Construct 3 Erfahrungen

Quick and comfortable game development

Kommentare: I've used Construct 3 to develop short and sweet web games, and the process has proved fast, easy and efficient. I'm currently using the software to develop a larger commercial game, and the experience has proved to be smooth as the sole programmer during these first couple of months of development.

Vorteile:

Construct 3 is clean and simple to use. When developing my own games, I can quickly add new levels and features without much fuss. I've taught game development to high school students using C3, and they have no problems learning how to use the software. It is in active development, and frequently receives updates with bug fixes, new features, and suggestions from the community. The community on Discord is very helpful, and frequently share example templates and addons/effects that extend Construct's functionality. With the addition of javascript scripting, it's very easy to mix block based logic and actual code in a project, and you can implement external javascript libraries to extend your project. The HTML5 focus makes it easy to share your projects with others via features like remote preview or simply through the fast export process.

Nachteile:

The quirks of how project and object files make it hard (but not impossible) to use in larger teams. Despite regional pricing, the monthly or annual subscription plans can be expensive for students or hobbyists, and the free version is limited. It's a bit hard to suggest more complex yet interesting features without them being shot down due to them being "too complex" or the underlying systems "delicate and with a lot of moving parts". The asset store hasn't been properly moved to the current website, so a lot of good paid addons for Construct 3 are scattered about in places like itch.io. Feature-wise and in export options, it doesn't compete with the big engines like Unity or Unreal. There are addons that hack around this, but the program focuses solely on 2D.

Fast game development and efficient prototyping

Kommentare: I work with construct as a freelancing game developer, from small casino games to full multiplayer brawlers. It is an excellent tool if you are looking for quick development and progress to a final game.

Vorteile:

The game engine has one of the most fluent learning flows, in just a few hours anyone can have a game running and playable.The event oriented programming is flexible enough to be possible to solve almost any kind of projects, and when it gets short, you can use JavaScript to take all the juice of it.

Nachteile:

Performance is one of the biggest cons it has, while the games can be run on ANY platform, and exported in almost one click, the html5 2d games have big problems with old hardware. Luckly explorers and hardware are having a big upgrade and it may be a problem of the past in a few months.

Innovative and Easy to use gaming tool

Kommentare: It is a great hassle free game development with amazing support.
Also i like how it have built in solutions for problems that you may encounter while using it.

Vorteile:

It makes game creation easy for non programmers.

Nachteile:

It is easy to use and very helpful, so no dislike.

Useful for those who can’t code

Kommentare: Very poor customer support. I cannot recommend Construct 3 due to this. Save your money and learn to program properly!

Vorteile:

Easy to use. User friendly for beginners.

Nachteile:

Construct 3 suffers from a lack of support. Scirra are focused on introducing new features to Construct 3 constantly so users see the value of what is a rather pricey subscription. The downside to this is that they don’t prioritise fixing issues when they arise. I am an app developer and I was alerted by a user to an issue with one of my apps that resulted from a broken IAP component in Construct 3. This issue was potentially costing me money. I complained about the issue on Scirra’s forums. The issue affected numerous other developers, not just me. An issue was raised on github do that it could be fixed. Well it took over a year to fix. For such an important element that impacts on users ability to make money from Construct 3 you would think they would have given priority to fixing it. Apparently not so. This really left a bad taste in my mouth. As a result of Scirra’s inability to offer an appropriate level of support to their subscribers I ended my subscription. I began coding in Swift instead and have since shipped two apps written in Swift. Using a proper programming language makes you realise how limited Construct 3 really is. If you wish to make good games fo yourself a favour and learn to program in a proper language. Your games will be more professional and will be optimised and will run better. A programming language simply offers more flexibility than something like Construct 3 ever could.

Easily one of the best no code engines out there.

Kommentare: Overall I have great fun when working on projects which is very importent otherwise whats the point.

Vorteile:

I loved that if I wanted to take on the programming route construct has TypeScript support for me.

Nachteile:

I don't like that construct has support for a 3D object but only supports basic shapes and not custom models that can be imported from blender or other 3D modeling software.

Best 2d Game engine to start with game development.

Kommentare: Construct 3 is very good, very easy to use and support a lot of features, Its actually the best to use for browser games making (html5 games), but it doesn't stop at that you can actually export you games to Desktop/Mobile and other markets as well. I definitely recommend it if you want to make 2d games (It also support 3d btw but as a 2d game developer never tried it)

Vorteile:

I tried other games engines (Unity and Godot) it was really hard to make anything, Construct 3 was a game-changer for me. Its intuitive interface and drag-and-drop features made everything so clear and accessible. Suddenly, complex mechanics I imagined were popping up in my games with ease. Whether you're a complete beginner or a professional developer, Construct 3 has everything you need to bring your game ideas to life. this tool empowers anyone to turn their wildest game dreams into reality. Also no setup or code needed from any where you can just open the website access your account and start making games.

Nachteile:

I just love everything about construct 3, they keep updating and improving the software with features that make construct better so no cons.

Started because its easy to use, stayed because its very powerful

Kommentare: My experience has been awesome, C3 makes game development a really fun experience since the workflow becomes faster and simpler compared to other engines. I have no plans to stop using it as long as my team keeps working on 2D projects, and I know that the engine will get even more features since the devs are very active and easy to reach.

Vorteile:

The event-sheet-based programming was the reason I started using Construct 3, since it's so easy, fast, and intuitive to make games with it, but this doesn't limit the engine in any means, the engine is very powerful and has everything my team needs to develop awesome 2D games with it. We have been using C3 for 3 years and have no plans to change.

Nachteile:

1. C3 doesn't have good 3D support, which could be useful for 2D games when working with cameras and depth.2. It doesn't have native support for console exports.3. The project structure makes it hard to multiple people to use the engine at the same time in the same project, making it not so good for bigger teams.

My admiration for construct 3 as a game developer

Kommentare: Construct 3 has made game development accessible and effortless to me with no coding experience. Construct 3 is a must have for all developers. I recommend it!

Vorteile:

Construct 3 is a next levell software for creating browser 2d games with no coding experience. I did not believe it until I used the software myself. l like the following features of it 1) Multiple difficulty level 2) Drag-and-drop feature 3) it's easy to use on android browsers which was my fear initially 4) Easily exportable 5) Games does not take extra time to load, they are ready to play immediately after export - No coding required at all tomake a game

Nachteile:

Great software that I can recommend to game developers of any level

Solid, simple, easy to use

Kommentare: Very positive experience. I will always recommend C3, and I still keep an eye on this engine that is constantly growing.

Vorteile:

Ease of use. I started my game design journey in C2, and it was amazingly easy to have simple mechanic working. Now, this engine could be consider as simple, or very limited. But you can truly create complex mechanic and whole games. Its amazing for beginners. But, if you do use bigger engines, C3 still provides value with the fast prototyping.

Nachteile:

Price mostly. Game development havent provide me economic gains yet, so, my budget is close to zero. I bought C2, and I would buy C3 if that option exist. But the current subscription model is too expensive to me. Everything else is amazing, and probably is worth the price. Now, there is a free plan, so, I still can create simple prototypes if I need to.

Game programming made almost perfect

Kommentare: Overall, I can say that my game programming process has been transformed and made so much easier thanks to construct 3 has It has enabled me to create different dimensions of game with very satisfactory results

Vorteile:

Construct 3 has been a major find for my career as a game programer! complex effects and tasks that require a long line of codes have been made a lot more easy to accomplish. the feature I love the most is the drag and drop interface, coupled with the other vast in built library of features and plugins. the community and customer support system is also commendable, bravo to the innovators of this tool

Nachteile:

I have not encountered any major glitches from using construct 3

Construct 3 is an amazing product for virtually anyone making 2D games

Kommentare: I love Construct and am a proud user of it. I encourage people who I know are interested in learning game development or are looking for new tools to check it out. I'm an unpaid evangelist for the platform and have worked with companies to consider supporting it more explicitly. This has unfortunately been difficult to do as an unofficial voice for the platform, but I still like trying to make sure monetization options out there at least know about Construct to consider it down the road.

Vorteile:

Construct lets me prototype new ideas very quickly and get things moving fast. helps me evaluate an idea rapidly to either discard it, pursue it or improve it. The software is very stable. I can't think of the last time I experienced anything that was a legitimate bug. Constant updates / patches and improvements are clear signs of a project that's thrive.

Nachteile:

I honestly can't think of any Cons about the software as is, however I do have two points that I believe Construct could do better in and would make the platform even more powerful, populare and profitable for their users: I wish they would make inroads to 3D game development. While I know 3D introduces new complexities, I'm not convinced I see how adding a Z axis and a 3d view would not still work with the same core logic and rules of Construct. HTML5 can be used to produce hi quality 3D games with other tech using the same core javascript language. Even if it were light 3D stuff at first like making a game like crossy roads.. i mean come on. Construct 3(D!) :) I would also like to really see a concrete solution from Construct to make it easier for HTML5 web games to be monetized. There are ways, but they are very much "you figure it out" solutions that as a non-programmer pretty much make it a non starter. Mobile is super saturated and finding success in it gets harder and harder. Web while not having it's own challenges would still open up a lot of new genres and possibilities. Or perhaps working closely with a strong platform like Kongregate. I would love to develop games for browser for PC like a nice RPG that would be browser based.. but at this time I find the options not feasible as a Construct user.

The is an untapped group of audience waiting

Kommentare: Overall I love construct. As a traditional artist and a 3d artist. I would love the opportunity to make a game that can utilize all my talents. I'm still hoping its Construct 3 than the others game engines. I think I'll will be a loyal user for a very long time.

Vorteile:

easy to use and is amazing for people who are artists and designers that want to make a game without having to learn how to code.

Nachteile:

The lack of 3d that is involved. Now please hear me out from this. I know allot of people that know 3d are not asking to make this to another Unreal or Unity. What we are asking is to have some basics settings to allow 3d artists to use this product so they may make a game. I feel if the artists can import low geometry models (no more than 500 polygons) in there scene and being able to have a 3d viewport. You will see allot of 3d artists using Construct as there go to game engine. And you will have a larger more broader audience to be a part of the construct family. There are allot of 3d people out there still looking for the alternative to create a game without having to learn coding and Construct still has the opportunity to be that engine. Maybe if not Construct then possible another sub game engine that is for 3d users. and you can charge extra to subscribe to both. Just something to think about cause there is still allot of room to get more people.

Construct 3 is undoubtedly the best no-code game development option present today.

Kommentare: Overall, Construct 3 has helped me realize my vision and sustain my passion, which would have been lost otherwise. I would highly recommend it to someone who wants to develop 2D games with ease and fun.

Vorteile:

Non-coding, easy to understand event system is definitely the USP of C3. Apart from that i really like how the editor is designed user friendly so that i can develop small mobile games in no time, but the same features also give me the flexibility to go deeper and develop as complex mechanism as i want. I absolutely love that i can conceptualize, develop, monetize, and export to multiple platforms, hassle-free all at the same place. Another huge factor for me choosing C3 is its very reasonable pricing. And lastly, i love the forum community as people there have always helped me whenever i have got stuck in a development situation.

Nachteile:

There are occasional bugs, which are rare, mostly minor and are fixed within a day or two of the complaint. Considering that issue to be nominal and present in every engine available in the market, the only other con i can think of is the limited analytical debugging features which can be made better.

Easy to learn, hard to master

Kommentare: Very positive, lots of fun and lots of learning. I've been a customer for 7+ years and in the forseeable future, I will stay one.

Vorteile:

The whole event-system just really clicked well with me. I've used a variety of game making software before Construct, but either I felt too limited or the whole approach to coding just didn't work for me. When I first played around with Construct and I placed a couple events, it just felt very intuitive for me. From that point on I was hooked.

Nachteile:

One thing I still feel like it's missing are native UI/Menu elements. They do exist and work, but in their current form they are subject to a lot of jankyness and I avoid them like the plague, imho they are barely useable. You just gotta re-create what you need with sprites and events.

Construct 3 for App Design

Kommentare: Very good, I only use it as a Hobby at this time. the App market is so saturated, there dosn't seem to be as much opportunity to make good money as there once was.

Vorteile:

I like that unlike some other software you dont need a 3rd party software to product the final Game App for different devices.

Nachteile:

More Game Control functionality, being able to control a game character by using your devices motion doesn't always work as well as it could. In game Adds like Admob don't work on the Construct Arcade. I asked about this and it was the only time I never got a response back.

Best Game Engine with room for some improvements

Kommentare: With Construct 3 it was very easy and fast to create my games and publish them. Game development in C3 is very dynamic and easy to learn. I made two games using Construct 3 and I'm very happy with the result, the games are Nuclear Assault for Steam and SUPER Farting Dogs for Android, in addition to making 3 other games that won first place in 3 game jam's here in Brazil using the Construct 3.

Vorteile:

Fast speed of game development.Ease of learningFriendly interfaceEasy to export gamesMany Behaviors that speed up development

Nachteile:

I believe that the pathfinding behavior may have one more option to prevent an object from climbing on top of the other, as each object with pathfinding cannot detect other identical objects as an obstacle by default. It would be very good for Top Down Tower Defense games for example if Behavior from Pathfinding had these improvements.I also think it could have a Leaderboard object made easier to insert in games.

Best choice for beginners and advanced game developers

Kommentare: Construct 3 game engine is the best choice that suits all my needs at the moment. I have plenty of prototypes already in active development and managed to release my very first game on Steam platform thanks to it. I recommend that product for everyone who wants to try out game development.

Vorteile:

Construct 3 game engine is the best choice for someone who don't know how to code but have an idea for a game. Its drag-and-drop actions feature enables easy and fast prototyping, but also is a nice introduction for a game development itself. It is a very flexible tool for creating 2D/2.5D games (and from what I've seen it's going into basic 3D features as well since some time).

Nachteile:

I would love to have an option to pay once and have an option to download a desktop (Windows) program of it.

Why Construct 3 is THE Best "No-Code" Engine

Kommentare: Construct 3 has made making games less of a math paper and more of a creative space where I can bring world's to life and enjoy doing so. Every other engine has made some attempts at the no code approach, and although there are some honorable mentions, NO ONE does it like Construct 3.

Vorteile:

Construct 3 beats every other engine such as GDevelop and GameSalad that attempts to utilize a no code approach to game development in terms of performance, simplicity, UX, UI, and options within the events system that make their custom language much more powerful than the alternatives.

Nachteile:

I have no gripe with anything concerning construct 3.

This Software made me comebackto game development

Kommentare: Despite of the html5 core, construct is very powerfull, one of the best tools to make quick prototypes and even full games, depending of the platform that you need, two of our major games were developed using construct, and if your focus is 2d and html and pc/mac/linux games look nofurther.

Vorteile:

Focus on logics without a single line of code.

Nachteile:

html based, depending of a lot of external tools.

Great value for this underrated 2D game engine

Kommentare: As a two man team we managed to develop prototypes and games with ease compared to using other game engines. The development speed is very fast however some integrations (such as Steam API for example) can take longer and are more prone to issues. There are plugins however which are developed by individuals to try and solve these problems, plugins that in our experience end up broken in half a year or so due to the rapid development of Construct 3.

Vorteile:

Construct 3 is an outstanding 2D game engine which lets you build HTML5 games/apps/websites/anything HTML5 related without writing any code (though you can code if you want to). It's a double layered software product which gives the user access to only design code blocks (no coding), coding with JavaScript or a combination of both. The non-coding layer has logic related readable code blocks and the logic is exported by the software as HTML5 code. This means that you can port your game to play in Browsers, as executables in Windows and macOS, on phones and basically any device which can run HTML5. It has the newest features browser vendors add to their products (Google Chrome, Mozilla, etc). Has a lot of built-in behaviors which can be applied to objects to give them functionality out of the box. Another pro is that it runs in your browser, being a web app.

Nachteile:

The limits imposed by browser vendors sometimes restrict the use of the software and the developers must spend time to find workarounds. Also the HTML5 standards are not applied in due time for all browsers so your games/apps might have issues sometimes on different browsers which is why cross platform testing is so important.

My personal experience using Construct 3 review

Kommentare: Construct 3 is the ideal software for those who want to make 2D games. This non-programming game maker software is ideal for an educational setting because of its numerous game options, low cost, and comprehensive support. Overall experience is engaging because the thrill of designing a game and then playing it in an hour or less is powerful. Students are more committed and encouraged to learn for a goal when they can see immediate results when they add or modify the event sheet in Construct 3.

Vorteile:

I love Construct 3 because I don't have to learn programming to develop a game. The subscription's price is affordable and It's a versatile tool with a variety of features and options. It is by far the simplest game engine for beginners to learn. It is also a great platform to teach with my students on using Construct 3 for game development, and I'm enjoying it immensely using it for educational purposes as well as developing games for my own. Apart from that, Construct 3 is a great way to get started with event-driven and object-oriented programming, and it has a lot of export options such as Android, IOS, Facebook, HTML5, Xbox and etc. Construct's versatility includes the ability to use a combination of blocks and JavaScript which are suitable for non-programmers. Overall Construct 3 is one of the best game maker software that I would recommend my student to use.

Nachteile:

Construct 3 is designed for 2D games and projects; anything 3D will not work properly, and I would recommend using a different game engine if you go this path. Construct 3, like any other game development program, has its own flaws. Construct 3 is densely packed with functionality, requiring a steep learning curve to realize its full potential. Although templates and documentation can help, there is still a learning curve to contend with. Since the sample and book for construct 3 are still lacking, you must refer to the instructions for construct 2 which can be challenging.

Construct 3 r268 +

Vorteile:

Excellent for teaching young people about logic, problrm solving, and programming concepts. It's easy to create simple games with young students and school pupils, gently introducing them to programming concepts while they engage in fun activities. Work to reward time is very short so students dont loose interest before they see something cool on screen. I've tried using Unity and Unreal in classes and the learning curve was too steep with too little reward in classes which are two hours a week or less. Construct 3 is perfect. Runs from a browser so no install needed, but can still produce games that perform well. It has enough complexity to do some very clever things and is constantly being updated with new tools and improvements. The recent 3D additions look really promising. My class of 13 year old's went wild when they saw me add a 3D camera example to change an overhead 2D maze game into a first person view in a matter of seconds. This is the best tool I've found for creating 2D games and interactive media, and it just keeps getting better.

Nachteile:

For 3D games development, look elsewhere. The new 3D tools are promising, but very limited at the moment. You could make Doom or Wing Commander clones for instance, with primitive 3D shapes and billboarding.

A really nice tool, the more I use it the more I love it!

Kommentare: Actually I am building games for the web desktop and mobile. It requires that builds size are super low and Construct does a really good job for that. My company strategy is realeasing multiple small and quality games in a short time to cumulate passive incomes and Construct allows me to create web games super fast. I plan to release these games on other platforms like mobile and PC later and this is possible with few additional work.

Vorteile:

As a Game Designer / Artist Construct 3 allows me to create full games from scratch alone, and monetize them. The learning curve is really smooth. I love the visual scripting approach. I can achieve complexe things in a simple way. It's super fast! with the behaviors and plugins you can try a lot of ideas super fast and have super nice results in really short time. You can test your game on mobile on the go just flashing a QR code. There is updates every weeks, in one year the number of new features is amazing. The community and Scirra team are really nice. Each time I have an issue or question someone helps me the same day.

Nachteile:

It's not possible to release games on Console with Construct only. Not easy to reuse features from one project to an another one because GameObjects and variables must have the same name ( maybe I don't do it the good way)

Got some learning curve, but it's awesome once your past it

Kommentare: I am having a blast! As a Game Designer, I have TONS of ideas for new games, and with C3, I can test those mechanics very fast and see what works and what doesn't, as well as go ahead and pursue the one that do work into a full mobile game. Working on in on the web is a great added value, as I can continue working wherever I am. Constant updates keep the app fresh and stable (even got some of my own issues fixed). Highly recommended!

Vorteile:

- Very easy to create both simple mockups and fully-fledged mobile games - Event sheets offer a fresh approach to game development - Suited to both beginner developer and advanced ones using JS API for custom game logic - Updates are sent at an amazing rate. Dozens of updates per year - A very thorough documentation and supportive community

Nachteile:

- Lacking some very important properties in the event sheet, but can be solved using helper functions - Some minor irritating bugs in some of the behaviors - While it has some built in tools to edit assets, some are lacking (SVG editor, Sound editor, Shader tool)

Construct3 the best engine for making 2D games

Kommentare: Amazing, I love using Construct3 and while expanding my team we have had no problem scaling the project, it's easy and fast to train the developers to use Construct3.

Vorteile:

What I like the most about Construct3 is the very easy and intuitive way to actually just start making a game, I am Bachelor's on Computer Systems coming from a Java programmer language background, but when looking for a game engine to start making games, I had the need to learn a new programming language but when I discovered Construct3 it was perfect, with my good understanding on logic structuring, all I did was start making games after 2 or 3 days of using Construct3.

Nachteile:

The only cons are the lack of implementing an online multiplayer environment, Addons end up crashing, almost any tutorials from Construct3 themselves and the way you learn is through third parties or by trial and error.