Gamestar Mechanic

Gamestar Mechanic is an award-winning game and community where you can make and share your own video games. Go on epic quests and earn powerful sprites. Use the tools you earn to design your very own games. Play tens of thousands of games created by users like you. Share your games with your friends. Level up from player to designer!

Gamestar has been used by over 2 million players around the world to learn the fundamentals of game-making and to make web-based games that have been played tens of millions of times.

The game and creation system work entirely within your web browser without any special hardware or software to install.

Sign up for an account and start making games at gamestarmechanic.com.

Gamestar includes a robust learning quest that you can follow along with to learn the principles of game design and the built-in game creation system.

The game is designed to foster critical 21st century skills such as systems thinking, problem solving, creativity, collaboration, design thinking and laying the foundations for computational thinking and programming

Resources for Educators and Parents

• Visit the Teachers Section of the Gamestar Mechanic website.
• Parent resources
• Getting Started classroom curriculum (your first 5 lessons)
• Full Gamestar Mechanic Learning Guide (up to a semester's worth of learning content)