There is a plethora of game makers out there that many people have never heard of. While some of them don't offer the same amount of options or depth that some of the best game makers offer, these ones deserve some respect. In this section, you will find links to the popular and other game makers that are often overlooked mainly because they don't have the same community or support that the primary game creation programs have.

Game Making:

The 3D Gamemaker - Beginner - Easy-to-Use 3D game making utility
3D Gamestudio - Intermediate - Create your own 3D games, check out my 3D Gamestudio section
Adventure Gamestudio - Beginner/Intermediate - Allows you to make your own point-and-click game
Adventure Game Engine - Beginner - You can make a first-person view game
Dark Basic - Intermediate/Advanced - Another popular 3D game creation tool, lots of possibilities
dimension3 - Intermediate - 3D Game Making tool with limited options, completely free
FreeCraft - Beginner/Intermediate - A game maker designed for making topview strategy games
M.U.G.E.N. - Beginner - A highly customizeable 2D Fighter Engine - You replace and add custom chars
PAGAN - Intermediate - A authoring engine made for creating arcade-like games, Never used before
Quest - Intermediate/Advanced - An excellent text adventure tool, nice interface

RPG Making:

Explorations RPG System - Intermediate/Advanced - A topview, isometric RPG creator with depth
LiveRPG - Beginner - Another top down RPG maker that has a nice interface, but not many options
OHR RPG Construction Engine - Beginner/Intermediate - Another tile-by-tile RPG Maker, lacks support
RPG Maker 2000 - Beginner/Advanced - The best RPG maker out there, check my RPGM2K section
RPG Toolkit - Intermediate/Advanced - Another RPGM2K like clone that has better graphics & support
Runesword - Intermediate - A unique isometric RPG maker that has different graphics and approaches
Sphere - Advanced - Powerful game creation tool that requires knowledge of javascript/C++

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