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31 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

Showing 1–24 of 31

  • AppGameKit logo

    AppGameKit

    Create cross-platform 2D games and apps

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 1 question answered

  • Armory3D logo

    Armory3D

    Open-source 3D game engine integrated with Blender

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 1 question answered

  • Buildbox logo

    Buildbox

    Game creation platform for everyone

    Free plan available
    • iOS
    • Android
    • Windows
    • +1

    4 alternatives · 3 limitations documented

  • Cascadeur logo

    Cascadeur

    AI-assisted 3D animation software

    Free plan, then $29/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2
    7 integrations

    5 alternatives · 6 questions answered

  • C

    Clickteam Fusion

    Professional visual game development software

    From $99 one-off
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Cocos Creator logo

    Cocos Creator

    Free 2D and 3D engine with no royalties, dominant in Chinese mini-game platforms

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Web
    • +2
    6 integrations

    2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Cocos2d-x logo

    Cocos2d-x

    Open-source, lightweight 2D game engine

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 1 limitation documented

  • Construct 3 logo

    Construct 3

    Create games without coding. Powered by the Scirra engine.

    Free plan available
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 4 limitations documented

  • Defold logo

    Defold

    The game engine for the creators of King

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • FMOD logo

    FMOD

    Professional audio middleware for games

    Free plan available
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2

    4 alternatives

  • GameMaker Studio 2 logo

    GameMaker Studio 2

    The fastest way to create games. For everyone.

    Free plan available
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 5 limitations documented

  • GDevelop logo

    GDevelop

    Create games without coding

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • Godot Engine logo

    Godot Engine

    Free and open-source 2D and 3D game engine

    Free
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • libGDX logo

    libGDX

    Java-based game development framework

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • LÖVE logo

    LÖVE

    Framework for making 2D games in Lua

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 5 limitations documented

  • MonoGame logo

    MonoGame

    Create games using C# and MonoGame

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • O3DE logo

    O3DE

    Open 3D Engine - Professional game engine

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • OGRE logo

    OGRE

    Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Phaser logo

    Phaser

    Fast, free, and fun open source framework for Canvas and WebGL

    Free plan, then $12/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Photon Engine logo

    Photon Engine

    Hosted multiplayer networking billed by concurrent users, not by seat or by player

    Free plan, then $9/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +4
    6 integrations

    1 alternative · 3 questions answered

  • PlayCanvas logo

    PlayCanvas

    Cloud-based WebGL game development platform

    Free plan available
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Pygame logo

    Pygame

    Python library for game development

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +1

    4 alternatives · 1 question answered

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