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I Wanna Maker
I Wanna Maker is a precision platformer with a robust level editor and online level sharing, based on I Wanna Be The Guy fangames. Create complex levels using a variety of objects, a powerful events system, and customizable visuals. Browse levels online, take on challenge modes, and more!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
41 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“Mario maker but better (And free)”
“Takes 1 hour to get used to, but the default controlls are HORRIBLE. Overall, it's EXACTLY what I was looking for. :)”
“ITS FREE AND PEAK, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, INSTALL IT”
7 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“Mario maker but better (And free)”
“ITS FREE AND PEAK, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, INSTALL IT”
“a great platformer for free! :D”
4 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“Literaly peak, it might be hard, but thats js because all ppl in this game are like PROS”
“Pretty good precision platformer game, its controls are fairly easy but it can get extremely hard.”
4 of the 70 reviews raise this.
3 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“Great levels, great editor, everything about this game is great!”
4 of the 70 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“bad”
“awesome game, hate needles”
“Not great, teaches mechanics poorly and has terrible design in general. You see an apple in a video game and you go to pick it up. Well in this game an apple kills you upon contact. You learn that you can shoot so you…”
Counted across 70 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“they have 1nf3s+@+!on, blessing of the moon, sanctuary, hadopelagic pressure, and fly of beelzebub by dm dokuro in this game”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played“Its like those gd platformer levels but with super mario maker stuff, recommended”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Its like super mario maker, but with a gun, i love it”
— a player, Steam review · 50 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
I Wanna Maker v1.003
Ver 1.003 (11/17/23): Some campaign level adjustments Fix dune spike incorrectly being 31 px wide Fix shoot cannon from cannon achievement Fix player scale not saving properly after changing size from
I Wanna Maker is out of Early Access! (v1.0)
I Wanna Maker has reached v1.0 and is out of Early Access! Woo! With this v1.0 update, we've added a hand-crafted campaign mode with several worlds, Steam achievements which also unlock new player cos
Date Update: I Wanna Maker coming out of Early Access on November 10th
Hey all, we unfortunately have decided to delay I Wanna Maker coming out of Early Access again. It'll now be coming out on November 10th (a 2 week delay). We're really close to the finish line, and we
Date update: I Wanna Maker coming out of Early Access on November 10th
Hey all, we unfortunately will have to delay I Wanna Maker coming out of Early Access from September 29th to November 10th. Important note: The release date was initially planned to be September 29th,
I Wanna Maker is coming out of Early Access on November 10th!
We’re excited to announce that I Wanna Maker will be coming out of Early Access on October 27th, 2023! (2023-10-27) Important note: The release date was initially planned to be September 29th, but was
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Precision Platformer · Level Editor · Free to Play · 2D Platformer · Character Customization · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Arcade · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Difficult · Platformer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Save Anytime · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor |
| Languages | English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Achievements | 46 |
| Official site | https://www.iwannamakergame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: 2.5 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space