Books

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An increasing number of books is appearing about the use of Game Maker. Some are entirely devoted to Game Maker and others contain a section on Game Maker.

Jacob Habgood, Mark Overmars, The Game Maker's Apprentice: Game Development for Beginners, Apress, 2006, ISBN 1590596153. Written by the creator of Game Maker. You can find more information about this book on the book website. You can buy the book from e.g. Amazon.

Mark Overmars, Jacob Habgood, Games Ontwerpen met Game Maker, Van Duuren Media, 2006, ISBN 9789059402843. The Dutch translation of the previous book. You can buy the book from e.g. Bol.com.

Ottenhof, Peter D'Hollander, Zelf Spannende Games Maken met Game Maker, Bruna, 2007, ISBN 9789022958063. Another Dutch book on Game Maker, directed towards beginner. You can buy the book from e.g. Bol.com.

Pauline Maas, GameMaker4You, Diepenmaat, 2008, ISBN 9789078115229. A third Dutch book on Game Maker, directed towards kids from age 10-14. For more information see the book website.

Nanu Swamy and Naveena Swamy, Basic Game Design & Creation for Fun and Learning, Charles River Media, 2006, ISBN 1-58450-446-3. This was the first English language book on game design that uses Game Maker as the programming tool. It is directed towards the absolute beginner and shows you how to create a number of easy games. You can buy the book from e.g. Amazon.