User blog comment:Betwixt/Betwixt Game - Help/@comment-2059440-20120228170853

Game Maker is horrific for new to mid-gamers, it is "simple" coding but still complex for people who don't know coding - it is also kind of limited unless you are a wizard with it. RPG Maker is good for any game due to the many scripts, the Tetris script should work for your game - plus it allows character(s) to level up. Also it is the easiest game to design combat and boss-fights in, since you said you want this game to be "action-puzzle". RPG Maker also allows cut-scenes, ladders and an abundance of other wacky things:- you can make an "open world" for Trixie to navigate from machine to machine etc.. It does (as the name suggests) turn your game into a RPG but you can easily make it a puzzle-type game at the same time (perhaps a little like Zelda games of old).