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(2/2) like Construct 2 or GameMaker, but with an actually usable UI that's not over-complicated. I have ideas I want to make a reality and stories to tell, and today's tools don't let me do that.

There are many tools like that, though many of them intended for certain genres/styles of game like RPG Maker. You are going to be pretty limited in what you can do without understanding programming though.

Game Maker was actually how I started to learn programming. The GUI has a lot of options, but there's a reason for that. Many of the options correspond 1:1 with function calls, which means it's actually helping to teach you the basics of programming even if you don't write a single line of code, which makes it easy to start learning GML and then move onto real programming languages later.

Also, it means you can create some pretty decent games without writing code. An interface with less options would translate to more basic games.

@The Real Jdbye Do you know something I can use for a 2D platformer with a story (stuff like scripted cutscenes and text boxes)? Or is there a compiled list of them on the internet? Should I just try getting used to GameMaker?

GameMaker WAS really good and easy to use before YoYo Games bought it. It's probably a really useful tool now too, but I haven't gotten into it the same way.

Also, is it just me, or is there not a free version of GameMaker on Steam anymore?