Create Games with Construct | Scirra
Do you want to make games? Create games today, no programming knowledge required! Make and publish games to the web and share your creations. Build games the fast way.
https://www.scirra.com
Programming Guide | Unreal Engine
Information for programmers developing with Unreal Engine.
https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Programming/
Godot Engine - Free and open source 2D and 3D game engine
Godot provides a huge set of common tools, so you can just focus on making your game without reinventing the wheel.
https://godotengine.org
GameMaker | YoYo Games
Making top 2D games with the GameMaker: Studio game engine is easy. No code or programming required
https://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker
Adventure Game Studio
Adventure Game Studio provides the tools to make your own adventure, for free!
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/
Pygame
Use this software to build fun simple games like Pong.
http://www.pygame.org/news
Building a simple game engine
In this mini-project we will draw a moving, controllable sprite to your Android device.
http://gamecodeschool.com/android/building-a-simple-game-engine/
Unity - How to Start Your Game Development
The first in a series of four videos on how to get started making your first game.
https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/topics/developer-advice/how-start-your-game-development
Game Development | Adobe
The key tools you need found on the Adobe Games Development software.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/games.html

Create Games with Construct | Scirra
Do you want to make games? Create games today, no programming knowledge required! Make and publish games to the web and share your creations. Build games the fast way.
https://www.scirra.com
Programming Guide | Unreal Engine
Information for programmers developing with Unreal Engine.
https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Programming/
Godot Engine - Free and open source 2D and 3D game engine
Godot provides a huge set of common tools, so you can just focus on making your game without reinventing the wheel.
https://godotengine.org
GameMaker | YoYo Games
Making top 2D games with the GameMaker: Studio game engine is easy. No code or programming required
https://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker
Adventure Game Studio
Adventure Game Studio provides the tools to make your own adventure, for free!
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/
Pygame
Use this software to build fun simple games like Pong.
http://www.pygame.org/news
Building a simple game engine
In this mini-project we will draw a moving, controllable sprite to your Android device.
http://gamecodeschool.com/android/building-a-simple-game-engine/
Unity - How to Start Your Game Development
The first in a series of four videos on how to get started making your first game.
https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/topics/developer-advice/how-start-your-game-development
Game Development | Adobe
The key tools you need found on the Adobe Games Development software.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/games.html

Hobbyists

Software packages that hobbyist programmers use when coding their games.