Frog Project

With a bit of practice, you too can create PC games.

This is just the info area, in order to get answers to your questions please post a question on the forum under "Game Making"

You may also visit the official game making forum at Yoyogames HERE You're going to need an account to post

You're going to need a Game Creation program.

Unless you're an experienced programmer (if you are then you shouldn't even be here) you're going to need a basic, easy, program to start you off.

Thats where GAME MAKER comes in.

Game Maker is a simple program made by Mark Overmars. You can download the program below. 

The LITE version requires signing up. 

 
Download it HERE 

 This program is by far one of the easiest, by still takes some practice. Read the tutorials, post some questions, and you'll be making games by the end of the week.

Read the tutorials

It's a lot to go through, but it's absolutely NECESSARY. If you're stuck, post a question HERE. It will be answered within a day or two.

Start with the beginner tutorials, experiment a little until you're comfortable with all the buttons. 

Download the tutorials from here

http://www.yoyogames.com/make/tutorials

Making a good game is hard.

Professional games take teams to create. So you're welcome to share the games here, post questions, etc.

You may post your questions here:

Keep experimenting with Game maker. Once you get a hold on the basic idea of game creation, you can move on to other programs.

RPGcreator - Create Role Playing Games | Hasn't been tested for difficult, apparently simple | Free trial

Dark GDK - Use the C++ language to create a range of games | HARD -Requires writing code | Free

FPS creator - Make first person shooters (like Halo) with this program. Little scripting | Not tested, apparently medium to hard | Limited trial, Buy $49.99