We've reached the end of this chapter!

We have examined what Stencyl is for and who will find it useful. We have also looked at why Stencyl is different from other game development tools, and we've discovered that Stencyl can run on virtually all desktop computers, and can create games for many different target platforms, including the latest Apple iOS and Android devices.

Finally, we stepped through the procedures for installing Stencyl on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux PCs, and then rounded off with a quick test, using a sample game to ensure that Stencyl was working properly.

We've learned a lot in this chapter, but now that our Stencyl installation is complete and has been tested, it's time to roll up our sleeves and start using Stencyl! In Chapter 2, Let's Make a Game! We'll very quickly build up the basics of our game, so that we will have a character that we can control as it explores the environment we are going to create for it.