Game Builder Garage

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 49
  3. Negative: 6 out of 49
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  1. MinePlay512
    Jun 13, 2021
    10
    It's amazing to have a game that can help gamers and future developers to develop games. And Game Builder Garage is one of those game. It's more than just a game, It's a recommendation. It's a masterpiece.
  2. goose9
    Jun 18, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You see, this game is fun in concept, but once the tutorials are done, it's still hard. That being said, it's not TOO hard. It is still a fun game.… Expand
  3. Syhlcam
    Jul 2, 2021
    7
    L’atelier du jeu vidéo est un excellent logiciel à visé éducative. Il ne fera pas de vous le prochain Miyamoto, Sakurai ou Aonuma. Mais adressé à un public jeune, il peut faire officie d’initiation et créer des vocations ou simplement de l’intérêt pour le monde de la programmation. Le jeu est accessible pour ce public, même un public plus âgé peu utilisé ce logiciel pour apprendre lesL’atelier du jeu vidéo est un excellent logiciel à visé éducative. Il ne fera pas de vous le prochain Miyamoto, Sakurai ou Aonuma. Mais adressé à un public jeune, il peut faire officie d’initiation et créer des vocations ou simplement de l’intérêt pour le monde de la programmation. Le jeu est accessible pour ce public, même un public plus âgé peu utilisé ce logiciel pour apprendre les bases de la programmation et entre apercevoir comment tout fonctionne. Mais ils possèdent quelques défauts, que ce soit la compilation, les limitations de création ou encore le mode en ligne et la non-présence d’un moteur de recherche et de certaines notions.

    + Très accessible
    + Leçon bien réalisé
    + Nombreux tutoriel
    + Une création libre

    - L’aspect communautaire absent
    - Compilation 3D
    - Certaines notions manquantes
    - Certains nodons trop limité en nombre
    - Une création limitée en espace    … Expand
  4. A-Jay
    Jun 20, 2021
    10
    For my money, Nintendo give a far superior crash course in game-building here than Media Molecule did with Dreams. Yes, Game Builder Garage is rather more limited in a number of ways but I rate it up there with its PlayStation counterpart. Superb. And I'm a grown man!
  5. yazidalsh
    Jun 13, 2021
    10
    love..................................................................................
  6. Adasc2906
    Dec 8, 2021
    8
    If you're into programming or game development then this is for you. If you're not it's still a fun game and it's an easy game maker. Kinda like super Mario maker but more advanced.
  7. Johnystar
    Jun 19, 2021
    3
    + looks nice
    + great soundtrack
    + charming characters + editor can be controlled via joystick, gyroscope (both joy-con and pro con) or touch (in handheld) - game sharing through codes and no game browser - tutorials are unskippable and may go into too much detail for some (my case) - game can't tell joy-cons and pro cons apart The lack of a built-in game browser is a    + looks nice
    + great soundtrack
    + charming characters
    + editor can be controlled via joystick, gyroscope (both joy-con and pro con) or touch (in handheld)

    - game sharing through codes and no game browser
    - tutorials are unskippable and may go into too much detail for some (my case)
    - game can't tell joy-cons and pro cons apart

    The lack of a built-in game browser is a deal-breaker for me. Could easily be an 8-9/10 game if it had one.    … Expand
  8. WEREWOLF07
    Jun 14, 2021
    10
    Si tuviéramos que tener a Nintendo como profesor de programación, está claro, viendo Estudio de Videojuegos, con qué paciencia y sosiego nos lo enseñaría. Han sabido coger los conceptos más complejos y complicados de entender sobre la programación y transformarlos en algo más amigable y comprensible.
  9. Arainami
    Jun 16, 2021
    0
    I pre-ordered this game because the page indicated the Russian language. Now it turns out that it's not there, and the mention of the language was removed from the page in eshop. And I already can not get my money back. Nintendo are liars.
  10. Masa102
    Jun 19, 2021
    3
    I can't believe this game doesn't have a built in system for browsing games. Overall it's pretty neat but a huge part of making games is sharing them, don't make me go hunting for game codes outside the game. Without this key feature I can't recommend it.

    I was a big fan of Mario maker and was expecting to be able to tag/comment/like games, view top games etc. because that is an    I can't believe this game doesn't have a built in system for browsing games. Overall it's pretty neat but a huge part of making games is sharing them, don't make me go hunting for game codes outside the game. Without this key feature I can't recommend it.

    I was a big fan of Mario maker and was expecting to be able to tag/comment/like games, view top games etc. because that is an extremely basic thing that a game like this will not survive without. i guess its my fault for not reading enough ahead of time, but not having this feature in a game like this is inexcusable in 2021, it is such a "duh" thing that its quite shocking how awful the sharing is in this game.    … Expand
  11. therandomizer
    Jun 15, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despite charming characters, great visuals, and a fantastic engine, Game Builder Garage gets caught in its own pacing problems that made me excited to be over with the demo and make my own games; you can't even do that in the demo.… Expand
  12. Phantomias
    Mar 24, 2022
    5
    I played the demo and was not impressed at all. The tutorial was pretty boring and way to long and the game is very limited.
  13. vodkaffee
    Jul 6, 2021
    8
    amazing game/tool; the tutorial tho, it should be reworked and focused in two modes ("new to programming" and "i have experience"), the dialogue in the tutorials should be in less quantity, too much unnecesary dialogue that doesnt teach programming.
    it doesnt have a search system which is sad, but i understand why is made like this, if not NSFW things probably would flood the community
  14. Leekah
    Oct 25, 2021
    8
    This game is perfect for you, if you want to make games, but not that seriously, like in Unity or Unreal. because if you want to make games in Unity or Unreal, this will not be very good for you. Here you can only make simple games.
    The tutorials are fun, and very helpful, but after you finished it, it will be hard to make a full game by yourself, but not impossible :)
  15. Elite_Institute
    Mar 5, 2022
    7
    "I had some trepidation going into Game Builder Garage. I expected it to be either too basic, or too complicated. Thankfully Nintendo found a perfect balance with the creator. It has issues, for sure: it could have done with a couple of more game tutorials to cover the other Nodons, and some music in the creator would have been nice. With that being said, the creator is surprisingly"I had some trepidation going into Game Builder Garage. I expected it to be either too basic, or too complicated. Thankfully Nintendo found a perfect balance with the creator. It has issues, for sure: it could have done with a couple of more game tutorials to cover the other Nodons, and some music in the creator would have been nice. With that being said, the creator is surprisingly accessible and extremely rewarding – even more so than Super Mario Maker 2 (at least, in my opinion). Hopefully Nintendo will support it down the line with additional lessons and maybe some extra objects. Any creatively minded Switch owners should snap this up, especially considering the uncharacteristically low selling price for a Nintendo game."

    https://theeliteinstitute.net/2021/06/22/game-builder-garage/    … Expand
  16. funky64
    Aug 30, 2021
    9
    Game Builder Garage is a really good game for people who want to make games but don't want to learn coding languages like JavaScript or C++. There are tutorials that teach you how to use Game Builder Garage however one thing I don't like is that you are forced to do the first tutorial before you can use free programming, I had already used LABO Garage VR which is very similar to GBG. IGame Builder Garage is a really good game for people who want to make games but don't want to learn coding languages like JavaScript or C++. There are tutorials that teach you how to use Game Builder Garage however one thing I don't like is that you are forced to do the first tutorial before you can use free programming, I had already used LABO Garage VR which is very similar to GBG. I also don't really like how the nodon (the coding blocks) are restricted to 512, they should have given us more in my opinion. Other than those 2 issues I have, it is pretty good for a small game maker app. 9/10… Expand
  17. DotNet
    Feb 22, 2022
    10
    This game is fantastic! Many people complain about this limitations, but my brother actually works in game development, and I am studying for it. Actually, it is extremely impressive they got it to work in the first place! The switch isn't made for game development and, out of my own experience, I can clearly see Nintendo tried their full best to make this work.

    Out of my own    This game is fantastic! Many people complain about this limitations, but my brother actually works in game development, and I am studying for it. Actually, it is extremely impressive they got it to work in the first place! The switch isn't made for game development and, out of my own experience, I can clearly see Nintendo tried their full best to make this work.

    Out of my own experience, because of the "Swap Game Nodon" being able to send values from game to game, Nintendo grants us the full potential to make full games. People should just set the idea of 'making games but Nintendo did it so it will be simple' out of their head.
    I have been working on a full fletched Mario Party/Wii Party game for the past near a month, and I finished the first board with many setbacks, and many times in development I thought it wouldn't be possible. Turns out it is. Which proves that the game is 100% able to make full games. You just need to put some time and care into this.

    Nintendo clearly gave us many tools to try and make full games. Like giving us acces to the JoyCon their rumble (even with pitch settings), motion controls, and even the cameras in the right joycon (for whatever you are planning on using those).
    There is only some, understandable things missing, like save files, or the ability to make music (but this gets thrown out of the window with some amazing creations from people who put hours into making their games, since they gave us all the instruments to do so, it just takes many nodon, but with some logical thinking, you can fit it in there! Don't give up just yet!).

    In my opinion, you should definitly go and get this game, since it is one of the greatest things to a positivly diffirent future for Nintendo, and an awfull lot of fun if you start making, and playing!    … Expand
  18. edamama
    Jan 30, 2023
    7
    Cute but better for making tech demos than it is for making large scale games.
  19. jjthegamer124
    Oct 31, 2022
    6
    fun game but a bit limited compared to scratch or roblox and lessons are very linear because you have to do what they say nothing more nothing less
  20. 368
    Jan 15, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is ok but the game broke and wouldn't let me complete the alien blast game… Expand
  21. gietergeit
    May 15, 2023
    6
    it is fine .

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77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 55 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 55
  3. Negative: 0 out of 55
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 17, 2022
    60
    Game Builders Garage is a specific title for a specific audience of no less specific console. There is no universal evaluation, and if there is such a thing as an objective evaluation, it cannot be applied here. You have to try Game Builders Garage, and you will either fail the title or it will discourage you after a few minutes.
  2. Ninty Fresh Magazine
    Dec 3, 2021
    80
    Game Builder Garage is great at teaching and can be hilarious to mess about with. Perfect for creative types, not so much for those who just want to play video games. [Issue #4, p.59]
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2021
    71
    Game Builder Garage offers enough tools to make everything from a simple platformer to a racing game to a space sim. The only downside is that it’s hard to discover games made by other players. [Issue#254, p.64]
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