GameMaker Tutorial - Your First Arcade Game

Create an entire arcade game from start to finish with GameMaker!

Arcade-style games with simple mechanics are not only fantastic beginner-level projects but a popular genre due to how easy they are for players to jump into. In this course, you’ll immerse yourself in building a fully-fledged tappy plane game, featuring physics-based movement, dynamic obstacles, and interactive elements. These practical skills will empower you to unlock different styles of player movement and user interaction for future GameMaker projects.

A basic understanding of GameMaker and GML is needed for this course.

You’ll learn how to:

- Implement physics-based movement
- Manage health decreasing over time
- Randomize spawners for coins & obstacles
- Create engaging UI elements
- Add particle effects to players
- Integrate sound effects & background music

… and more!