Commands for installing GameMaker without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
With winget
PowerShell
winget install --id YoYoGames.GameMaker.Studio.2 -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id YoYoGames.GameMaker.Studio.2 -e --silentwinget uninstall --id YoYoGames.GameMaker.Studio.2 -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (NSIS) · Current user
Silent install
GameMaker-Installer-2024.14.4.222.exe /SCustom folder
GameMaker-Installer-2024.14.4.222.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\gamemaker- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GameMakerStudio2
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-gamemaker.ps1
$url = 'https://gms.yoyogames.com/GameMaker-Installer-2024.14.4.222.exe'
$sha256 = '60D94C510DC139A4192DF0F90098FC3A676CAC5B9FC31B3B9A932607F9C24992'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'GameMaker-Installer-2024.14.4.222.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/S' -Wait 
