Your Escape the Dungeon game is going to be a simple 2D maze-like game where the player dodges enemies and escapes a labyrinth of sorts to proceed through the levels. Your player will be able to shoot at these enemies and the enemies in turn will shoot randomly. In addition, the player will need to collect keys to unlock doors to the next level. This will introduce the use of variables in the game. The game is fairly simple, but teaches many skills in terms of using GameMaker: Studio.
First, create a new game project called EscapeTheDungeon
by selecting the New tab at the very start screen of GameMaker: Studio. Choose your directory and project name. The GameMaker IDE should then open in a new workspace.