GDevelop

Review by an Gdevelop user for over past 4 years.

Kommentare: My overall experience using Gdevelop over the past four years has been exciting. I have seen the engine grow before my eyes through updates, and they are constantly working to improve it. The community and popularity of Gdevelop have grown significantly, and as these two factors rise, so does the user base. This gives me hope for the future of Gdevelop because I am confident that in a few years, their 3D capabilities will get better, and Gdevelop will be able to compete with top engines.

Vorteile:

I like the ease of use of managing the scenes, editing animations, adding new characters, and, most importantly, how convenient it is for us to change or add game events It is literally the best 2D game engine out there in the market and that too is so cheap. These are the major pros I like about Gdevelop.

Nachteile:

The things I don't like about Gdevelop can be counted on you fingers but their impact is huge if you see from a Game developer POV. for example the lack of 3D features I know it's new but it can be faster, secondly I think pricing while publishing or exporting your game can be little less. These are the cons I feel about Gdevelop.

3 Commercial Games Shipped on Steam

Kommentare: I created and shipped 3 fully developed indie games with GDevelop over the course of 7 years, to critical aclaim by fans. I couldn't have done that with any other engine. Gdevelop made it possible to develop the second game (Red-Tether) in only 7 months, shipping 2000+ units and reaching 98% favorable reviews. Overall the engine is extremely efficient and well suited to make professional 2d games in short timeframes.

Vorteile:

Very fast development cycle, easy to use, lots of tutorials and explanations on the wiki. The no code aspect is developed the the fullest, in contrast to other engines I tried. GDevelop actually does allow you to make full comercial games without actual programming.

Nachteile:

My main grope with GDevelop is that version 4 is unfortunately is no longer supported, eventually preventing me from updating my existing games made in that version. In some regards it also feels like a superior version in terms of usability. GDevelop 5 is slower than 4 in some regards and at times it feels like using a badly optimized website instead of a desctop app. It struggles when project get to substantial sizes. This causes things like massive delays to simple tasks like opening variable list, failing to load event sheets in their entirety or scrolling to random events when using cntrl+z. Loading external data through xml was more flexible in GDevelop 4 and some aspect of the animation viewer where more streamlined.

I liked it when they were 2d focussed

Kommentare: Just a bummer, helper [sensitive content hidden] being the face of literally everything doesn't help, might as well call it [sensitive content hidden]develop

Vorteile:

The reason I picked it over Godot was because it seemed like it was doing a good job caring about 2D,

Nachteile:

but it seems they've swapped all their attention to 3D which honestly seems pretty dumb given the target demo was I thought supposed to be individuals or small teams.

The best No-Code engine and it's not even close

Vorteile:

GDevelop is a No-Code engine, but still feels like a coding engine, and I mean that in the best way possible. Unlike other visual coding engines, it doesn't overcomplicate things by having the code displayed in trees or graphs; it just has all the code as a list from top to bottom like in standard coding. I have been working on two commercial games in GDevelop that have totally different genres and every single feature I wanted to implement was possible; after two years I still have to find the limits to this software (expect for the one point mentioned in my Cons section).

Nachteile:

By far my biggest gripe with GDevelop is its lack of console support. Games developed in C#-based engines can be ported to consoles like the Nintendo Switch or the Ps4/5 more easily, but since GDevelop is based on Javascript, the process of porting the game to consoles is very convoluted and hard.

A perfect entry to game development for anyone

Kommentare: I have had a blast using it and would recommend it to anyone. I've created a large number of prototypes and using GDevelop has even encouraged me to get into 3D art again as I have the time to work on the art now it doesn't take me hours to make a game in other engines!

Vorteile:

The ability to cloud save is amazing. It allows me to develop on my PC or Mac or even phone/tablet without having to worry about GitHub or similar online saving. An in built art creation and editing tool is great to have and Piskel, built into GDevelop, is an amazing tool. Such a powerful tool. A simple ability to add new objects as assets either provided on the GDevelop Asset Store or my own assets is easy to use and clear to integrate. Adding new conditions and events make a lot of sense, and everything is contextual which means debugging is usually only required to ensure everything is happening in the right order. You can put together a prototype that you can expand upon in no time at all.

Nachteile:

I wish there were more in built tutorials on some of the more difficult aspects - especially 3D. I understand 3D is new but creating 3D FPS or 3rd Person Controllers would be an amazing addition.

Gdevelop review after using it for 2 years

Kommentare: Overall, I think the game engine is pretty good. Of course, there is always room for improvement, but even at its current state, gdevelop is a masterpiece, and providing it for free is an incredible feat. Just keep adding new features and updating, and you will be motivated to work even harder to improve it, knowing that your software is loved by so many.

Vorteile:

Pros: If I have to summarize my whole game development journey, the pros I felt were Gdevelop being free and open source compared to all other no-code game engines. No one on the market is as good as Gdevelop, plus it is no-code, which makes it way less complicated, and its drag-and-drop nature makes it a perfect go-to engine for your 2D game.

Nachteile:

Cons: The things I dislike about Gdevelop are as follows: first, their pricing. Recently, while I understand that they rely on donations and subscriptions to support their business model, the issue is that it is no longer very affordable. The increase in subscription prices is very noticeable. I hope you guys work on it. Secondly, I dislike Gdevelop's 3D compatibility. 3D still lacks many basic features, but I also understand that it is a 2D engine after all, and 3D is very new for them too.

Gdevelop is amazing

Kommentare: Overall it is great, I love it. And the build service is also really great they let us build on servers, 2 builds a day free thats awesome.

Vorteile:

I have been uisng it for quite a while at first I only used it in game jams but now I am using it in a project and it is a great experience really love it.

Nachteile:

It is a little hard to manage your game as it scales, if you are unaware of some tips and tricks.

An engine that brought me back into Game Development!

Vorteile:

I really enjoy how much the community is able to contribute to the growth and features of this game engine and the ease of use is well above all others.

Nachteile:

I feel that this engine is still in its infancy when it comes to quality of life and interface features.

Best no code game engine

Kommentare: Amazing. I always enjoy to test ideas in this engine and work on very interesting prototypes. Almost every game idea that I had can be complete develop in this engine. It's easy and powerful.

Vorteile:

No code easy workflows. You can have a working prototype very quickly. It's easy to understand. It's intuitive. There are a good amount of people helping each other in the web. Mostly all of my questions have been answered in the web (social forums)

Nachteile:

The only downside I have encounter is the lack of complex design objects. For example, creating a card game it's hard since I did not found a way to create a "Card object" that is composed of text and graphic independent elements that I could interact, and at the same time be part of a single card. Like prefab on unity or object nodes in godot.

What an awesome product to make games with <3

Kommentare: Highly recommend this engine to anyone interested in making games

Vorteile:

Fast prototyping iteration, ease of use with no-code environment. Active helpful community where the creators of GDevelop are actively present.

Nachteile:

Some features lacking like the use of sprite sheets.

A solo gamedev's review of GDevelop

Kommentare: Creating games with GDevelop has been a fun & fast experience so far, it's enabled me to quickly push prototypes and see what works and what doesn't. once a prototype is approved fully finished the game into something playable doesn't take as long as other engine's because of its no code ide.

Vorteile:

Gdevelop has a lot of features that are super nice and well implemented, the no code editor makes it super easy to create a base game within minutes, the animations for 2d games are really easy to set up aswell and makes using gdevelop a true alternative to other engines.

Nachteile:

I feel like the monetization, aswell as the steam integration needs to be added/improved. its documentation is a bit unclear and steam isnt implemented at all which is a highly requested feature.

I love GDevelop

Kommentare: I was using unreal and it was a mess with all the stuff that I didnt need loading...I got nothing done but with GD I could... It really is a great NDE and I am excited about the future and the 3d development.

Vorteile:

It's really great, I can't believe I only recently heard of it. I love that I can create the game and development that I want with a wonderful no code system. It blows me away with all the features. Very great.

Nachteile:

It sucks that there is no deployment for Iphone, very disappointing. Also there seems to be less love for the mac as I have notices a bunch of "not working" aspects for mac computers, which blows. Also, there are so many features that I find it very hard to discover how to use them all... maybe the coding part could get some type of visual rework for the UI.

Brings me closer to my childhood dream of publishing my own games.

Kommentare: There are a lot of tools for developing videogames these days, and most of them are free to some degree... But there's always a catch. For some it's the insane system requirements, for others is a steep learning curve, and for some others it's the cost. And others are just overkill if you just want to make a running or platform pixel art game.With GDevelop you get just the right tools, its very lightweight on resources, you can start from free and the learning curve it's almost inexistent, you dont even need experience coding. A compact, well optimized package that can take you from prototype to final product, quick and easy, and on lots of platforms.

Vorteile:

Really lightweight on system resources, I've even tried it on my phone and it seems totally possible to fully develop and publish at least a simple game on it. You can quickly preview your work in progress in a browser window from within the app. It provides you with everything you need to create your project from scratch and even publish the final product.Feeling lost? You can just import one of the several premade starter and tutorial projects and start building from there. There's also plenty of official videos and documentation, and they're all really easy to understand. Skill level? From zero to hero.The price? You can start from free, there's a lot of free resources and assets and if you want to go the next level, the premium ones are really accesible. You can also subscribe to the premium version with cloud features, etc, the starting point being literally that of a sandwich a month.

Nachteile:

I personally won't use it, but 3D seems a bit limited, at least for big complex projects... For simple lightweight games it seems good enough.

Gdevelop For Making Dreams Come True

Kommentare: I love Gdevelop and I would probably use this until the end of time. No joke everything is easy and simple to understand. This would be a perfect engine for people who are getting into game dev and even experienced devs.

Vorteile:

What I liked most about Gdevelop was the fact that it was no-code! I easily started making games at the age of 13 and continue making games today with this specific game engine.

Nachteile:

What I least liked about Gdevelop was that sometimes projects get a little buggy. A couple times my projects would freeze and lag in the editor. However, I did make a lot of stuff so that could possibly influence the smoothness of the app.

Why G-Develop?

Kommentare: G-Develop is amazing, I have recommended it to many people at my college, I show up to expos to show off my stuff and people always ask what program I made it in. G-Develop team, thank you for your work!

Vorteile:

Usually with other engines, they grant you powerful tools, but what's the use of a powerful tool if you don't know how to use it? I feel as if this is G-Develop's biggest strength, providing you with understandable code without watering down code's potential and flexibility.

Nachteile:

What I like least about G-Develop is the lagginess- though, most of the time, it's on the user's end to optimize the game to the upmost ability, and it also depends on hardware.

GDevelop: The Free and No-code engine - Perfect for those who don't know how to program!

Kommentare: GDevelop is a easy to use engine that requires no coding! I myself am an artist, this engine allowed me to make my own games even though I don't know how to program code. Its been a blast using this engine and making my own games in it. The best part is the the IDE is open-source, meaning I don't have to pay for a subscription if I want to!

Vorteile:

You don’t need to be a coding expert to use GDevelop. It’s super user-friendly and you can make a game in no time. The event system is a total game-changer for me. It’s perfect for beginners. The Engine has an awesome community, the folks in the GDevelop community are super cool and helpful. They’ve got a new template for in-app purchases that’s way easier than other engines. Need to prototype fast? GDevelop’s got your back. You can switch from a prototype to a real project in no time.

Nachteile:

The built-in pixel art editor, “Piskel”, can be a bit of a pain. It sometimes crashes when you hit undo. Feature Overload: There are so many features that it can be tough to figure out how to use them all. While GDevelop is great for basic 2D games, it doesn’t pack the same punch as some of its competitors like Unity or Unreal Engine, since it runs in Javascript and HTML its not recommended for making big games. The documentation could be clearer, its a bit vague and outdated. Although the tutorials on youtube from the official channel are pretty good. The mobile app has almost all the same options as the desktop version, but the layout isn’t as useful, and arranging sprites/zooming can be frustrating. The 3D feature is still pretty new and needs some work.

GDevelop Stands Out in Game Development

Vorteile:

GDevelop is great for its user-friendly interface and no-coding-required approach, making it accessible to me, a beginner. I really enjoy its powerful and flexible event system supports both visual scripting and JavaScript so I have the option to choose between VS and JS. The platform's ability to export games to multiple platforms is also incredibly helpful since doing that process myself is complicated and difficult. The extensive documentation, tutorials, and a built-in asset library really helped me learn the software and jump into making games immediately. I also appreciate the open-source community that ensures continuous updates and improvements. Overall, it's an amazing piece of game development software.

Nachteile:

I'm personally not a fan of the engine being marketed as 'free'. It is partially true, there is a free tier but a lot of features are locked away behind pay walls like publishing games to IOS. I understand that running this software is expensive and staff need to be compensated but marketing it as free feels a little dishonest to people just learning about the software.

A coder experience on a no-code engine

Kommentare: Overall, I was surprised by this game engine, in a fantastic way. Its community is evolving, the engine is growing its potential every day, and it is easy to pickup and very performant. So far, I'm sticking with it for the long-term and I believe it's great not only for teaching game design basics, but also reaching high-quality projects.

Vorteile:

I think it's way more intuitive than other engines. Without watching any of its amazing official tutorials or reading its complete wiki, you could create something simple in your very first try.I code on a daily basis, so I was used to working with other engines/frameworks that use mainly code to work out functionalities. I bumped into GDevelop accidentally and I liked how powerful it can be, I strongly believe its current potential has not been fully exploited. The extensions systems, ability to write custom code, and external layouts/events makes it also interesting for experienced developers. But it's still very beginner-friendly, allowing almost anyone with no game design experience to come out with a game/interactive story/graphical guide. It is free and open-source, two things that I really value, and it is constantly evolving.Haven't seen another engine matching the export features of GDevelop, in 10 minutes and no more than 5 clicks you could have an HTML5, Android, Windows, Linux, macOS distribution, ready to go. And only one click away to publish to their own game page.

Nachteile:

It has a really cool mobile app (with almost all the same options as the desktop one) but its layout is not as useful, and arranging sprites/zooming can be very frustrating.Although it has support for tiles/tile maps, it would be very convenient if it has it as a native feature.3D still needs some work, it's a recent feature, and I'm sure it will evolve.One thing that may be a deal-breaker is that it currently stores all the game logic in a single-file. Whether this is really convenient for sharing or copying your game, it could be frustrating when you are collaborating through git, for example. I think that changing the way logic is stored could help a team collaborate better and reach bigger projects and easier scaling.

Great teaching environment for children wanting to move beyond Scratch, but not ready for coding.

Kommentare: It is a perfect fit for our STEAM programming classes. I don't ever know what type of game the class will develop as we start with Concept Ideas, Prototyping and Development. Gdevelop's flexibility lets us go many directions from resource management, to top down adventures, to platform games. While I occasionally have to step in and lower the students expectations, that is usually a time restriction rather lack of GDevelop's capabilites.

Vorteile:

It provides all the features for complete 2d games without overwhelming my elementary students. It's development and capabilities have sky-rocketed over the last couple of years and I'm excited to see where it heads from here.

Nachteile:

While I occasionally come across bugs in the different exports they are either quickly resolved or adequate work around offered.

Brilliant Free Game Making Software

Kommentare: My overall experience with GDevelop has been great. It's is great to pickup here and there and if you're using it all the time you'll have a blast. I have 3 projects on the go that I tend to weekly (when I have time).

Vorteile:

It's free which allows me do learn at my own rate and not feel like I'm wasting my 'membership' time by going to slowly or losing time. It is really simple to use and there is a lot of community help on the Discord channel. I like that I can make my game as simple as I want or as advanced as I want.

Nachteile:

I think some of the official staff members could help out a bit more and offer more guidance. Maybe someone could be employed to offer help. They also recently changed the UI for the properties panel which I'm not a fan of, would be nice to have the option to change it back.

Powerful and Accessible Game Development Tool

Vorteile:

GDevelop stands out for its user-friendly interface and robust feature set. The no-code approach makes it accessible for beginners, while still offering advanced features for more experienced developers. The extensive library of pre-made assets and behaviors allows for rapid prototyping and development. The active community and comprehensive documentation are also major plus points, making it easier to find support and inspiration.

Nachteile:

While GDevelop is powerful, it can sometimes feel a bit limiting for very complex projects due to its no-code nature. The performance on larger projects can occasionally be sluggish, and there are a few advanced features that are still in development. Additionally, the export options, while extensive, could benefit from more optimization for different platforms. In very specific cases, some libraries can be limiting. For example, the voice recognition libraries are only usable if the project is web-based and not if it is running locally on the user's PC.

GDevelop: Empowering Game Creators with Simplicity and Versatility

Vorteile:

1. No-Code Game Development2. Visual Programming3. Cross-Platform Compatibility4. Active Community5. Open Source6. Versatile Asset Management7. Rapid Prototyping8. Built-in Physics Engine9. Ease of Learning10. Continuous Development

Nachteile:

1. Smaller Ecosystem2. Learning Curve for Complex Games3. Limited 3D Capabilities

Brings a lot of fun!

Kommentare: GDevelop brings me back the fun. there is more fun than work !

Vorteile:

It's so easy to use. In a sunday afternoon you will check how it works and after 1 day you are able to make your own small games! After a week your games will get better and better! compared to other engines it makes fun to work with from the first minute on!

Nachteile:

It may sound strange, but there is nothing ! i love all

Best Game Development Software

Vorteile:

I like most about Gdevelop is user friendly, easy to navigate, its free use and as well open source, also its easy to use animation features, also the compiling of the project and just a click no coding required you can build a complete game

Nachteile:

I hope they can increase the limits of building packages or project compiling in a day :)

Gdevelop is great for game design

Vorteile:

Gdevelop is simple to understand, and nearly everything you want to make in it is possible

Nachteile:

It has occasional glitches, such as corrupting files, and updates that make older projects stop working