List of Swift game engines and frameworks

This is a list of game engines and frameworks that was either written in the Swift programming language or support Swift to code our games.

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  1. SpriteKit icon
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    SpriteKit is a general-purpose framework for drawing shapes, particles, text, images, and video in two dimensions. It leverages Metal to achieve high-performance battery-efficient rendering and 2d games and other graphics-intensive apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
    Level editing done in xCode
    Programming done in the Swift programming language
  2. Glide is a SpriteKit and GameplayKit based engine for building 2d games easily, with a focus on side scrollers. Glide is developed with Swift and works on iOS, macOS and tvOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    A platformer game in Glide
  3. SceneKit icon
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    SceneKit is a high-level 3D graphics framework that helps you create animated 3D content, scenes and effects in your app and games. Combines a high-performance rendering engine with a descriptive API for import, manipulation, and rendering of 3D assets also incorporates a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
    mesh preview and level editing in xCode
    programming using the Swift programming language
    ARKit + SceneKit
  4. GameplayKit is an object-oriented framework that provides foundational tools and technologies for building games in iOS, macOS, and tvOS using the Swift programming language and 3rd party rendering and multimedia libraries such as SpriteKit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
  5. A 2D game engine based on ECS and written in 100% Swift for iOS, macOS and tvOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
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