Resources
Free, cheap, and useful links for art, audio, GameMaker learning, and building your own projects.
Free and open game art, sprites, music, sound effects, and more.
A popular paid pixel art editor used by a lot of game developers.
A free image editor for editing sprites, UI mockups, textures, and general art assets.
A free audio editor for recording, trimming, and editing sound effects.
A large library of community-shared sound effects and audio recordings.
A simple browser tool for generating retro sound effects.
The official manual. Not always beginner-friendly, but still the source of truth.
The official GameMaker forum for questions, discussion, and community help.
My GameMaker libraries and tools. You do not need these for the beginner lessons, but they can help once you start building larger projects.