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24 alternatives to The Start, The RPG Maker - Scott Riley

Scott and Patrick discuss games and how he got started.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Start, The RPG Maker - Scott Riley launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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made a html5 game, polished it many many times▲211
hi all, I've always wanted to make my own game, but couldn't afford a thousand-dollar adobe (flash+photoshop) license. I'm not a talented programmer, have no degree in CS. But I understand some elements of design. So I got me a copy of ImpactJS, and after about 5 months of steep learning curve (at least for me), I managed to come up with a game. I also integrated it with a highscore and badge system, similar to what you get at Kongregate. You need to login with Google/OpenID to earn badges/scores. link is: http://www.hotbazooka.com/privatejoe hope to hear some feedback/questions from you guys!
2011 · hotbazooka.com · its alternatives →
2
The Start - The Gamer▲56
Talk about tech, 80s computer games and Corey's life.
2016 · its alternatives →
3
3W6 – Rollenspiele und Superhelden▲60
A Biweekly German Podcast About RPGs and Storytelling
2016 · its alternatives →
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Gridland ▲87
An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle
2015 · its alternatives →
5CC
Ceilfire.com – Online HTML5 Game Maker▲55
2016 · ceilfire.com · its alternatives →
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Chef Rush 2k16▲62
I was addicted to game mechanics, so we made our own game.
2016 · its alternatives →
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devlogs.gg▲229
daily game devlog finds
2024 · devlogs.gg · its alternatives →
8AO
An Open Retro RPG Game Maker in Python▲215
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
9
Dads in Dev: Episode 14 - JavaScript Loins▲54
Discovering gamedev through JavaScript and Phaser.
2016 · its alternatives →
10
Hello Tech Pros: 10 Business Lessons Learned in Role Playing Games▲54
Tabletop to board room
2016 · its alternatives →
11
One Slide Deck▲71
A startup/TED Talk inspired improv game.
2016 · its alternatives →
12
Cartrdge▲111
A community for the people making video games
2016 · its alternatives →
13
At a Higher Level - Episode #1 - Flow▲60
Exploring game design through a variety of perspectives
2016 · its alternatives →
14
Coruscant Pulse Actual Play 1 — The team embark on their first RPG Mission!▲57
TIE FIGHTERS! DESTRUCTION! SPACE COMBAT! RPG! ;)
2016 · its alternatives →
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Wings.io▲73
Another fast paced multiplayer game
2016 · its alternatives →
16
Digital Good Times - Ep 63 - Ron Jones of IndieCluster - Atlanta's Indie Game Developer Community▲56
ATLIndie Game Developers
2016 · its alternatives →
17
Coruscant Pulse # 37 —Starting a Campaign▲52
The team discusses starting an RPG Campaign
2016 · its alternatives →
18
Father.IO▲116
The First Person Shooter in real life (pre-launch)
2014 · its alternatives →
19
Hello Tech Pros: Cultural Inspirations For Your D&D Homebrew▲64
Part 5 in our RPG series
2016 · its alternatives →
20
Hello Tech Pros: Developing an Epic D&D Campaign Story▲61
Like writing a series of adventure books
2016 · its alternatives →
21
App Masters - #474 - Trey Smith of Buildbox▲66
Simplicity of Game Design
2016 · its alternatives →
22
Around The Moon▲70
Ready for a space adventure?
2018 · its alternatives →
23DR
Dart-rpg – a browser-based RPG game maker written in Dart▲53
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Ruby on Rails Podcast - 202: Behind the scenes at Product Hunt▲98
Launch of podcasts, API-first, React.js and Heroku
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