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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
Stars393
Commits, 30 days173
Latest release—
Last pushOct 13, 2026

GitHub figures as of 2026-10-14, refreshed daily.

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.

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