

IMPORTANT! While GameMaker will install to the path you give, certain components will also be installed in the %programdata% folder, as well as the %localappdata% and %appdata% folders. You can leave this as the default path - which will usually be your C drive - or you can add a custom path for the program to install to: Once you agree to the licence, you will then be taken to the Components screen where you can change certain options, like whether to add a desktop shortcut or link yy* files with GameMaker (note that some options are obligatory and can't be un-checked):Ĭlicking " Next" will take you to the install path for GameMaker. IMPORTANT! If you are updating an existing version of GameMaker, you will be asked if you want to first uninstall the previous version before being prompted to accept the licence agreement for the new version. When you first start the Windows installer package, you will be prompted to agree to the YoYo Games Licence Agreement. To download and install GameMaker, you need to navigate to our Download Page, this can either be done directly by going to or selecting Downloads from the GameMaker dropdown at the top of the websiteĬlicking the "Download" button for either the PC or Mac version of the IDE will initialise the download of the GameMaker installer, which you should then execute when the download has finished.
