I wanna try making my own platform game and become a huge success.

How does one maked a platformer? I used Construct 2 back in the day and it was great, and I want something similar to that. Instead of actual code I want to use drag&drop menus with pseudo code to set variables, events, loops and other game mechanics.

In general I'm against "game maker software" because of the amateur stigma, but I have to acknowledge the fact that 2D platformers have been the bread and butter of gaming for 40+ years and I don't see why I'd reinvent the wheel and start coding the engine from literal zero.
My goal is to keep coding to a minimum so I can put most of my effort in the visual style and get a Jake Kaufman tier OST.

I'm guessing most people use Unity these days but I have no idea how it works and if Python is required or not.

There is Game Maker but I dunno if it has the best licensing options

pls anonbutts

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>>1531741
i mean >>>/vg/agdg/

>>1531447 (OP)
>In general I'm against "game maker software" because of the amateur stigma
That's retarded. Lots of great and successful games were made in various engines, GameMaker, Unity, LOVE engine, RPG Maker, Clickteam Fusion, etc. I'd check out GameMaker and Unity.
Unity is completely free (unless you make a LOT of money off your games), so you can download it today and start a tutorial. It doesn't use Python. C# is its scripting language. You will have to write code anyway. There are lots of tutorials.
There's also GameMaker, which you can also download and learn for free. The documentation is very good for people who are beginners at programming, and it's pretty easy to get started. The scripting language is similar to other languages like C#, nothing to worry about.
Whatever you do, start learning right away.
>>1531449
The licensing options used to be pretty bad for a while, but now they're great. The license is valid forever and it costs 100 dollars. You can use Game Maker non commercially for free though, so you don't have to commit to it right away.

>>1531757
>You will have to write code anyway

Construct 2 was 100% drag and drop