GameMaker is going free for non-commercial use
GameMaker is going free for non-commercial use
We're updating GameMakerās pricing and adding more free options. Plus free asset bundles for everyone!
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Plus switching from the subscription model to a one-time fee for commercial PC-only license. Nice.
I enjoyed this part of the announcement:
We have seen other platforms making awkward moves with their pricing and terms, so we thought, what if we did the opposite
I wonder who they could possibly be referencing š¤
This is so great for people like me who will never ever make any games worth selling š
18 0 Reply@saffron That's the spirit š
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Funny, I was looking at the gamemaker pricing earlier this week and thinking about how it was absurd to be a subscription
4 0 ReplyPerhaps losing you was the final straw that convinced them to change
3 0 ReplyOh no I hadn't used it before
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Well that was unexpected! I'm glad to see them go back to a one-time fee, that previous switch was basically the final nail in the coffin that cemented my migration to Godot at the time
4 0 ReplyEncouraging to see that lessons can still be learned, at least!
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