Blender AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Game Development Tools

The best Game Development alternative to Blender is Armory 3D, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Blender and seven of them are Game Development Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Game Development Tool alternatives to Blender are Range Engine, Zmodeler, Grit Game Engine and DX Studio.

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  1. Armory 3D icon
     33 likes

    Armory is an open-source 3D game engine with full Blender integration, turning it into a complete game development tool. The result is a unified workflow from start to finish, making you work faster. No more jumping between different applications.

    46 Armory 3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Blender
     
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    Comments about Armory 3D as an Alternative to Blender
    Mino Developer
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    Armory3D is a game engine that runs inside of Blender, so it doesn't count as alternative to Blender.

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    • Armory 3D is Free and Open SourceBlender is also Free and Open Source
  2. Range Engine icon
     2 likes

    Range Engine is a light and powerful game engine and 3D software, made based on Blender Game Engine with improvements from UPBGE.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Blender
     
  3. Zmodeler icon
     8 likes

    ZModeler (or Zanoza Modeler) is a 3D modeling application. It is aimed at modelers who model for computer games such as 18 Wheels of Steel, Grand Theft Auto, Need for Speed, Midtown Madness or similar video games.

    64 Zmodeler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. The Grit Game Engine is an MIT-Licensed Open Source Game Engine that is highly scriptable via Lua. It supports huge open world maps and dynamically streams assets from disk. The Grit Game Engine is a community project to build a free game engine (and toolchain) for implementing...

    20 Grit Game Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. DX Studio icon
     4 likes

    DX Studio combines the latest in real time 3D graphics technology from industry and gaming with rapid application development tools in a powerful 3d engine.

    64 DX Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Awakening icon
     5 likes

    Awakening is a powerful professional real-time 3D solution. With it, you can easily create eye-catching interactive 3D presentations, brief films, games...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Dead Deer icon
     3 likes

    Dead Deer is a 3D modeler, 3D game maker, and a 3D demo maker designed to create games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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