Video Game Development Tools and Software

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• Afterworks  - Suite of game effects rendering tools. Feature applications for manufacturing realistic fogs and clouds, landscapes, explosions, dusts, liquid, and lighting.
• C++ Game Programming  - Compilation of information and resources on creating video games coded in C++.
• Cycon Online Gaming (COG) Engine  - Application developed to simplify the creation of online video games. Enables users to make their own video games without programming knowledge or experience.
• DimensioneX  - Open source online multiplayer game engine. Enables the creation of web-based role-playing adventure games that feature customized scenes and characters.
• Game Closure  - HTML 5 based multiplayer game development kit. Enables the writing of a game once for deployment everywhere.
• GameMaker  - Free game development software makes it easy to develop games without having to learn a programming language. Offers tutorials and resources for creating games.
• Gamestudio  - Game creation system for beginner, advanced, and professional users. Operates as a game engine, game editor, and game programming language.
• Pygame  - Set of Python modules for programming games. Enables the development of fully featured games and multimedia applications in the Python programming language.
• RPG Maker  - Software for designing and creating roleplaying games without the need for programming know-how or expertise.
• Sploder  - Flash-based game creation software which allows users to create shoot-em up arcade games and publish them on the web. Also offers ability to play user-created games and give them ratings.