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Butterscotch

Open-source reimplementation of the GameMaker: Studio runner for running exported games, noting it may behave differently from the original runner.

Rewrite Not stated wip
Image: the project's own README · source
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Last pushOct 16, 2026

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Facts

Original
GameMaker: Studio runner (YoYo Runner)
Platform
Multi
Method
Rewrite
Provenance
Not stated what this means
Status
wip
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Team
ButterscotchRunner
Started
2026-03
Runs on
Windows, Linux
Needs the original
Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy

How to get it legally

This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of GameMaker: Studio runner (YoYo Runner) you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.

This project was rebuilt by ButterscotchRunner. Facts last checked 2026-10-14. Suggest a correction

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