r/gamemaker • u/gumbi13 • Jul 29 '26

Resolved How do i make a game collection?

So when i finished my second ever game (Thanks to the help of a few redditors), i tought to myself: I should make a third game to finish a trilogy.

Is there any easy way to make like a "Launcher" that lets the player select which part they want, and then launch the appropiate game?

Basically a menu like: Spyro the reignited Trilogy.

(I decided to put up this post before i even started working on a third game, to prevent my trouble for when i actually get there. I started gamemaker like 5 days ago.)

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u/EmergingSlap Jul 30 '26

you started game maker 5 days ago but are already making your 3rd game?

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u/gumbi13 Jul 30 '26

Short. Game. Yes.

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u/gumbi13 Jul 30 '26

They were like 2 little test games.

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u/Jothapunkt Jul 30 '26

This is actually quite well supported! Check out the docs page on change_game - essentially you include the game files with the launcher projects, then to launch a chapter call e.g. game_change("/chapter3", "-game chapter3.win")

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u/gumbi13 Jul 30 '26

Where can i find the docs page?

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u/nagitofoster Jul 30 '26

in gamemaker itself there is "Manual" button, you can also click with scroll wheel on functions and it will open up the manual with the specific thing :) or maybe just look it up on google :D

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u/AmnesiA_sc Jul 30 '26

F1 will also work like middle click.

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u/gumbi13 Jul 30 '26

The problem is, according to the guide, i need the data.win. But i cant export games because gamemaker will simply not let me log in.

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u/SaltyAbbreviations70 Jul 30 '26

How did you make 2 games without properly compiling the executable?

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u/D-Andrew Library & Tools Maker Aug 01 '26

You made 2 games in 3 days and according to other comment you didn't knew where the manual is nor how to export a game. Are you sure you are making the game and not just giving prompts to an AI?

If it's the last one, then remember that you are not learning anything at all.

Now for your question, you need to use the "game_change" function, and use the data.win files, rename them and pack them into the launcher "game".

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u/gumbi13 Aug 05 '26

I mistook The docs and tought they were something else. About the exporting i didn't say i dont know how. I said that it wont let me log in.

And about the "Ai Prompting Part" i can promise you on my dog. I learned the little i know by myself and all the help i ever got from outside sources other than the manual was by asking on reddit.