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Valentine's Day deal: Create games with no coding experience for only $68
If you love gaming, maybe you should try creating your own. Or better yet, build one for your partner! That's precisely what the developer behind Wordle did. And with the two platforms included in the Complete GameCreators Mega Maker Pack Bundle, you won't need to know how to code to build them a game.
Start with AppGameKit Classic, a powerful game development engine that is easy to use. It lets you concentrate on your game idea while it does all the heavy lifting: coding, compiling, and exporting. (Although, if you do happen to be interested in learning to code, it's more accessible than you might expect.)
Next up is AppGameKit Studio, with its fully-featured toolset for game development. Just drag and drop your assets, browse app media, access online help, and more. Then, with just a few clicks, you can publish your games to Android, iOS, Steam, and many other platforms.
This bundle includes two Giant Asset Packs, which provide 5,000 sprites and sprite sheets with props, monsters, and even starships that you can use to populate your game.
The second platform is GameGuru, a fun game-maker with creative tools created explicitly for non-technical users. However, experienced users can also code deeper into their games with the scripting language. For example, you can create characters by choosing different combinations of heads and bodies.
Guru has a library full of existing game-making assets. Three Mega Packs provide assets such as towns, castles, and industrial machinery. You'll also find six individual packs specializing in military, construction, fantasy, and more. You simply drag and drop them into your game, then press a button to build it, and it's ready to play! It's so simple that ToolTester.com called GameGuru one of the most straightforward 3D game engines to use.
Don't pass up this chance to build video games without coding. Get the Complete GameCreators Mega Maker Pack Bundle now while it's only $67.99 with coupon code VDAY2022 during our sitewide Valentine's Day Sale.