YoYo Games have revealed that the GameMaker: Studio Standard Edition is free to download until March 2nd. Why is this a good deal? For one, GameMaker was the engine used to develop games smash hits like Spelunky (picture above), Nidhogg, Stealth Bastard, and even Hotline Miami.

The free offer for the Standard Edition is only for the Windows version of GameMaker unfortunately, if you want to go Mac you’ll have to pony up $19.99 dollars. The standard edition will let you export your game to Windows PC and Windows 8, while the Master Collection will let you export to Ubuntu Linux, Android and iOS devices as well.

In order to redeem your free copy of GameMaker: Studio Standard Edition, you’ll have to head on over to here to download it. After you download and install it, you’ll have to register it with an email, this email is the one that will receive your free license key.

After that, you’re all set! Go forth, and create video games!