MakerKing is a game with a long history, 4+ years of development and a lot of twist and turns. While the game has been available on itch for a while, it recently changed it's name and got an official trailer. On top of that, this is my first time posting about the game in this category.
MakerKing is all about creating levels and sharing them with the community. We have a nice small community that really likes new players and their levels. It's always interesting to experience the level design of other people because there always something new to learn from them.
Inspiration for this game came as I was watching Mario Maker streamers. I was very interested in our a MMO experience would be in a game like Mario Maker. I wanted to experience a maker game where players would be swarming the levels all together, racing each others and having fun. On top of being a really good PC alternative for Mario Maker, MakerKing also has unique features and a special focus on competitive play. You can create your own mobs or creatures using the mob maker, granting infinite freedom on what kind of living things you want in your level. The competitive aspect is being fueled by our score system, which gives scores to players on any finished levels. Similar to osu!'s pp system, you can accumulate score by getting good times on popular levels.
Yes, the game is entirely free to play and free to win. I plan on keeping it free even on Steam. To make money, our approach is to have paid in-game cosmetics which contribute nothing to the gameplay. Just a way for our most loyal players to donate while getting something in return. This is a game you can try out right now and I guarantee you you'll get a good dose of fun.
Our community is really amazing. You can join our discord where we organize races from time to time and we currently have a level creation contest going on. I'm really proud of our community and all of the people that are in it. At least right now we really have good people who are passionate about platformers, speedrun and level design.
Itch page: https://green-frisbee.itch.io/makerking/
Thank you,
Alexander Winter