Construct

Scirra's Construct is somewhat like a freeware version of Clickteam's products. With too much pixel shader stuff added, that most games you will find use far too much of. The program's not at version 1 yet, so there haven't been lot of good games made to show it off, and there are some stability issues.

For people that don't quite click with Game Maker it is, already, a good alternative to the Clickteam software line, especially if you know enough C++ to make your own plug-ins. There is also some rudimentary 3D support.

Recently version has been announced, though version is yet to be completed.

• BulletML - By 'Luomo'
  • Kenta Cho's bullet pattern designing language, for Construct.
• PC Speaker - By 'Dataflashsabot'
• Dungeon/maze generator - By 'Luomo'
  • Random dungeon generator, based on Jamis Buck's DND-Dungeon.
• RetroFlash - By Davioware
  • Easy sprite colour flashing.
• IK Solver - By Chris Hackman
  • Great plug-in for making 'bones' easier to work with.
• Command Line - By Chris Hackman
  • Another useful plug-in from Chris Hackmann (IK Solver). Allows access to arguments passed to a program on launch.
• Orbiter Behaviour - By Chris Hackman
  • Takes the maths out of make one object orbit another.

• www.scirra.com - Developer's homepage, includes a useful forum.
• Construct Wiki - official Construct wiki. Good help for any user level.