Game kits are like any other kit! Some pieces are pre-assembled and some are not -- you put your own game together with the building blocks Mockingbird provides. The emphasis when playing with game kits is on editing, placing, uploading and writing your game story.
Designer enables you to build your own game from the ground up! It's up to you to assemble most of the pieces for games built with Designer. With Designer, you can create a much a more detailed and customized game. Pick your own game rules, assemble your own game play, using sliders you can tweak the game actions, like jump height and bullet speed.