Game Editor

Game Editor is a cross-platform program with open-source code, a 2D game constructor that supports development for many platforms: iPhone, Mac OS X, Windows, iPad, Linux, GP2X, Windows smartphones, Handheld PC, PocketPC.

The program’s integration with numerous platforms has been noted by the well-known game developers’ site Game Discovery. This sets the program apart from other similar programs: Game Maker, Darkbasic, 3D Gamemaker.

Program Features

In Game Editor, games are created as a combination of game objects, referred to in this program as actors. Their behavior is defined by describing reactions to various occurring events. The appearance of actors is controlled by a package of animated sprites embedded in them (animations).

Game Editor exports graphic files: gif, jpeg, png, lbm, tif, tga, xpm, xcf, bmp, pcx formats; and audio (WAV, MID, Ogg Vorbis, S3M, IT, MOD, XM) files. In image files, alpha channels are recognized; for formats that don’t support them, the color of the top-left pixel is considered transparent. The scripting language for describing reactions to various events is the C EiC language interpreter.

This application is a complete software suite designed for creating games for many currently popular platforms. This software package is intended for those who want to create video games but don’t want to burden themselves with learning programming.

Special Feature

It’s worth noting that this program only runs on desktop computers, but games created with it can be developed not only for computers but also for phones and smartphones.

In terms of capabilities, this program closely resembles a fairly advanced and sophisticated editor used for creating various multimedia projects. However, unlike existing analogs, this software product was originally designed for creating video games with two-dimensional graphics.

Game creation happens in a fairly simple way, and only the simplest and most understandable scripts are used for the actions performed. As mentioned above, this program supports a wide variety of platforms. Therefore, if you decide to start creating games, you’ll have truly broad opportunities ahead of you.

Advantages

In reality, you have the ability to monitor and fine-tune your project at literally every step. This software product doesn’t restrict you in any way. There’s the possibility of detailed adjustment and task-setting for game characters and objects. A highly developed system of triggers and event activation allows you to give your project the maximum possible realism.

One of the few unique features of this program is the presence of physics calculations, which enables the creation of a full-fledged collision system. However, it’s worth understanding that it’s impossible to create a game without using the necessary scripts. In this program, everything is designed so simply that creating scripts and even entire levels won’t pose significant problems for you.

Overall, this software product is a very good tool that allows you to create high-quality 2D games of absolutely any genre. To create a game, you only need to use the simplest scripts, which even the most inexperienced person, far removed from programming, can handle.

Regarding graphics, it directly depends on the skill of the person creating the game. In other words, how beautifully a person draws determines how beautiful the final product will look. It’s worth noting that this program can even support large screen resolutions, sometimes reaching up to 1280 by 1024.

There’s an option to create a toggle that allows you to switch the game from windowed mode to fullscreen and vice versa. The developers took care to support the alpha channel, and they didn’t do so in vain, as in modern 2D games, it’s genuinely impossible to do without it.