Hello SG-Family

Since I like to tinker, I wanted to ask if you know of any tools/programs on Steam that can be used to develop games. Since I don't have any programming skills, I'm looking for ones that don't require them to create something.

So far I know the following: GameGuru, RPG Maker

I wanted to take a closer look at these: RPG Architect, RPG Developer Bakin

Are there any others that are better? I would appreciate any recommendations.

It can be general, but I would be especially interested in creating games like jump&run, anime, RPG.

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There is such a thing
Clickteam Fusion 2.5

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Thanks, I'll take a closer look at that :)

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  • Pixel Game Maker MV, geared towards 2D action/platformers

  • Visual Novel Maker, IF Visual Novel Game Maker, and Visual Novel Engine for visual novels, although all of these have their own limitations.

  • SRPG Studio for sim/strategy RPGs, although much like RPG Maker is tuned towards Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest-styled RPGs, SRPG Studio is generally pretty close to Fire Emblem-like out-of-the-box.

  • GameMaker claims to have a "drag-and-drop no-code-required workflow for beginners", but I'm unsure what that actually entails as I've never used GM.

Ultimately having at least a basic understanding of coding or scripting will go a long ways towards any of these, as most of them will need external code or plugins to add or fine-tune features that their built-in editors don't really support. While it's certainly possible to build complete games without any extra code, it also severely limits what you can actually build into those games.

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Thank you :)
That's right, I just want to try something out and see how far I can get with it and what is possible without any knowledge. I think it will definitely be fun if I find the right tool for me among the recommendations, then I can try out a few things.

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This is in EA and it's quite expensive, but it looks pretty nice RPG Architect

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I've put it on my wish list, I'll watch a few videos about it later :)

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RPG in a Box
https://store.steampowered.com/app/498310/RPG_in_a_Box/
"...The software is designed with a fun, beginner-friendly approach in mind as to not require any programming or modelling knowledge, ..."
It has demo version.
It was given away on Epic Games Store months ago in case you use that platform and you redeemed.

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Tells me something, I think I saw it on the Epic Store when it was free...but I probably didn't add it. 😖

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I'm just curious, is "on Steam" a must?
There is also Ren'Py for visual novel, its scripting language is quite simple; along with what @FEGuy mentioned above.

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It's not a must, I just always liked to put everything on Steam XD.
But I'll definitely take a look

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Thank you 😊

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Thanks for the recommendations.
I have seen Aseprite. Just haven't had a closer look at it yet, but apparently you can create GIFs with it if I read it right...which piqued my interest. That's why I put it on my wish list today

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Nathalie Lawhead writes often about alternate game tools or just little artisanal-made tools for quickly making digital somethings, here's a couple of the recent ones: Solo-Devs and Risk-Takers (An Artistic Exploration of Experimental Tools), The Generous Space of Alternative Game Engines (A Curation)

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