A quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator for your favourite handheld video game system
GB Studio is a retro game creation tool designed to simplify the development of classic-style adventure games for handheld systems like the Game Boy. It provides an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, enabling users to design and build games without extensive coding knowledge.
Key Features:
Visual scripting system for designing game logic
Sprite editor with support for 2D animations
Tilemap creator for building game levels
Event-based system for creating interactive elements
Sound and music integration capabilities
Testing tools for debugging and playtesting
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for indie developers, hobbyists, educators, and retro gaming enthusiasts seeking to create polished, engaging games quickly. GB Studio lowers the barrier to entry for game development while maintaining flexibility for experienced creators.
GB Studio can be installed via winget, offering a seamless setup process for users on supported platforms.
README
GB Studio
Copyright (c) 2021 Chris Maltby, released under the MIT license.
GB Studio is a quick and easy to use retro adventure game creator for Game Boy available for Mac, Linux and Windows.
For more information see the GB Studio site
GB Studio consists of an Electron game builder application and a C based game engine using GBDK, music is provided by GBT Player
Installation
Download a release for your operating system from the GB Studio Downloads page.
If you're looking to update an existing translation with content that is missing, there is a handy script that lists keys found in the English localisation that are not found and copies them to your localisation
npm run missing-translations lang
# e.g. npm run missing-translations de
# e.g. npm run missing-translations en-GB