Construct is powerful and easy to use development software for both DirectX 9-based games and applications. It includes an event based system for defining how the game or application will behave, in a visual, human-readable way.

Optionally, you can also use Python scripting to code your creations. Features include pixel shader effects, physics engine, layering, debugger, 50+ plugins, motion blur and 3D lighting effects.

Features:

No programming or scripting is needed.
Super fast hardware-accelerated DirectX 9 graphics engine
Add multiple pixel shaders for advanced special effects, including lighting, HDR, distortion, lenses and more
Physics engine for realistic object behavior
Place object on different layers for organizing display, parallaxing, or whole-layer effects
Debugger giving you complete control over all aspects of your game for testing purposes.
Smaller, faster specialized runtime for applications
50+ plugins ranging from Tiled Background to database access

Construct runs on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista and is 32-bit software. A graphics card with pixel shader 2.0 is recommended.