: GameMaker is now completely free to download and use for creating and keeping games forever.
: Reports indicated problems with background images not updating in builds despite being correctly imported and visible in the IDE. Current Versioning & Licensing
: Several users noted that standard hotkeys like F5 (Run), F6 (Debug), and CTRL+F7 (Clean Runtime) stopped functioning correctly.
Users reported the following issues and behavior changes with this specific build:
: The global variables list in the debugger was found to erroneously include local variables and built-in functions.
: You only need to pay for a Professional or Enterprise license if you intend to release commercially or export to consoles.
: As of April 2026, the current stable version is v2024.14.4 , which includes years of bug fixes and performance improvements over the 2.3.2 build.
: In April 2022, the "Studio 2" branding was dropped; the software is now simply called GameMaker.