GMLScripts.com gmlscripts.com

Dozens of helper scripts, organized similarly to the official documentation.

GM48 Resources gm48.net

Free resources from the community to become better at GameMaker Studio, game development and game jams.

H O R R I - F I gizmo199.itch.io

VHS Shader.

Fauxton3D gizmo199.itch.io

Sprite stacking engine.

Rousr Release gitlab.com

Unmaintained projects from the Rousr team (in case anyone asks where OutsideTheBox/Dissonance went).

Fire-Fun github.com

Some fun magic fireballs.

Dual-Kawase github.com

Blur Shader that limits radius but is very efficient.

Bokeh Blur github.com

Extension of the 1PassBlur which provides a different look. Similar to a real lens blur. Although it's much slower than 1Pass or Dual-Kawase.

1PassBlur github.com

Blur Shader with adjustable radius.

gm-core github.com

Foundational utility suite and a great starting point for new GameMaker projects. Comes with quality of life methods, networking tools, testing framework, delta timing, and more.

GameMaker Discord Community GitHub github.com

Have you made a gamemaker tool you want to share? Consider submitting it to the official Discord's GitHub.

SpriteSource github.com

Utilities for creating art asset pipelines.

Blender to GameMaker github.com

A collection of scripts to export and import Blender models to and from GameMaker.

Build Automation, CI/CD gist.github.com

Tutorial on using GitHub Actions as a CI/CD pipeline to automate building games.

GMHandshake gist.github.com

A Gist demonstrating a network handshake.

GameMaker Garbage Collection gist.github.com

How garbage collection works in GML.

GameMaker Kitchen gamemakerkitchen.com

Another great resource for open source libraries, assets, and snippets.

Particle Editor gamemakercasts.itch.io

Create particles with an easy UI and export into GML code.

2D Water Reflections foxyofjungle.itch.io

Customizable water object to easily display reflections. 💸

Sketch Cartoon Shader foxyofjungle.itch.io

Turn your game visuals into a drawing/sketch style. 💸

REZOL foxyofjungle.itch.io

Complete resolution & screen manager (with split-screen support). 💸

Post-Processing FX foxyofjungle.itch.io

50+ high-quality, customizable effects. 💸

Managix foxyofjungle.itch.io

Async memory & resources manager (texture groups, audio groups, etc). 💸

Lens Distortion FOV foxyofjungle.itch.io

Useful FOV depth effect. 💸

Transitions Pro foxyofjungle.itch.io

42 customizable transitions. 💸

Fast Blur Area foxyofjungle.itch.io

Fast alpha blur shader effect in two lines of code. 💸

Crystal foxyofjungle.itch.io

Complete and efficient 2D lighting & shadows solution. 💸

Video Player Extension forum.gamemaker.io

Play videos. However, the latest version of GMS has video support.

Ultimate Optimization Tier List forum.gamemaker.io

Excellent forum thread on GameMaker optimization.

On Slopes and Grids forum.gamemaker.io

A tutorial to implement 45° slopes.

ColMesh forum.gamemaker.io

3D Collision Library from TheSnidr.

Terrain Editor dragonite.itch.io

Exports terrain to GM models, obj, or vertex buffers.

Snowy Snow dragonite.itch.io

3D Snow Shader.

Penguin dragonite.itch.io

3D model conversion tool.

Magpie dragonite.itch.io

Generic Inventory System.

FPS Speedometer dragonite.itch.io

Pretty framerate display.

Collisions dragonite.itch.io

3D collision system that works with native GML.

Aquila dragonite.itch.io

A* Pathfinding implementation.

PathPlus delfos1.itch.io

Enhance GameMaker Paths with CatmullRom and Bezier Interpolations.

3D Fragment Point Lights danieldavis.itch.io

3D point lights using shaders. 💸

BROKVN cowcat.itch.io

A visual novel engine.

Input codeberg.org

No nonsense gamepad/keyboard library.

BSP 4 GMS cdlegasse.itch.io

Import BSP files into GameMaker. Currently just a demo but worth keeping an eye on.

GMPhysX bytecauldron.itch.io

Adds NVIDIA PhysX to GameMaker for physics-based 2D/3D games. 💸

glTF parser bitbucket.org

A model loader with support for animations.

GMS2 Platforming System benal.itch.io

GameMaker implementation by Ben Allen and an expansion on Shaun Spalding's original 1.4 platformer tutorial.

Motion Scripts avis.itch.io

Provides replacement methods for built-in motion variables.

Mouse Trail Effect all-x.itch.io

Shows how to trace a line with primitives to create a colorful trail.

Cellular Automata Caves alessiogamedev.itch.io

Generates huge caves in a few hundred milliseconds.

Zig ziglang.org

General-purpose language and toolchain. [Docs | GitHub]