Pixel Game Maker MV

At 144 hours, it's just not for me. You CAN make stuff with it, but every time I turn around, the functionality I would expect just isn't there. I'm probably just not wrapping my head around the intended flow, but the the menus never seem to have what I'm looking for, or have some crazy convoluted way of getting there that would have been way simpler in another engine. The flow chart is kinda cool, but if I can't find the actions I need, it doesn't really matter. On the plus side, this is pretty much the last no-code (but not really) game engine that doesn't require a subscription fee, so if you really, REALLY don't wanna commit to a monthly investment, this is probably your only option. Get it on sale, it's definitely not worth the $80 ($80!?) they normally ask for it.

Pixel Game Maker MV, developed by Gotcha Gotcha Games in collaboration with KADOKAWA and published by Gotcha Gotcha Games, is a dedicated 2D game development engine designed to make action game creation accessible without requiring traditional programming knowledge. Unlike full-scale professional engines that demand familiarity with coding languages and complex workflows, Pixel Game Maker MV focuses on a visual, object-based system that allows creators to build side-scrolling and top-down action games through structured tools and logic editors. It occupies a unique space in the development ecosystem, bridging the gap between beginner-friendly software and more advanced development platforms. At its core, Pixel Game Maker MV is built around the concept of visual logic construction. Instead of writing code, users assemble behaviors and interactions through an event-based system. Objects—such as player characters, enemies, platforms, and interactive elements—can be assigned properties and actions using parameter settings and conditional logic blocks. This allows creators to define movement patterns, collision responses, damage systems, and other gameplay mechanics in a structured but…

Can't even complete the tutorial on a 5090 without crashing.

Compared to other game engines I tried with visual scripting, Pixel Game Maker MV has by far the best approach with the state machines. A node runs actions, links are conditions for how you go to other actions. It's very easy to read and they light up during play testing so you can visually see the logic working. At least for me, I'm someone who prefers to work on visuals, animations, and wanted an engine that got a game up and running fast, and PGMMV has by far been the fastest I've tried and one of the easiest engines to learn. The engine overall simplifies things, but that doesn't mean it's a bad thing, especially for a beginner to game development. You might feel like you are outgrowing it, but you can be quite creative using objects and actions to do very complex things still. I prefer PGMMV very much over Action Game Maker (the "successor"). Definitely grab it if you see it on sale.

When I saw the images for the game I thought this was promising but no, this actually sucks please dont buy this. its so poorly made and some of the "templates" are in japanese AND contain japanese variables. Also the tutorial is so weird because the mouse thing tells me to open up my project each time I want to get to a new tutorial. It also tells me to click on things that aren't there. This shouldn't be priced at 85 dollars, (even though i bought it on sale.) Im glad this has mixed reviews but it should be worse. It looks NOTHING like RPG MAKER! It would have been amazing if it had a command or event system but this it twice as confusing to use and the UI looks like the whole thing was drawn in MS PAINT!!!! Im gonna be generous to you guys and not have a refund. But I will not even TOUCH the software until you fix it's tutorial and maybe add a qol update. But Im glad that you have premade assets for every tile resolution. It helps a lot.

good engine