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Apex Mango - WISHLIST 🍎💀 ~FRUITBEARER~ 🍎💀 @apexmangostudio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

FINALLY!!! 😍 Fruitbearer is OUT NOW! Please go give some love and write a review on steam. For small indie devs like us it helps us a lot 😭💖 Our first attempt to make this into a full time career🥹 Hope you enjoy! 🥰💖 store.steampowered.com/app/4300180/... #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #art

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's exactly what you're imagining in your head unfortunately

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Agreed, tho fortunately they are working on implementing imgui directly. In the meantime I rely heavily on this extension: github.com/nommiin/ImGu...

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GitHub - nommiin/ImGui_GM: An ImGui wrapper

An ImGui wrapper. Contribute to nommiin/ImGui_GM development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Desktop JRPG VPET. Cheating a lil with that last one 😅

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

There are some settings you can change that can reduce the clutter. Turning on code editor 2 and turning off quick access, both in preferences. If you can explain what feels cluttered I could maybe offer more suggestions, but also the engine isn't for everyone, so it may just not click

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The feeling I had when I flashed a GB Studio jam game I made and then played on my childhood Gameboy was incredible. I second this, would be real cool.

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Fortunally this is mostly BS PR investor speak and doesn't actually touch the engine, and requires users to integrate themselves if they want to use it, but there is definitely space for any engine to take a stance and get an easy win.

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

From what I've seen they have no actual plans to integrate AI into GameMaker the engine itself

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Benjamin (BenStar) Kiefer @benstar.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

who are you all's favourite video game key art illustrators? Not asking for any particular reasons... (Also just wanna follow some more cool artists) 👀

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

This is probably the only way you could ask this without getting absolutely spammed 😅

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

How does this work in GMS1? I can't even really picture it

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Ah yeah you're right, the grid size is locked for tile sets, but you can make your own brushes that are the combination of multiple tiles

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

You should be able to change that setting no problem, i can take a look at it tomorrow

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I'm leaning concerned, I did only a few updates and I'm pretty sure the yy files change to reflect the version, but if it works it works ig

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Raising a MAG for the first time in 20 years

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

You sure do learn a lot about Hunger Games just from following a GameMaker feed

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

It might be at least half a decade old 😁

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

There's nothing to revert, no AI features are being added to GameMaker. The article people are getting upset about greatly over exaggerated. Users can use the new CLI to implement AI if they choose, that's basically it.

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

They're actually not adding AI to the engine, wasn't mentioned in the blog post and has been clarified via Discord. The new CLI can be used for many things, including AI (if you set it up to). The article people are referencing is PR investor speak by Opera and a big nothing burger

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Yep, just GameMaker! This is a great starting tutorial to dip your toes in and covers the same logic in code and drag n drop: youtu.be/nwlvT-L9vFg?... Godot is also awesome and free, it may be worth trying both and see what clicks. Here's a good intro to Godot: youtu.be/LOhfqjmasi0?...

youtu.be

How To Make A Classic Arcade Game in GameMaker

YouTube video by GameMaker

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Gamemaker is free for non commercial use, and even then youd only pay once you make monies off your game

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The difference with this one is it's an actual aseprite addon, you slice up your sprites in aseprite and can bulk or single sprite import

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Gmlink has done absolute wonders for my work flow. Some of the older ones would break often and I'd spend more time troubleshooting. pr0te.itch.io/gm-link

pr0te.itch.io

GM Link - For Aseprite by Tore Lehmann (aka. pr0te)

Sync your Aseprite sprites to GameMaker with one click, no extra programs needed.

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

If you aren't already it may be worth asking on the GameMaker discord, the folks in the help channels are awesome, or if you wanted you can send me a DM there if you want some suggestions. Tho depending on where you're at, switching engines, especially if one works better for you isn't a bad thing

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

What's the issue? These sort of things are more likely to be code related vs engine related and can follow you

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Yo that's rad as hell and well deserved 💪

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Are you on a recent build or a few versions out of date? Regions have been working pretty well in the more recent versions. And yeah the new code editor is such a big step up

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

There are a ton of free and paid assets you can use to build your game. Using those for edits or as a template for your own stuff is also a great way to dive into art yourself as well. Check out sites like itch.io or kenney.nl

itch.io

Download the latest indie games

itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you co...

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Gamemaker is free and fully featured for non commercial use. After you start making money, the commercial license is 100 bucks. It's great for beginners, but I'd recommend just diving into YouTube tutorials for any of the engines you mentioned and seeing which one speaks to you.

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GameMaker @gamemaker.io · 19/03/2026

this will be graphics in 2039 idk

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

There aren't any limitations in the free license, and you only need to get the commercial license once you've actually made money with one of your projects

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

What game is middle right?

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mob @palmonds.dev · 06/03/2026

mobOS trailer - Fake OS & Internet Exploration Game #gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

If the game is running that shouldnt be too bad to fix. If you want me to look at the code feel free to send me a DM on discord or something

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I think the answer will eventually be prefabs but we don't have those yet. I typically have a standalone project for the framework on GitHub, and to update the games using it I export a yymps file.

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Holy shit I just found out The Protomen Act III came out and I am so excited and so scared at the same time :o

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

You can always roll back to a specific version of GameMaker, and not update going forward. I'm also curious as to what's broken, I've updated a lot myself so been through it before if you want another set of eyes. Regardless, Godot is dope

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Oh snap I didn't know this, got any info on how to set that up?

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Oo looking good, gms1 or 2?

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I use GameMaker so I'm biased, but I'd suggest that. Ultimately the best bet is to just dive in and follow a tutorial and see how it clicked. If you're not feeling it check out Godot. The official GameMaker space rocks tutorial is a great starting point

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Both GameMaker and Godot are great and free

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I really like organizing by context works really well for me! I might have a player folder, the object inside, and the folders for sprites, audio, and scripts relating to the player. If you're interested in an example I can send a screenshot when I'm at my PC!

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🩸Mattstov - KICKSTARTER SOON 🩸 @mattstov.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

The game is progressing so fast!! We started making this version of Ichorous 4 months ago! Uni and an internship can't stop me from shredding through development 😤 #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

I second GameMaker as a beginner as well. Also happens to be what Fields of Mistria was made in! Game dev can be a lot of fun just to play around with, you can try it out and see what you think.

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Grog @grogdev.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

I didn't even know these existed!

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