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# Steps

Steps = Frames

In GameMaker, **steps** are the **frames** of the game. So things happen in the game with every "step". This means that if the game runs at **60FPS**, then there are **60 steps every second**. As such, if an **action (or code is written) is tied to a step**, then that code runs **60 times in one second**.