How to Move and Collide in GameMaker

This tutorial teaches you the easiest way to move in GameMaker, with proper collisions, and it only takes a few minutes to set up.

[GameMakerEngine]

This tutorial works for GameMaker 2023.1 and newer. If you use an older version of GameMaker, check out:

[entinoo]

In case anyone's having problems with moving - try setting both the "Max X Movement" and the "Max Y Movement" in Move and Collide to "-1". This should fix the issue. Shoutout to Mimpy for figuring this out :)

[ollie_r]

The function to replace 70% of game maker tutorials.

[Slowman_CH]

This is very useful, I've once looked for a tutorial about this, but I'm at a loss, with this function I will be greatly helped

[Benjamin-vxot]

so cool that you show BOTH ways GML and GMV, , just awesome!

[craigpoltenovage]

infinitely more helpful than the gamemaker code videos. Thank you man.

[Scarabola]

Finally, after all these years.... the horror...

[xcalicojack]

I just have a sprite and a white background. sprite is not moving after copying this video. any ideas?

[keokluck]

i did everything exactly the same, but i cannot make it past the debugger.

[flameintheheart]

In case anyone else made the same mistake as I did, make sure when your player object is not moving, that you didn't overlap their frame into the wall object frame or it will not move at all. I simply dragged it out of the overlapping frame and it could move.

[beter_dan_mors]

Help, when I run into the walls i don't collide but I just slow down while I rub trough them. Does someone know how to fix this?

[fruitsalad]

Two questions

How to make this work with tileset collision

How to make this work with advanced 8-way movement (the movement in the manual that prevents faster movement via diagonal movement)

[ericliebhold]

Das hat mir sehr geholfen.
Genau das was ich gebraucht habe 🙏🙏🤓

[heyitsbuddah]

would be great if this went into more depth on how to pair this with actual platformer movement like jumping and gravity so you're not just floating in space. As is, it seems it would be better for top down style movement. I'm figuring out myself to see how it also works with place_meeting collision and what not. Not really complaining, just stating it would have been nice to see more out of this like your other tutorials. Thanks for getting the gears turning on how to use this function!

[Jordnscot]

Hey👋how can i apply the collison code to work properly with movement that has acceration and decceration? im moving faster at angle then if i were moving straight.

[Alpplayzedits]

Help! Wall dupelication not working (alt-lmb)!!!!

[JustBasicAnimator]

best tutorial i have ever seen now i know how to code thx

[_FurryOwO_]

How to stop character animation when he hits the wall?

[xJayosaurusx]

Ive tried everything to make the player sprite move but it wont work

[dotcat]

When the movement speed is a decimal point, the screen shakes as the player moves.
How do I solve this part?