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Stencyl

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Overview

What Stencyl does

Stencyl is a free game development engine that uses visual programming. It supports both desktop and mobile game creation without coding.

What people use it for

  • Building 2D games with visual block based logic
  • Publishing the same project to web, desktop and mobile

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Where it falls short

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  • The free Starter tier can publish to the web only
  • Desktop publishing requires the Indie plan at $99 a year
  • iOS and Android publishing require the Studio plan at $199 a year
  • Licences are annual, so continuing to publish means continuing to pay

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What people choose instead of Stencyl

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Pricing

What Stencyl costs

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

Free

Free

  • Full editor access
  • Desktop export
  • Mobile export
  • Community support
  • Haxe scripting

Capabilities

Features

  • Visual block programming

    Visual block programming capability

  • Drag-and-drop interface

    Drag-and-drop interface capability

  • Physics engine

    Physics engine capability

  • Sprite animation

    Sprite animation capability

  • Sound and music

    Sound and music capability

  • Tilemap editor

    Tilemap editor capability

  • Actor system

    Actor system capability

  • Haxe support

    Haxe support capability

  • GitHub

    Integration with GitHub

  • Dropbox

    Integration with Dropbox

  • Visual Studio Code

    Integration with Visual Studio Code

  • Open-source blocks

    Open-source blocks security feature

Behind it

Who makes Stencyl

Company
Stencyl Inc
Based in
San Francisco, CA
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