Early Black Friday DealsNew Doorbusters every Friday.Shop now

Main Content

Customer Ratings & Reviews

Customer reviews

Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 152 reviews

Rating Filter

Pros mentioned filter

Cons mentioned filter

89%
would recommend
to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers praise Game Builder Garage for its engaging gameplay, ease of use, and creative possibilities, finding it fun and educational for players of all ages. Many appreciate the game's helpful tutorials and affordable price point. While some find the game's complexity to be a drawback, the positive feedback on its creative tools and coding aspects outweighs this concern.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
Page 2 Showing 21-40 of 152 reviews
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game creation

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for the price-good into to programming

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This game is fun if you have ever wanted to see what goes into making a game. You can drag and drop and throw something fun together or get real deep into the “Nodons” and crest something unique. Overall very limited if you have a PS4 and the game “Dreams” but this is a good start.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Educational

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gamebuilder Switch Edition.

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I think this game would be great for kids wanting to learn to build games. they might not be the most complicated things you can make but its like putting your foot in the door to learn some basics. Recommend to get kids using their brains and creativity.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Educational

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great game.

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My kid loves this "game". It is a ton of fun, he enjoys making his own adventures, and it is educational. I would recommend this as a jumping point for many kids to start critically thinking through how to create fun in a digital world.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game creation

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Create games

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My 13 yr. old son wanted to create games but without a huge investment on different computer programs, he wasn't able to create on our home computer. He got this game the first week it was out, he loves it, he can finally create his own games.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fun

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fun, unique, and smartly put together

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A game unlike any other--even if the idea of making a game sounds scary, this makes the process fun and fascinating, with a really well paced learning curve and super cute graphics. Give it a shot!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Not challenging, Tutorial

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Boring

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is ok not the coding experience that people would want and the tutorials are long and boring and you just want to go on the main game after you finish one of the courses

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game creation

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Super Nodons!

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great way to introduce kids to game design. My kid was very engaged and didn't stop until the first project was done

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Educational

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Learning and fun combination

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was really surprised of how much you can actually learn from a game about different aspects of how they operate. It’s also very fun to play as well and to actually see your own personal games you created

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Programming

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice new software to make your own games!

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Popular new game that is more than just a game. Once you learn how to create your own games they can even be shared with other people! Nice way to become familiar with basic programming.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid Simple Teaching Tool

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For $30, this is a great starting point for those interested in designing games. It has more depth than expected for a title of this price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Educational

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Well priced, good fame

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a pretty cool Lil game for the Switch Kids didn't even know they were learning....haha. It was also pretty cheap compared to other Switch games I would recommend this game.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fun game builder similar to Mario Maker 2

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The fun in this game is kind of dependent on how much time you are willing to spend learning it. There are a whole bunch of free fan made games you can download and check out. The tutorials are pretty good at explaining the basics, but there isn't as much to do as say Super Mario Maker 2 for a single player, offline person to do, unless you're willing to explore the game building modes. I will say once you get used to the gamebuilder modes, it is a lot of fun. Probably better for older 7+ kids as younger ones might be frustrated and disappointed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Programming

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My son is enjoying going through the different lessons. It is a very kid friendly introduction to programming. Various objects need to be placed and connected.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game creation

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    game builder garage

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    great addition to the collection awesome trying to make game works with simple physics

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fun

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice game, kids love it

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good game, the kids enjoy it. I see the value in having the actual game instead online download, kids can change between consoles with different accounts.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Educational

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth it, good price and somewhat educational.

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Wonderful introduction to the concepts of video game design and programming. Great results and will inspire the creative generation of younger people.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Learning curve

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great game if you have patience

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Takes a bit to finally get used to it but then you can make some pretty cool things. Just be willing to go through a bit of learning and practice

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Learning curve

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fun to play, hard to learn

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fun to play but large learning curve and kind of limiting, fun if you're into this sort of thing but hard for new comers to come in.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game creation

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great fun!!

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great addition to the collection. My sons have already made multiple small games

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Educational

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Game builder

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great game addition for your switch library. Shows kids how to simple code while they play. Glad I bought this.

    I would recommend this to a friend
Sponsored