Wow! Thank you! Very detailed description. Sure!
Now I understand why you like to use QB64 to make games.....yes!
Although Game Maker is a very popular drag-and-drop tool, this type of tool may not be suitable for everyone. Besides, Game Maker Studio is so expensive.
"Hope this is useless." <-- No, your experiences are actually really interesting and inspiring.
By the way, the following jam may be quite fun. If you are interested, you are very welcome to join! Yeah!
https://itch.io/jam/jam-for-all-basic-dialects-2