Make your first GameMaker game in 12 minutes

[@wooooby]

0:00 Intro 0:09 Making the player 1:50 Making enemies 3:16 Adding a game over screen 4:17 Allowing the player to restart 4:55 Letting the player fight back 7:41 Adding gamefeel 9:01 Adding the "game loop" 11:44 Outro

[@zyadamrsamir]

69 likes lmao

[@nekun6077]

y know that the times are in the description right?

[@wooooby]

@@nekun6077 Yes, they are my timestamps

[@yumishadows2361]

I copied the code for the enemy object but it stays in the top left screan. It only shows the image instead of following the player. Wondering what I did wrong.

[@VTubertehrany]

@@yumishadows2361 maybe you put the sprite on the room/screen, try putting the object on the it

[@_VLR_]

This is legit a great way to introduce someone to Game Maker

[@paper_OU]

I agree

[@retropulse03]

I watched his overview video, and then this one. I feel so empowered to start now it's crazy.

[@SaraSpalding]

the rest is in the manual EDIT: Just added source code to the description if you're a Patreon supporter!

[@misfire8771]

I laughed to hard at this comment :D

[@keatonwinsor7500]

I actually unironically find this really helpful.

[@jizosgoescrazy]

Shaun Spalding Basic Game tutorial Speedrun any % 12:01 minutes

[@DragoniteSpam]

most people: making games is hard, don't expect to be finished in 15 minutes shaun:

[@matthewgrobel5587]

Expect it to be done in 12 minutes.

[@babayagaofi]

​@@matthewgrobel5587 no one loves theese

[@IAmElectrospecter]

This is some advanced pixel art, gonna need a second tutorial

[@SaraSpalding]

the key is to use the brush tool

[@Dipster101]

@@SaraSpalding I can't keep up with this amount of knowledge.

[@zramctl]

@@SaraSpalding woah, i am ready to fight in the cosmos

[@jimmykeffer7401]

This video single-handedly taught me the basics of Game Maker. I would love if you made more turbo tutorials! It would make me, at least, very happy 🥰

[@Cyranek]

thank you for making this

[@ChavvyChannel]

I hope Cyranek is hopping on the game making trend

[@MrBobbyfresh]

This is the perfect little crash course refresher! Ideal for when you’ve already used game maker but haven’t for a couple of months.

[@NotCitingDow]

me rn

[@SleepDepJoel1]

This is was useful to me because it showcased Game Maker's layout quickly and gave me a general idea of its workflow. Props.

[@ChrisDidGood]

This! This is my kind of tutorial. Quick. Straight to the point. Not a lot of unnecessary explanations. If I want to learn more in depth things I can watch your longer vids, but this is great to get started.

[@jwdeepsky]

Literally the greatest tutorial ever made. I made a video game and it was only a 12 minute video!

[@BazSupport]

LOVE this style of tutorial Shaun! I really saw the potential in GMS2 just from these 12 minutes, keep it up!

[@PPNyanMain]

I don't have time for this, I'm watching in 2 times speed

[@DarkKnightDad]

I did that too 😅👍👌

[@Charcoalinfurnace]

Genius

[@Leetium1]

Awesome, as someone who already knows how to program, this is exactly what I want when learning a new tool/language. A 15 minute quick overview over the basic features/syntax just so I can get started with something simple. I don't want to listen to an hour long tutorial just to hear what if statements, for loops or objects are for the 99th time. :D

[@marcholman291]

Agreed - far too many tutorials out there cater to the lowest common denominator.

[@IGtoP]

Shaun you are an absolute legend. Your tutorials are next level, thank you!

[@redcenteno7150]

This is probably the best quick rundown tutorial I've seen! Thank you!

[@psoriasamurai]

Hey Shaun! I'm a long time viewer of your videos. I always try to get back into GMS2 every now and then, and your videos are my go to. I've learned enough over the years that I don't like to go back to your normal length videos, so this video is AMAZING for people like me with some experience but need a brush up with where things are at! Thanks!

[@DelightfulJay]

this is the best GMS2 tutorial I've ever seen

[@_bubblezzzzzz_]

0:55 - honestly that is the feeling you get when you first start. I was so excited when I first made my player move, it was magical. Love this tutorial.

[@nightfury5387]

I shared this with a bunch of my friends because they might find it easier to watch. Helpful for people who want to learn how to make games thank you.

[@KibaSakuraLove]

Loved the little laughs when you make your masterpieces Great video, love the speed and straight forwardness!

[@BoazAdreal]

Watching it with sound on is so much better than not. I'm watching it a second time and I'm loving this!

[@mustakimarianto9109]

First time using game maker here, this tutorial is really nice it's just straight to the point. Love it!

[@MJAD86]

this got to be one of the most satisfaying videos ive seen from you xD!

[@taveymavey6748]

I have been trying to learn game dev for like 2 years and THIS is the tutorial thats actually got my interest

[@mocao3205]

I love your commentary, your humor just makes the tutorial even better.

[@kektimus]

I'm an old GMS developer who's been out of the loop for many years. This thing is JUST what I need. Thank you!

[@al-abbasskhalil2494]

this turbo tutorial concept would be pretty cool for an intermediate or advanced idea. like maybe making a rope mechanic where you can swing or making the bazooka from Worms. where if you shoot the ground there's a part of it that gets destroyed and you can walk on what's left

[@max32552]

Love this tutorial literally the only one on this website short and to the point

[@StoryNerdStudios]

Me who can barely keep up with his normal tutorials: 👁👄👁

[@OSSnowie]

I'm over three years late, but this video helped me get into GameMaker all those three years ago. Thank you for sending me on a journey with this magnificent software, Shaun.

[@ikelldagay1801]

Who said that people who programmed didn't have sense of humor? This is great

[@iCoconuts]

tbh these kinds of videos are the most inspiring and helpful in my opinion

[@livingwithaster]

I've already done the platformer tut & am on pt16 of the arpg tut, but still learned something! don't believe I'd yet seen the alarms used before. honestly would have been a great, quick rundown 2 months ago when I started.

[@SaraSpalding]

I think this is because they're generally not needed but very useful when you want to do something extremely fast without thinking hard about it. Good towards end of jams etc.

[@sn4pi]

This video so funny and incredible at the same time. Nice showcase!

[@sn4pi]

Btw everyone who didn't know this: If you type a line and probably need 90% of this line again, just press CTRL+D instead of selecting the line, pressing CTRL+C and then pressing CTRL+V right below. Saves alot of time! (Let's say you need 4 lines in a row, just select all 4 lines and by pressing CTRL+D you get the same result ^^)

[@roikkudev8677]

Amazing! We need more of these 12-minute tutorials, but for games such as: Slot Machine, Puzzle, Match-3, Tetris, Dungeoncrawler, Racing, card game, chess game.

[@maxhell4033]

These are the kinds of tutorials that are perfect to start programming in Gamemaker. The only thing missing was the score.

[@Schrogs]

Watched whole thing. Made exact game. Awesome first start. I just know the basics and was tracking the variables and stuff. Thanks dude. The journey is a long road ahead but I will have fun with it

[@GroovingGamer]

Brilliant video, went from completely lost to making a game in like 30 minutes-thank you

[@sebbogcodeing5320]

this was really helpful in summer of 2022 i had been looking for a tutorial for years and could not find a good one but then i got this which is actually very good for beginners

[@ParkProductionsGames]

Fantastic video. Covers alarms, sprites, objects, withs, brackets, semi-colon, enemy seek, player movement, bullets, create, destroy, collide, rooms, inputs, step and begin step! 👍🕹

[@PhdinNoob101]

It's hilarious how fast you're making a game. lol. This proved to not only be educational but entertaining. Something very rare indeed. Nice video.

[@SleepDepJoel15]

I'd like to see a turbo crash course using different game genres. This vid gave me an idea of the building blocks needed to get a shooter up and running, and after I followed it I started experimenting with different parameters to learn how they interact.

[@hawkcraft4319]

7:01 For some reason, I get an error saying "empty with statement", can somebody tell me why Here's my code with (instance_create_layer(x,y,layer,Bullet)); { direction = point_direction(x,y,mouse_x,mouse_y); speed = 6; } The error is on line#1 Now when I change it to "Global_left_press", there's no error, and it won't even start the game.

[@tjp7154]

Great idea! Just think of all the 12-minute tutorials you can make for various genres of video games. "12-Minute Prototype: [genre]"

[@krysix3799]

You are the only thing getting me through my gaming programing class lol thank you!!

[@NicoleHam]

You know what's so weird?? Some people (ME) Actually learn like this. Not on the first try but just having a video I can scrub through that goes through most of the basics with absolutley ZERO nonsense. Sometimes the LONGFORM tutorials aren't made this simply, there's a certain Unity Bird one that comes to mind. I know this video is a huge joke/meme, but you did an incredible job explaining and this is SERIOUSLY the only video on this damn website that connected this software to my ADHD brain. You actually did an incredible job showing the UI, how asset creation works, and even showing me that this is a node-based software which I had no clue about till now. Be proud ...your meme was actually EXTREMELY helpful. THANK YOU.

[@ItsGeppy]

I learned how to make a game in 6 minutes! Thanks Shaun!

[@AdamLinkous]

Dude, that was awesome. More of this please.

[@youngannanimations4524]

This video was so helpful and hilarious, I've never enjoyed following a tutorial more XD

[@DenisLaventure]

Even if I follow you and enjoy your other videos, this simple video was the one that made me buy the desktop version to create a game with my 9 years old son who want to create a video game. Thanks!

[@GCMillhouseTVOld]

4:08 I have difficulties trying to get the collision script to work. For some reason when the enemy sprite touches the player, nothing happens. I need help

[@Baslakor]

SO INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING YOUR TUTORIAL FOR WEEKS I COULD JUST'VE WATCHED THIS ONE VIDEO?!?

[@SaraSpalding]

sorry

[@michaelbrady2465]

Hey, the funny video did a great job of cementing the things you've been teaching us in the platform and rpg tutorials so the joke's on you

[@QuiteVeryJohn]

I want to see more of this!! I love it!

[@mystery5252]

Thanks, this help me understand the basics of GameMaker 2. I just downloaded it, like a few hours ago and have little experience in making games. The only time I can think of that I coded a game. Was back in 2014 when I coded a simple game in a robotics class using GameMaker. But GameMaker was super basic back then. There was no typing code out like in this version. It was just make spites, add events to them (that were pre coded), put the sprites in a room press play and GameMaker did the rest.

[@АртёмАгапов-х7ь]

It's so cooooool thank u Shaun! Now I gonna make my own game with your help

[@washingtonmugo2253]

Perfect, not a game designer, nor have i used GameMaker Studio 2 before,, but this shows me how powerful it is and how easy it can be to create a game. thanks bruh

[@scelestical9132]

somehow this made me understand the gamemaker language more even though its so fast i could listen and understand things, thank you

[@jbyh8916]

Can someone help me? I’m loading up my game but my sprites are not loading in.

[@stealthdegu7231]

Bullet part doesn't work just gives error 1 malfomed with statement

[@stoneparadox7624]

Does anyone know how to change the controls to wasd instead?

[@wilwiewam9109]

I want more. Make this a series plz.

[@kv_kingdom365]

Agreed. This video makes me legitimately want to pick up GMS and make a game based off this for a game jam.

[@scootie_scoot]

I haven't understood and followed a tutorial successfully until this one. It was seriously helpful for someone who is both new to the program and has a short attention span ^^

[@uidsea]

Funnily enough, you made this before the big bullet heaven wave of games so this is a perfect tutorial for them.

[@barral69]

You earned my sub. Not only was I laughing my ass off at you takin' the piss outta people telling you to be quicker, but I actually DID learn some things! lmao

[@pierreramirez2599]

Really good stuff and straight to the point. Thank you so much! :)

[@Jazzypanttss]

This is the best tutorial in game maker studio

[@Seraj2336]

Even though it was my first game I had fun making it thank you so much!

[@W0wcann]

1:01 It doesn't show that I can type in that box, someone please help me

[@Zoobifoo]

Instructions unclear. Made Pong. Loved the video.

[@daniloalvaro2142]

wow your explanation is very detailed, thank you for this video this helped me a lot.

[@OKNewman]

This was a fantastic primer. (Full disclosure: I had to watch it at half-speed, then .75x when I got a little more comfortable.)

[@jakehopper5204]

I love this, this content has just made my day.

[@realafah]

This is the best goddamn tutorial i have ever seen in my life

[@Evoleo]

7:03 Haha happens to me every damn time

[@shahmdirfanislam5357]

Shaun rapping be like : Honestly, this didn't explain anything, but as someone who followed shauns long tutorials, this helps in the coding category as he does everything more simply.

[@redneckcaseyjones]

I loved this format! easy to use

[@HeroMystic]

As a person that has experience in other engines (Unity) I find this unironically great.

[@tdg_dev9429]

This is absolutely wonderful. Love it.

[@erglwrgl]

I started ~a week ago and this video alone taught me so much

[@oresteszoupanos]

Shaun, been taking inspiration from Miziziziz? Brilliant tutorial, and I also love your Another Perspective game!

[@marcelkubacki6670]

this has been a really helpful intro thanks

[@earthwormdew9535]

To make an enemy I followed the exact same, except the pixel art, however when I run the game it is a uncollidable gray square

[@pablo_p_art]

This is amazing tutorial. Shows how easy Game Maker is! Many thanks!

[@Agent_427]

Tried to get fancy with the room_goto part, made a few different rooms. (1. game over. 2. are you sure you want to continue? 3. Okay, your choice.) and it simply doesn't go to the rooms between. The first and last room work, but not the one in the middle. I've used the proper index coding for each room/event, so why does this not work? (I solved my own question! So, basically, I copied each room and made changes accordingly, instead I removed all instances for each room and then re-added them and now they work fine. Must be some issue with the call system when copying and then changing information.)

[@hughgladman7397]

the code to make the knight follow my sprite isnt working whenever i play it just makes the enemy go down and doesnt stop

[@alchemlemnis]

hey dude i copied your code exactly how you typed it and it still doesn't let me do the thing it says it cant

[@Starbula]

This was definitely your funniest video for me xD

[@mrmistery0us951]

How do you make an enemy respawn in the same place?

[@MsMosoka]

Congratulations! You have made a game of the year!

[@unknownbeing4247]

Bro pls help me I've reached the enemy killing part , I'm shooting but it's not hitting the red ones idk why I've trying again and again what do I do pls help 😭😭

[@robertwatts7894]

so did things change? i type in what you have to make the player move but when i try to Load the game it won't load. :(

[@lordnipplus2505]

With every sentence I could sense the built-up frustration caused by being asked "Hey can you make a video of a quick proof-of-concept game, crammed into like a 10-15 minute video?" over and over again lol. "It starts counting at 0, don't ask why" lmao

[@VivianPanda]

WHY IS IT SO POLISHED

[@khangphan1456]

Game Jam: You have 48 hours to make a game Shaun: You have less than 30 minutes actually

[@unsaltedchipies]

helo you probably wont see this since im 4 months late but im using your example here for a school project i know hysterical and ive followed step for step but all of a sudden the oenemy has gone invisible and there not spawning so if you do end up seeing this much appreciated. im gonna go over it one more time otherwise im stumped cheers

[@Schrogs]

Greatest tutorial ever made

[@Sergeant_samwise2]

i was just new to game maker saw a updated 2021 version and I was like "yes" and now I'm sweating