GameGuru Classic

Released: May 19, 2015
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 00:02 GMT

Updates & announcements

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05 Aug 2025Developer post
August update released!
The latest update for GameGuru Classic is now out, and we can report more fixes since the March 2025 update. Here is a list of the fixes and improvements: Correction to GetEntityCollBox(e) reference in global.lua New Lua Command - PlayableArea(minx,maxx,minz,maxz) Adds missing Lu
01 Aug 2025Developer post
A New Chapter Begins
A New Chapter Begins We are thrilled to announce that GameGuru MAX, AGK Studio, GameGuru Classic, and all associated game development intellectual properties have officially been acquired from TheGameCreators by Dark Basic Software Limited. The transfer, finalized in May 2025 and
A New Chapter Begins
We are thrilled to announce that GameGuru MAX, AGK Studio, GameGuru Classic, and all associated game development intellectual properties have officially been acquired from TheGameCreators by Dark Basic Software Limited. The transfer, finalized in May 2025 and announced in June 2025, marks the beginning of an exciting new era for our game-making communities!
This seismic change will refocus our development efforts moving forward, with a greater emphasis on product improvement, community involvement, and building on our ecosystem of contributors. We've been very fortunate to have had the support of passionate, highly experienced contributors over the years, and we feel this is a great way for a small team to build a great product.
So what does this mean for our loyal users? Nothing changes, except for the better! You’ll continue to get your quarterly updates and regular news on progress. The only difference you’ll notice is a renewed energy behind the scenes, including:

Faster development cycles
Quicker and more responsive bug fixes
More frequent updates
New features and enhancements rolled out with greater consistency
A tighter feedback loop with the community
So, what does the team behind Dark Basic Software Limited say? Well, this is more than a business decision; it’s about renewing the energy behind the development effort, creating the space and freedom necessary to deliver the kind of tools we always dreamed of for indie developers and creators. We’re excited to share this news with our community and can’t wait to show you what’s coming next!
Looking ahead, we’re already hard at work on several exciting updates, and this new structure allows us to move faster and listen closer than ever before. GameGuru MAX is entering a new phase of evolution, and the journey is just beginning. Thank you for being part of one of the longest-standing (and long-suffering) game-making communities out there :)
Here's to the future, let’s build it together!
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11 Mar 2025Developer post
March update released!
The latest update for GameGuru Classic is now out and we can report that five issues were extant since December 2024 and all are now marked as complete. Some simply required confirming as fixed, and others required a little bit of intervention. A few years ago we committed to kee
04 Dec 2024Developer post
December update released!
The latest update for GameGuru Classic is now out, and we can report that no engine fixes have been required since the last update in September. However, we did find a script improvement that fixed three reported issues! The fixes all centre around what happens when you damage an
10 Sep 2024Developer post
September update released!
The latest update for GameGuru Classic is out now and this time we actually had some bugs to fix! Seven in total from the last 3 months, whittled down to 5, of which 3 fixed and 2 outstanding as more data is collected to be able to reproduce the issues. The first fix was to corre
04 Jun 2024Developer post
June update released!
The latest update for GameGuru Classic is now out and, for the second time since we launched many years ago, no engine fixes have been required since the last update in March. We committed two years ago to support GameGuru Classic with fixes for as long as there was a community a
19 Mar 2024Developer post
March update released!
The latest update for GameGuru Classic is now out, and for the first time since we launched many years ago, there have been no engine fixes required since the December update. If you spot any new issues please let us know on our issues board. That said, we did get plenty of contr
06 Dec 2023Developer post
December update released!
The latest update for GameGuru Classic is now out, including all bug fixes reported since the September update. If you spot any new issues please let us know on our issues board. Here are all of the items we fixed in this update: You can now once again paint grass in the F9 in-le
The latest update for GameGuru Classic is now out, including all bug fixes reported since the September update. If you spot any new issues please let us know on our issues board.
Here are all of the items we fixed in this update:

You can now once again paint grass in the F9 in-level editing mode
Confirmed the LUT settings in the TAB TAB test level work fine
Fixed a crash relating to the use of legacy entities using more than 100 meshes and needing multi-materials
If only all software developed could suffer from less than 10 bugs every 3 months, and GameGuru Classic is certainly bucking the trend with 5 issues settled for December 2023.
We made a commitment two years ago to support GameGuru Classic with fixes for as long as there was a community around it and this is still the case. We hope you continue to enjoy making games with this increasingly classic game maker.
As always, we encourage you to check out the GitHub repository that holds the source code to GameGuru Classic and if you have some C++ skills, and feel inclined, make some additions and let us know. We are always looking for new features to release........and the community will be very happy with you!
For general news and an extended Live Chat with the community, check out the live broadcast on our YouTube channel which goes out on the last Wednesday of every month on YouTube at 7PM GMT.
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07 Sep 2023Developer post
Cyberpunk Audio Pack Released!
The Cyberpunk Audio Pack - is an amazing collection of unique, custom-made sounds, from new audio artist Orpheus. This, the first of our themed audio packs, focuses on the sounds of the city, with an emphasis on Cyberpunk. Originally released for GameGuru MAX, we've now made the
06 Sep 2023Developer post
September update released!
The latest update for GameGuru Classic is now out, including bug fixes reported since the June update. If you spot any new issues please let us know on our issues board. Here are all of the items we fixed in this update: Now the Show(e) and Hide(e) commands ignore light markers,
The latest update for GameGuru Classic is now out, including bug fixes reported since the June update. If you spot any new issues please let us know on our issues board.
Here are all of the items we fixed in this update:

Now the Show(e) and Hide(e) commands ignore light markers, use ShowLight and HideLight instead
Prevents the player from intersecting obstacles if using SPACE to swim upward when underwater
Fixed the issue of custom characters not retaining their color tints
What are you playing at we hear you scream.....only three fixes in three months, one fix per month, are you serious?
It can take years, and in the case of GameGuru Classic, eight years, to get to a point where bugs are few and far between, and right now on our issues board we are down to 6 reports left.
Four of them are marked as fixed awaiting confirmation, and two are awaiting additional information required to successfully reproduce the issue. The rest of the bugs, which once numbered in the thousands, have all been fixed.
We made a commitment two years ago to support GameGuru Classic with fixes for as long as there was a community around it and this is still the case. We hope you continue to enjoy making games with this increasingly classic game maker.
As always, we encourage you to check out the GitHub repository that holds the source code to GameGuru Classic and if you have some C++ skills, and feel inclined, make some additions and let us know. We are always looking for new features to release........and the community will be very happy with you!
For general news and an extended Live Chat with the community, check out the live broadcast on our YouTube channel which goes out on the last Wednesday of every month on YouTube at 7 PM BST.
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22 Jun 2023Developer post
Easy Terrain Tool now available!
TheGameCreators are pleased to announce the release of Easy Terrain Tool - created by the indomitable Preben. This excellent add-on tool allows you to make beautiful procedural landscapes/terrains for your GameGuru Classic levels. In addition to an intuitive UI you can export you
15 Jun 2023Developer post
NEW! The Audio Ambience Pack released for GameGuru Classic!
We all need exciting music and audio for our game creations and we're really pleased to announce our collaboration with the very talented audio artist, YcarusRedCore, has now been converted for use with GameGuru Classic! This excellent audio booster pack, previously only availabl
We all need exciting music and audio for our game creations and we're really pleased to announce our collaboration with the very talented audio artist, YcarusRedCore, has now been converted for use with GameGuru Classic!
This excellent audio booster pack, previously only available for GameGuru MAX, has now been released for GameGuru Classic and offers over 190 custom-made loopable music tracks, sounds, jingles, voice, and atmospheric effects, covering a wide range of genres for your game design needs. Each effect and track has been designed with game development in mind, and custom-made with a focus on first-person gaming.
Included in this DLC you'll find:

Over 30 Voices effects
More than 100 Sci-Fi and modern effects
26 Looping Sci-Fi and Modern audio tracks
Over 40 Horror effects
So, whatever your audio needs, we're sure this pack will boost your collection!
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07 Jun 2023Developer post
June Update Released!
The latest update is now out, including bug fixes reported since the March update. If you spot any new issues please let us know on our issues board. Here are a few of the items we fixed in this update: Imported models now no longer miss multi-texture names in the data structure
The latest update is now out, including bug fixes reported since the March update. If you spot any new issues please let us know on our issues board.
Here are a few of the items we fixed in this update:

Imported models now no longer miss multi-texture names in the data structure
Temporary import files are now deleted so import geometry not repeated
Updated DBO converter to latest build dependencies
Bypassed XCache Standalone fix when importer being used
Added extra runtime info when an object cannot be found (corrupt install)
Modified third-person movement speed so weapon speed does not affect anim sync
Characters now reload correctly during combat and do not reset reload strafe
Weapons held no longer mess up when collecting duplicates
Changed prompt when collecting melee weapons from enemies
Player health collection no longer exceeds the maximum health
Added more script dependencies when exporting standalone
As always, we encourage you to check out the GitHub repository that holds the source code to GameGuru Classic and if you have some C++ skills, and feel inclined, make some additions and let us know. We are always looking for new features to release and the community will be very happy with you!
We are also happy to report that the most excellent Cine|Guru for GameGuru Classic was also recently updated to V1.6 so that the player is now frozen whenever cameras are active and a new command "activate" has been added to the actor script to allow actors to activate whatever entity is named in their IfUsed field.
For general news and an extended Live Chat with the community, check out the broadcast on our channel which goes out on the last Wednesday of every month on YouTube at 7 PM BST.
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17 May 2023Developer post
CineGuru Update V1.6 - 07/05/23
The player is now frozen whenever cameras are active and Added a new command, "activate" to actor script to allow actors to activate whatever entity is named in their IfUsed field.
08 Mar 2023Developer post
March Fixes Released!
The latest March fixes update is now out, including both bug fixes and new feature additions thanks to community contributions from Preben, Teabone, and Cybernescence. A massive thanks from everyone here at TheGameCreators. If you spot any new issues please let us know on our iss
The latest March fixes update is now out, including both bug fixes and new feature additions thanks to community contributions from Preben, Teabone, and Cybernescence. A massive thanks from everyone here at TheGameCreators. If you spot any new issues please let us know on our issues board.

When using Third Person Perspective, characters no longer slide about when moving
Fixed Medieval Weapons that previously stopped working from the last update
Fixed issues related to outdoor structures and the AI system
Gun Projectiles once again allow overriding of the spotlighting for the additional lighting effect
Character Creator now correctly assigns male and female based on the head chosen
Some weapons under specific conditions would not fire, now fixed so all weapons fire when have ammo
Several issues related to exporting and running standalone games resolved
We also have some notable feature additions from the community including:

The red health warning effect is now set to 50% of health instead of 99 points of health, no longer ignoring maximum health and allowing a better gaming experience
Multiple Win Zones allow win zones to be re-named to custom additional win zones, which are then specified by trigger zones for additional objectives for the player
You can now play video animations on entities such as fixed on a wall TV, and you can also change the texture on characters via script too!
As always, we encourage you to check out the GitHub repository that holds the source code to GameGuru Classic and if you have some C++ skills, and feel inclined, make some additions and let us know. We are always looking for new features to release and the community will be very happy with you!
For regular news and insights behind the scenes check out our broadcasts on our YouTube channel (which now includes a dedicated section on GameGuru Classic) which goes out on YouTube every Wednesday at 7 PM GMT.
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05 Dec 2022Developer post
December Update Released!
We've just released our latest update for GameGuru Classic and once more we crushed the issues list, this time to absolute zero! As with all software, there will always be a few bugs lurking in the darkness, so if you do discover one, please let us know on our issues board. Here
We've just released our latest update for GameGuru Classic and once more we crushed the issues list, this time to absolute zero! As with all software, there will always be a few bugs lurking in the darkness, so if you do discover one, please let us know on our issues board.
Here is a detailed list of all the bugs we fixed in this update:

Fixed issue of building hulks exported from Building Editor from not showing/crashing
Added support for 'baseColorMap0-99' field in FPE to directly texture meshes by mesh index
Updated GameGuru Converter to produce more stable DBO such as some weaponized character models
Refreshed binaries of latest build to match latest source code available on GitHub repo
It has been a while since we asked, but if you have already completed a game in GameGuru Classic and you are happy with it, we would love to take a look and share the link with the whole community so everyone can see what can be done.
This game maker is now seven years strong and remains a popular choice for many budding game makers out there, and we must give a big shout-out to our amazing contributors who keep the features flowing!
For regular news and insights behind the scenes check out our broadcasts on our YouTube channel (which now includes a dedicated section on GameGuru Classic) which goes out on YouTube every Wednesday at 7 PM GMT
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11 Oct 2022Developer post
October FIxes Update Released!
We've just released our latest update for GameGuru Classic and this one is heavy on bug fixing! These days the bugs are few and far between but we take them all seriously - and as always, if you do find any more bugs lurking in the shadows, please let us know on our issues board.
20 Sep 2022Developer post
September Update Released!
We've just released our latest update and in addition to bug fixes we have some cool new features for you. A huge thanks to Cybernesence and Preben for their awesome additions to the GameGuru Classic repository! The LUA command set has been extended to include controls for the sa
08 Sep 2022Developer post
CineGuru now available!
TheGameCreators are pleased to announce the release of Cine|Guru - their first collaboration with Tanner Productions. Cine|Guru adds the often requested option to add cinematic cut-scenes to GameGuru Classic, providing all the scripts and camera tricks you'll need to provide that
15 Aug 2022Developer post
The updated build you have been waiting for!!
We've just released the build of all builds - giving GameGuru Classic a real boost! Yes there's bug fixes but more importantly we have upgraded the game engine to run as a 64-bit binary and included some cool new features to boot. All this could not have been done without the ama
We've just released the build of all builds - giving GameGuru Classic a real boost!
Yes there's bug fixes but more importantly we have upgraded the game engine to run as a 64-bit binary and included some cool new features to boot. All this could not have been done without the amazing support of two community coders- Preben and Cybernescence.
This new 64-bit version of GameGuru Classic will allow you to exceed the previous 3GB limit on system memory usage, allowing much larger levels to be created. In addition, we have added the following great new features:

HBAO screen space ambient occlusion
LUT options in the post-process shader
Saturation and Sepia sliders in test game
HBAO is an improvement over the old SSAO technique and creates great-looking real-time shadows in the creases indicated by the depth buffer of the final rendering.
Those of you who regularly join our live broadcast every Wednesday 7 PM BST on YouTube will also know that we have updated the public repository of GameGuru Classic on GitHub to the latest version. So now those who are interested can add their own functionality into the games engine.
With Visual Studio and some C++ skills you no longer need to wait for internal TGC development and can dive right in to add the extra functionality your game needs.
If you do not already own GameGuru Classic you can find it on Steam here
We remain constantly vigilant, so if you do find a bug or an issue that you would like to see fixed in the next update please do post it on our issues board
Happy Game-making!
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