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> I would of thought given the Covid pandemic GameMaker should of benefited.

I can confirm this. A few of my friends picked up game development as hobby. Although they went for Construct 3 because it had better UI and was based on web technologies.

EDIT: Was pleasantly surprised to know that you are working on construct.

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Yes am one of the founders! Always a thrill to see comments like yours and hear how your friends went Construct 3!

>based on web technologies

how is that a plus?

Primarily because it is easier compared to compiling binaries for different OSs. It is quicker to get something simple running and share it with others.

It’s been a huge plus for a lot of distance learning during Covid where students have a wide variety of devices (eg Chromebooks) and can all run Construct 3.

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