The Best Development Games

Update : SHO-HEI AND THE CHAMP OF SECRETS added at rank #38.
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Retro Gadgets (2022)

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early access PC Windows

Retro Gadgets is a gadget creation station where you invent, build, solder, code and customise your own electrifying gadgets then share them with the world.


  • development
  • hacking
  • 1990s
  • coding
  • 1980s
  • programming
  • sandbox
  • building
  • classic-looking
  • old-school
  • drag-and-drop
  • 2d
  • simulation
  • rouge
  • relaxing

2

GameMaker Studio 2 Desktop (2017)

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Mac OS PC Windows

GameMaker Studio 2 is the latest and greatest incarnation of GameMaker! It has everything you need to take your idea from concept to finished game. With no barriers to entry and powerful functionality, GameMaker Studio 2 is the ultimate 2D development environment!


  • development
  • modeling
  • animation
  • illustration
  • utilities
  • design
  • software
  • publishing
  • web
  • training

3

Clickteam Fusion 2.5 (2013)

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PC Windows

Game and software creation has never been easier or quicker than with Clickteam Fusion 2.5! Discover the tool used by so many multimedia professionals, game creators, and creative people from all walks of life.


  • development
  • modeling
  • publishing
  • animation
  • utilities
  • web
  • education
  • programming

4

Tandis (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Tandis is a short puzzle game where you discover mind-bending geometric forms.

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  • illustration
  • design
  • abstract
  • psychedelic
  • education
  • development
  • experimental
  • 3d
  • building
  • procedural
  • minimalist
  • relaxing
  • nature
  • puzzle
  • science

5

THE CORRIDOR (2020)

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98
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PC Windows

THE CORRIDOR is a 20-30 minute experience about the relationship between player and game.

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  • dark
  • comedy
  • development
  • humor
  • walking-simulator
  • narration
  • psychological
  • satire
  • emotional
  • surreal
  • memes
  • funny
  • parody
  • fiction
  • minimalist

6

Resonite (2023)

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early access Linux PC Windows

Enter a novel digital universe with infinite possibilities. Whether you resonate with people around the world in a casual conversation, playing games and socializing or you riff off each other when creating anything from art to programming complex games, you'll find your place here.

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  • development
  • utilities
  • modeling
  • animation
  • software
  • memes
  • building
  • sandbox
  • logic
  • education
  • lgbtq
  • casual
  • programming
  • exploration

7

Robotpencil Presents: Painting with Confidence - Part 2 (2016)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

A 30 minute video tutorial that covers the 3 basic things to help maintain good habits.

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  • modeling
  • development
  • illustration
  • design
  • tutorial
  • animation
  • network-enabled
  • first-person

8

Press Any Button (2021)

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PC Windows

This video game realized how boring it had been and now is trying its best to fix that.

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  • development
  • emotional
  • philosophical
  • experimental
  • fiction
  • romance
  • investigation
  • choices
  • interactive
  • drama
  • pixel
  • story
  • 2d
  • mystery
  • cute

9

One Dreamer: Prologue (2020)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Modify the world around you with pseudocode as you journey through blended realities and discover why Frank became a game developer in the first place.

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  • development
  • logic
  • programming
  • soundtrack
  • emotional
  • linear
  • 2.5d
  • fiction
  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • story
  • interactive
  • atmospheric
  • narrative

10

Creature Creator (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Create your own creatures to explore online worlds with friends and unlock new parts to upgrade your stats and abilities! Complete quests, fight to the death or just enjoy roleplaying — the social aspect makes it a truly unique multiplayer experience. What are you waiting for? Let's get creative!

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  • god-game
  • character
  • moddable
  • collector
  • creature
  • loot
  • development
  • procedural
  • sandbox
  • stylized
  • family-friendly
  • customization
  • open-world
  • editor
  • aliens

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