Technical

The file format of executable games created using GameMaker 8.1 has been cracked and a GameMaker 8.1 decompiler has been released. Until now games created using GameMaker 8.1, which promised “new, more secure .EXE encryption”, were “safe” from having their source code revealed. This latest release is actually an updated version of the original Game […] More

A Game Maker 8 decompiler has been released together with the decompiler’s source code, documentation on the Game Maker 8 executable file format and a list of issues with the way game data is stored. The decompiler (original GMB post) is fully functional and converts executable files created in Game Maker 8 to a .gmk […] More

It’s been almost 10 months since the release of Game Maker 8.0 and games have been relatively safe due to the fact that no public decompiler was available for games made with Game Maker 8. That is until now, or at least very soon. Developers have been working to create a decompiler that will take […] More