Have you ever wanted to make video games? If you’re reading stuff on our website, you probably have at one point. One of the biggest hurdles for budding developers are licensing costs, or development kits, as most of us just don’t have hundres or thousands of dollars to throw around.

GameMaker Studio is one of the most popular entry level development suite, leading to the creation of some seriously fun and very successful indie games like Gunpoint and Hotline Miami. GameMaker developer YoYo Games recently put out a new version for the studio, and to celebrate they’re making the standard edition of GameMaker totally free.

The key thing here is the free upgrade is not available through Steam, but only through their official site. After you download the studio from that link, you have to simply register and then implement the key that is sent to your email. Finally, the Standard Edition of GameMaker Studio is unlocked.

So now there’s no excuse – if you’ve been dreaming of making games, go ahead and chase them now, or at least try making something not featuring a bald space marine.