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Construct
Construct is not a commercial software project, instead being **developed by volunteers**. It is free to download the full version - no nag screens, adverts or restricted features, just the complete program for free. Construct is licensed under the [|GPL].

Educaplay
Educational interactives that you can link to or embed in your site. •Riddles •Crosswords •Wordsearch Puzzle •Fill in the texts •Dialogues •Dictations •Jumbled Word •Jumbled Sentence •Matching •Quizzes •Maps For at least some of the them, including dictation, it provides the ability to record audio.

[|Fling the Teacher Generator][[image:flingteacher_title.gif align="right" link="http://www.contentgenerator.net/fling/"]]
Generate your own SCORM compliant interactive Flash learning games Freely available for not-for-profit use

**[|Game Maker]**
software that's more suited to making 2D games. It's supported by an excellent community and has some really nice tutorials

Gamestar Mechanic
uses **fun, game-based quests and courses** to help you learn game design and make your own video games! media type="custom" key="21939574"

**[|Kodu]**
"visual" programming language that lets anyone create their own computer games very quickly. The PC version is free, whilst the [|Xbox 360 version] will set you back 800 Microsoft Points video tutorial on Kodu [|here].

[|**Parade of games in powerpoint**]
Customisable powerpoint games.

**[|PlayCrafter]** - This is a web based game creator for "flash" based games

[|Popfly]

 * Create Games**. Popfly is a simple way to create and share games with your friends. Choose from a variety of built-in templates or start from scratch to create a side scrolling game, a 2D shoot-em-up, or a host of others. And best of all, you can get started without writing a line of code.

QuizBreak!
is a highly flexible program that allows teachers to create fun, Jeopardy©-like games for the language classroom. QuizBreak! allows you to: Program Features QuizBreak! is a part of CLEAR's [|Rich Internet Applications], a suite of online tools designed for language teaching, that help teachers and students create interactive learning materials with audio/video on the web.
 * Write clues in any script (left-to-right, right-to-left, and non-Roman scripts will all work)
 * Add images to clues
 * Record or upload audio and/or video clues
 * User-friendly editing interface for easy category-creation
 * Prize amounts can be displayed using any currency symbol
 * Multi-platform program works on PCs and Macs

[|**Roblox**]
This free software lets you create 3D games out of "virtual lego". **[|Atmosphir]** - Similar to Roblox but with better graphics, this is due to launch in "Spring 2010" but you can get an early look by signing up for the beta version.

[|Sharendipity][[image:sharendipity.gif align="right" link="http://beta.sharendipity.com/"]]
Quickly create and share simple video games. [|D]rag and drop creation tools can be used to create a game in as few as four steps.

For new [|Sharendipity] users the tutorials provide clear directions and helpful game ideas. Games created on Sharendipity can be embedded in your blog or website.

[|Sharendipity] offers galleries of games created by users. The galleries include strategy games, matching games, and education games. The education gallery currently has 18 publicly shared games

**[|Sploder.com]**
Create simple "flash" based games that people can play within a web browser. - platformers and shoot-em-ups.

Stencyl
create flash based games free download

**[|Unity]** - This is the most powerful but also the most complex free game maker listed on this page. It lets you create 3D games of commercial quality but takes a while to learn.

What 2 Learn
has the capacity for teachers to - create accounts in which they can monitor their students' progress - create custom games using twelve different templates provided - embed into your classroom blog or website - note this is a European based website so in the math games money is expressed as Euros and Pounds