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Construct 3

Create games without coding. Powered by the Scirra engine.

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

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 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

    Visual event system capability

  • Drag-and-drop editor

    Drag-and-drop editor capability

  • Physics engine

    Physics engine capability

  • Sprite editor

    Sprite editor capability

  • Particle effects

    Particle effects capability

  • Sound effects

    Sound effects capability

  • Web-based

    Web-based capability

  • HTML5 support

    HTML5 support capability

  • 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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