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[Kelvin]

Game Maker Studio is not good if you're just a hobbyist. Granted, it's easy to learn and versatile/powerful enough to make proffessional-quality games, the price tag in the long run will actually be even higher if you don't buy the full package from the start, which costs 800$. I would suggest learning to use something that's free, and there are plenty of free game devkits out there; I'm even making one myself. Or, you can learn to program with things like Python, Java or C++ with SDL, which is what I'd recommend if you wanna go pro.