GarageGames today announced the release of Torque Game Builder and Torque Game Builder Pro for Windows and Mac OS X platforms. “Built upon the definitive technology of the popular 3D Torque Game Engine, Torque Game Builder features animated sprites, flexible tiles, special effects system, state-of-the-art collision, real world physics, and hardware-accelerated 2D rendering. Combined with these powerful features, the easy-to-use editors for interface creation, effects, tiles, level building, and packaging make Torque Game Builder approachable by anybody with the desire and drive to make a game.” Torque Game Builder is offered to Indies and hobbyists at US$100 (retail $495), and Torque Game Builder Pro is priced at $250 with the Indie discount (retail $1,250). A demo version is also available.