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Construct 3
Create games without coding. Powered by the Scirra engine.
As of 30 August 2026, Construct 3 is free to use. Construct 3 is a no-code/low-code game development platform designed for creating 2D games with visual programming. Softwr lists it under Game Development. Construct 3 is made by Scirra Ltd, launched in 2007, available on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS.
Overview
What Construct 3 does
Construct 3 is a no-code/low-code game development platform designed for creating 2D games with visual programming. It runs in the browser and supports HTML5 export.
What people use it for
- Building 2D browser games without writing code
- Publishing HTML5 games to the web, desktop and mobile stores from one project
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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 Construct 3.
- The free version caps projects at 50 events, or 25 when used without an account
- Free projects are limited to 2 layers, 2 special effects, 1 timeline animation of up to 5 seconds and 1 web font
- The free version can only publish to HTML5 and the Construct Arcade, so desktop, Android, iOS and Facebook Instant Games all need a paid plan
- Licences are per seat and annual, at $129.99 for Personal, $168.99 for Startup Business and $468.99 for Business
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Pricing
What Construct 3 costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Web-based editor
- HTML5 export
- Asset library
- Community support
Personal
$99 /yr
- All Free features
- Offline editor
- Advanced export
- Priority support
Capabilities
Features
Visual event system
Drag-and-drop editor
Physics engine
Sprite editor
Particle effects
Sound effects
Web-based
HTML5 support
GitHub
Integration with GitHub
Dropbox
Integration with Dropbox
Google Play
Integration with Google Play
App Store
Integration with App Store
Behind it
Who makes Construct 3
- Company
- Scirra Ltd
- Based in
- Nottingham, UK
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Where to go from Construct 3
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Compare Construct 3 with
- Unity
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- Aseprite
- Godot Engine
- Cascadeur
- GDevelop
- Buildbox
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- Stencyl
- Clickteam Fusion
- GameMaker Studio 2
- Pico-8
- Spine
- Stride
- Tiled
- RPG Maker MV
- Stencyl
- RPG Maker MZ
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