that GTA 5 is sandwiched between Gorilla vs Army: Battle Royale and Pizzeria Simulator.

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 18/07/2025

And a bunch of AI garbage that's just vaguely offensive

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 18/07/2025

Plus a bunch of AI-generated rip-offs of existing games, so that's fun.

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 18/07/2025

Uh.... I just checked the PS5 store to see if Mind Over Magnet was up to wishlist yet. It's not. But Dino Race - Dinosaur Ride Ranch certainly is! And a lot of other AI slop...

PS5 game Dino Race - Dinosaur Ride Ranch

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 18/07/2025

It's going to absolutely wild to have my cute lil' game on the same family of consoles I grew up playing!

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 18/07/2025

I am thrilled to share that Mind Over Magnet is coming soon to Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch, thanks to Alchemy Games! www.alchemy.games

Mind Over Magnet banner with icons for PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X and S, and Xbox One

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 17/07/2025

GMTK Game Jam starts in just under two weeks! Who's joining? itch.io/jam/gmtk-2025

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 16/07/2025

From the GMTK Discord - people are already starting to find the ridiculously overpowered strategies!

screenshot of the game Word Play. Endless mode. Score is 1104804/1.152546E+0.7. Panel says Endless Ended. Reached round 43. Words spelled 630. Perks purchased 33. best word: regenerating+eau - 1059200

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 16/07/2025

A quick game design thread... In Word Play, how come points don't carry over between rounds? If you overshoot the score requirement, why don't the extra points apply to the next round?

Screenshot of Word Play with 53/55 points

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 15/07/2025

I think this is the way he stylises it!

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 14/07/2025

Popular AND upcoming! Two of my favourite things!

Steam Popular Upcoming Page with Word Play

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 14/07/2025

Is anyone else still seeing this on Steamworks? Summer Sale ended days ago!

Message on Steam that says "Wishlist reporting has been temporarily paused due to exceptionally high traffic during the Summer Sale. Wishlist reporting (including wishlists collected during the pause period) will be available after the sale has concluded."

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 10/07/2025

Think what you want about Pirate Software but this is absolutely lunatic behaviour. I'm sure it's very profitable! But how is making this sort of content meaningful or fulfilling?

8 YouTube videos about Pirate Software drama with text such as "It's Over", "He's Done", and "Insane Update"

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 04/07/2025

Word Play is designed, developed, and - crucially - balanced around the English language However, the game does support custom dictionaries through modding! After launch I'll show you how to add non-English words, characters, tile distributions, and letter values

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 30/06/2025

My roguelike word game Word Play is coming out in two weeks! Are you a streamer / YouTuber / reviewer who would like to cover the game? Lemme know! Do you have a favourite streamer who would love to play it? Let me know that too! Gonna start handing out codes this week

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 20/06/2025

Word Play is now content complete with a whopping 150 perks to play with! I now have three weeks to fix bugs, tweak the balance, and polish it to perfection. See you July 14th! store.steampowered.com/app/3586660/...

Screenshot of the game Word Play with the title screen

Screenshot of the game Word Play with the word AMAZING being spelled

Screenshot of the game Word Play with the word MIGRATED being spelled during a special round

Screenshot of the game Word Play with a Modifier, an Upgrade, and a Gift to pick from

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 19/06/2025

It can be subtle or striking, depending how far you push it, but it just looks so much nicer than simply having a more muddy version of the same colour.

Three balls with different coloured shadows. The ones on the left are marked brightness only. The ones on the right are marked brightness and hue.

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 19/06/2025

But also go up or down on the hue spectrum a few stops as well! If you've got blue, add in a little green. If you're got orange, add in some red.

Colour Picker in Adobe Photoshop, with a down arrow on the hue part and the text "Do This!"

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 19/06/2025

It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out this simple colour trick. But when you're after a darker version of a colour (for a shadow, for instance), don't just decrease the brightness of the colour in the colour picker...

Colour Picker in Adobe Photoshop, with a down arrow on the brightness part and the text "Don't Do This!"

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 17/06/2025

There are also no punishments for playing too slowly (or benefits for playing fast), so take your time to find a word. And there are no punishments for spelling a word incorrectly. You can even turn on a "Did you mean?" helper for typos!

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 17/06/2025

The game has multiple difficulty modes, including an Easy Mode and a more casual mode with fewer strategic elements and no score requirements (you're only competing against your own high score!).

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 17/06/2025

For controls, you can play entirely with... 🖱️ Mouse ⌨️ Keyboard 🎮 Controller 📱 Touch Also, while you can drag and drop tiles, it's never required. You can simply click an upgrade and then click a tile to snap it in place.

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