The change in the pricing model of the GameMaker engine resulted in a 63% increase in new teenage users

In November 2023, the creators of GameMaker made the engine completely free for non-commercial use on all platforms except consoles. This decision led to an increase in young developers.

The latest GameMaker audience survey showed that since last November, the number of new users aged 13-17 has increased by 63%. The number of new users aged 18-21 also grew by 49.6%.

The GameMaker team also found that in the last six months, the number of games created on the engine has increased by 20%.