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Best GameMaker Games

Top 25 of 25 qualifying games — tagged GameMaker (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-10-22. Under each game: what its Steam reviewers most often mention (+ praise, − complaint), with how many of about 100 most-helpful reviews raise it — from the review consensus on each game's page.

1 Gunpoint (2013) Stealth · Indie · Puzzle · $9.99 + clever puzzles with multiple solutions 81+ witty dialogue and dark humor 30− too short despite solid quality 18 97.5%13,332 reviews 2 Rivals of Aether (2017) Fighting · 2D Fighter · Multiplayer · $29.99 + fun, polished platform-fighter mechanics 39+ vast, absurd Steam Workshop roster 34 96.0%38,223 reviews 3 RED HOT VENGEANCE (2019) Free to Play · Violent · Gore · Free 96.1%3,597 reviews 4 Game Dev Tycoon (2013) Management · Simulation · Indie · $9.99 + addictive game-development management loop 64+ varied companies, combinations, and runs 11− formulaic, repetitive slider optimization 16 95.2%45,210 reviews 5 Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Generations (2019) Family Friendly · Free to Play · Puzzle · Free + Flexible puzzle tools 20+ Free, plentiful puzzle content 12− Blurry or AI artwork 5 94.6%1,139 reviews 6 RPG Maker XP (2013) Game Development · RPG · RPGMaker · $24.99 93.2%1,998 reviews 7 Savant - Ascent (2013) Action · Indie · Great Soundtrack · $1.99 92.1%2,783 reviews 8 RPG Maker MV (2015) RPG · RPGMaker · Game Development · $79.99 + Easy to learn and beginner-friendly 28+ Versatile and suitable for RPGs 16− Limited by assets and built-in features 13 90.7%8,966 reviews 9 Super Blue Boy Planet (2016) Free to Play · Pixel Graphics · Indie · Free 91.1%2,716 reviews 10 Mad Games Tycoon (2016) Management · Simulation · Strategy · $14.99 + Deep management mechanics 24+ Challenging progression 8− Steep learning curve 14 90.8%4,420 reviews 11 The Spike (2020) Sports · PvP · Arcade · Free 90.9%2,367 reviews 12 Nidhogg (2014) Local Multiplayer · Indie · Swordplay · $9.99 + Local two-player dueling 23+ Simple, deep sword duels 18 90.2%7,966 reviews 13 Super Crate Box (2012) Free to Play · Indie · Platformer · Free + crate-based weapon switching 24+ free arcade entertainment 10− punishing enemy intensity 13 88.9%6,442 reviews 14 Stealth Bastard Deluxe (2012) Stealth · Platformer · Indie · $1.29 + stealth-puzzle platforming 44+ challenging precision puzzles 16− more platformer than stealth 13 89.0%1,233 reviews 15 Rock 'N' Roll Defense (2016) Tower Defense · Strategy · Casual · $4.99 + casual minimalist tower defense 38+ loud rock soundtrack 28− unbalanced maps and randomness 14 87.1%3,973 reviews 16 Cyberhunt (2017) Indie · Action · Casual · $4.99 + Simple, satisfying gameplay depth 21+ Hours of satisfying content 12− Awkward, difficult controls 10 85.0%2,918 reviews 17 BLACKHOLE (2015) Adventure · Indie · Puzzle-Platformer · $8.99 85.3%1,063 reviews 18 Valdis Story: Abyssal City (2013) Metroidvania · Action · Platformer · $14.99 83.9%2,714 reviews 19 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition (2017) Action · Indie · Top-Down · $0.49 82.4%1,942 reviews 20 Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up (2020) Management · City Builder · Building · $19.99 + Station management and building 38+ Challenging scenarios and modes 14− Construction and automation limitations 15 81.3%1,768 reviews 21 The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia (2019) Indie · Action · Bullet Hell · $14.99 81.1%1,710 reviews 22 GameMaker Studio 2 Desktop (2017) Game Development · Utilities · Design & Illustration · Free + Easy 2D game development 40+ Helpful tutorials and updates 9− Subscription model backlash 21 80.7%2,255 reviews 23 INK (2015) Platformer · Indie · Action · $4.99 + creative ink-reveal platforming 36+ colorful ink-splattered visuals 27− slippery clunky movement 15 80.9%1,579 reviews 24 GameGuru Classic (2015) Game Development · Software · Design & Illustration · $19.99 + Easy, beginner-friendly interface 19− Limited, shallow game-making functionality 13 72.2%2,100 reviews 25 Home (2012) Indie · Adventure · Horror · $4.99 + Branching, atmospheric mystery 28+ Atmospheric pixel visuals 21− Brief one-hour experience 26 67.0%1,775 reviews