GameGuru MAX
The facts below are what the maker publishes about GameGuru MAX, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From GameGuru MAX's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| GameGuru MAX | $49.99, paid once | Windows 10+ 64-bit · 30 GB storage · broadband connection · one-time purchase |
The facts
Each one read from GameGuru MAX's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Character creator
- The Character Creator lets users design custom characters for their games.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Commercial licence terms
- Dark Basic Software Limited says its software is licensed rather than sold, permits personal and commercial use unless an EULA says otherwise, and lets users distribute creations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Console export
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Developer build requirements
- Building from source requires Visual Studio 2022 Community with C++ desktop and MFC components plus associated Wicked Engine and Assimp repositories.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- Official help provides video tutorials, an online user guide and a community forum.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Early Access status
- The maker's features page still describes GameGuru MAX as Early Access.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Enemy and ally AI
- Pre-coded behaviours and a flag system support enemy and ally characters.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Environmental effects
- Rain, snow and fog can be added through built-in environmental controls.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Included assets
- The maker advertises more than 1,200 ready-to-use models and assets.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Legal registration
- Companies House lists Dark Basic Software Limited as an active private company incorporated on 28 April 2025 with a registered office in London.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Level editor
- The product includes a 3D level editor for building large game environments.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: bugs and incomplete features
- Steam reviewers repeatedly reported bugs, incomplete promised features and difficulty publishing standalone games during Early Access.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: DLC pricing
- Steam reviewers criticized frequent paid DLC and said add-ons can approach the price of the base engine.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: missing advanced tools
- A Steam Early Access review listed missing veteran tutorials, weapon variety, an interior creator, conditional branching and online PvP/PvE.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: performance and AMD compatibility
- Steam complaints describe severe stuttering, crashes and black-screen problems, especially on some AMD graphics cards.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Lua scripting
- The Steam listing says GameGuru MAX supports full Lua scripting and customizable behaviours.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Mobile export
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Model importer
- A built-in importer prepares users' own models for GameGuru MAX.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Multiplayer technology
- The maker announced Photon support for standalone multiplayer when introducing GameGuru MAX.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founded and size
- LinkedIn lists TheGameCreators as a privately held UK company founded in 1999 with 2–10 employees and headquarters in Cheshire.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company identity
- The GameGuru site footer identifies Dark Basic Software Limited as the company behind the product.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1999checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Northern England, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
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