Understanding the "why" is essential. The search term has several distinct user intents:
No protection is perfect. The largest indie hits (e.g., Undertale ) were famously easy to decompile (the data.win was almost plaintext). Yet, they were successful because of . If someone steals your code, they still need to steal your creativity.
Most “GMS2 decompilers” target , as the bytecode retains significant high-level structure.
: This is the most popular tool for modern GMS2 games. It allows users to view and modify sprites, sounds, and GML (GameMaker Language) code within a file. It is widely used for modding titles like Pizza Tower