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GameMaker vs GDevelop

	GameMaker	GDevelop
What it says it does	GameMakerMake a game with GameMaker, the best free video game engine. Perfect for beginners and professionals. Learn to build your own 2D indie games with our simple tutorials.	GDevelopGDevelop is a free, fast, easy, open-source game engine. Learn 2D, 3D or multiplayer game development with our tutorials. Publish everywhere: iOS, Android, Steam... Use AI to learn and build faster.
Pricing	GameMakerFree for non-commercial use (all desktop, web, mobile and GX.games exports, no watermark); Professional $99.99 one-time commercial licence; Enterprise subscription (monthly or yearly) adds console exports and source code access (official)	GDevelopFree open-source MIT game engine with a free cloud account (limited AI credits, cloud projects and daily publishes); paid Silver, Gold and Pro memberships add AI credits, cloud storage, iOS publishing and collaboration (see official pricing page for current USD amounts; save up to 40% yearly); companies over $50K annual revenue or funding must use Pro when using a GDevelop account (official)
Website	GameMakerhttps://gamemaker.io/en	GDevelophttps://gdevelop.io

Which tool for which job

GameMaker wins when you want a proven 2D engine with a one-time commercial licence and no royalties.

GDevelop wins when you want to make and export a 2D or 3D game without writing the whole project in code.

Descriptions in the table come from each vendor's own site. This verdict is a fit call from those official pages as of 4 November 2026, not a shared benchmark or a hands-on score. Prices change, so confirm the pricing row on each tool page. How we review tools.

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