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AppGameKit

Create cross-platform 2D games and apps

Overview

What AppGameKit does

AppGameKit is a free game development engine designed for creating 2D games. It supports rapid development and multiple platforms.

What people use it for

  • 2D and 3D game development from a single codebase
  • Cross-platform mobile game builds for iOS and Android
  • Learning game programming in a BASIC-derived language
  • Prototyping small games quickly

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about AppGameKit.

  • Exports to Windows, iOS and Android only, so there is no macOS, Linux or console target
  • The price is not shown on the product page and the product is sold through Steam
  • The vendor describes it as their last outing for traditional programming languages before AI-driven development, which is a poor signal for long-term support
  • appgamekit.com now redirects into the darkbasic.com site

Cross-shopped

What people choose instead of AppGameKit

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Pricing

What AppGameKit costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Free

Free

  • Full editor
  • Multi-platform export
  • Built-in IDE
  • Community support
  • Example projects

Capabilities

Features

  • BASIC-like scripting

    BASIC-like scripting capability

  • Visual sprite editor

    Visual sprite editor capability

  • Physics engine

    Physics engine capability

  • Sound and music

    Sound and music capability

  • Particle effects

    Particle effects capability

  • Tile support

    Tile support capability

  • Multi-platform export

    Multi-platform export capability

  • Built-in debugger

    Built-in debugger capability

  • Visual Studio Code

    Integration with Visual Studio Code

  • GitHub

    Integration with GitHub

  • Code compilation

    Code compilation security feature

  • Local deployment

    Supports local deployment

Behind it

Who makes AppGameKit

Company
The Game Creators
Based in
UK

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