XNA Game Studio Express Alternatives and Similar Software

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Stencyl

Free* by Stencyl LLC |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Stencyl is the creator of StencylWorks, a tool that has enabled creators of all all skills levels create iOS and Flash games in no time. In 2012, Stencyl will expand into Android and HTML5 game publishing. ...

Development, Games game-development, ios-game-maker, iphone-game-maker
+2 more ipad-game-maker, code-with-blocks
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GameMaker

Free* by YoYo Games |
Mac, Windows

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Game Maker is software program for Microsoft Windows meant to simplify computer game development. It features sprite and "room" editors, a visual programming language for users without much prior...

Development, Games, Photos & Graphics 3d-graphics, game-engine, 3d-games, game-development
+1 more game-creation
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Construct Classic

Open Source by Scirra |
Windows

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Construct is a free, DirectX 9 game creator for Windows, designed for 2D games. It uses an event based system for defining how the game behaves, in a visual, human-readable way - you dont need to program or...

Development, Games role-playing-game, game-development, game-engine
+8 more indie-game, game-maker, easy-to-use, 2d-games, game-creation-platform, game-design, windows-games, canvas
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Game Develop

Free by Compil Games |
Windows, Linux

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Game Develop is a free game development software allowing to create any kind of 2D game without needing any knowledge in a specific language : Everything is made thanks to visual editors. All the game logic...

Development, Games game, development, programming, game-development
+7 more game-engine, visual, game-creation, game-design, development-environment, creation, making
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Unreal Development Kit

Free* by Epic Games |
Windows

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"UDK is Unreal Engine 3 – the complete professional development framework. All the tools you need to create great games, advanced visualizations and detailed 3D simulations. The best tools in the industry...

Development, Games game-engine, game-development, game-maker, 3d-engine
+1 more udk
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Pygame

Open Source |
Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android + Tablet, Linux, HP webOS

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Pygame is a set of Python modules designed for writing games. Pygame adds functionality on top of the excellent SDL library.

Development, Games games, python, sdl
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ENIGMA - LateralGM

Open Source by Josh Dreamland, IsmAvatar |
Windows, Linux

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ENIGMA, the Extensible Non-Interpreted Game Maker Augmentation, is an open source cross-platform game development environment derived from that of the popular software GameMaker. Its intention is to provide...

Development, Games game-development, game-engine, 3d-games
+4 more game-creation, game-creation-platform, game-design, edl
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Game Editor

Open Source by Makslane Rodrigues |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Game Editor is the open source game design software that gives you the power to create the games of your dreams, and, unlike other game creation tools, gives you the chance to get and change the source code of...

Games games, screenshots, reviews, demos, game-creation
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CryENGINE

Free* |
Windows

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Free CryENGINE® 3 SDK for non-commercial use Anyone can now download a full version of the best All-In-One Game Development Engine, for free and use it without charge for non-commercial game development....

Development, Games games, game-engine, game-development
+4 more game-creation-platform, videogames, crysis, crytek
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Platinum Arts Sandbox

Open Source by Platinum Arts |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker is an open source free game maker, free RPG Maker, free sidescroller maker, free Machinima creator, and game design tool that makes it easy for kids and adults to...

Games, Photos & Graphics game, role-playing-game, 3d-graphics, sandbox
+4 more 3d-games, sandbox-game, game-creation, rpg-maker
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Wintermute Engine Development Kit

Open Source by Mnemonic |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Wintermute Engine Development Kit is a set of tools for creating and running graphical “point&click” adventure games, both traditional 2D ones and modern 2.5D games (3D characters on 2D backgrounds). ...

Development, Games portable WME Lite (2D Engine) is portable!, game-engine, game-development, game-maker
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Gamesalad

Free* by GameSalad |
Mac

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GameSalad Creator is an authoring tool developed by GameSalad, Inc. (formerly Gendai Games) aimed primarily at non-programmers for composing games in a drag-and-drop fashion, utilizing visual editors and a...

Development, Games game-development-tool, iphone-games, mac-games
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Torque 3D

Open Source by GarageGames |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Torque 3D is a easy-to-use game creation platform. Architected from the ground up for maximum flexibility and performance across a wide range of hardware and built upon the Frontline award-winning Torque Game...

Development, Games, Photos & Graphics 3d-graphics, game-engine, game-development
+1 more game-creation-platform
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Visual3D Game Engine

Commercial by Realmware Corporation | Visual3D Game En... |
Windows, Online

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Visual3D Game Engine's All-in-One Game Development Toolset enables rapid development of next-gen 3D games, simulations, MMOs, and online virtual worlds built on Microsoft XNA with C#, IronPython, VB,...

Development, Games simulation, game-development, game-engine, 3d-games
+5 more game-maker, 3d-model, 3d-engine, terrain-generator, virtual-reality
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PlayN

Open Source by Google |
Windows

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PlayN is a cross-platform game library that allows you to create a single Java codebase that runs in HTML5, Java, Android and Flash.

Development, Games game-development, game-engine
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pyglet

Open Source |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Cross-platform windowing and multimedia library for Python.

Development, Games python, game-development, game-engine
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sdlBasic

Open Source by __vroby__ |
Windows, Linux

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sdlBasic is a small, efficient and multiplatform basic interpreter aimed to game creation using the power of SDL library, it was inspired by the old and glorious AMOS. sdlBasic is open source software. This...

Development, Games, News & Books game, database, programming, php, community, mysql, sql
+20 more news, survey, gnome, unix, forum, downloads, gnu, interactive, debian, blogs, kde, forums, portal, comments, hacker, comment, red-hat, weblog, nuke, redhat
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Blitz3D

Commercial by Blitz Research Ltd |
Windows

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Create 2D and 3D Games for Windows. If you've been yearning to create games but have been frustrated by the complexity of programming languages such as C++ or Java, you've come to the right place! ...

3d-games, 2d-games, game-creation-platform
+1 more create-game
Creyawo

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This application has been discontinued. No more info was provided.
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SunBurn Game Engine

Commercial by Synapse Gaming |
Windows, Windows Phone

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Create and publish XNA games for Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7, and Windows! Build stunning games with beautiful visuals, and quickly prototype your ideas using the SunBurn Game Engine. SunBurn puts professional...

Development, Education & Reference, Games visualization, simulation, rendering
+10 more game-development, game-engine, physics, xbox, game-design, lighting, multi-platform, wp7, level-editor, windows-phone-7

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