Cocos2d-x Alternatives

Cocos2d-x is described as 'Cross platform open source free 2D game engine for mobile gamedev, that is fast and stable, easy to learn and use' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Cocos2d-x for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Cocos2d-x alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cocos2d-x are Unity, Unreal Engine, GDevelop and Wick Editor.

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  1. Keolot Phaser Editor is a free visual development environment for 2D browser games on the open source Phaser engine with integrated Matter JS physics. The application has a built-in ability to visually create and edit scenes, game objects, animations, audio and keys, write game...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
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  2. 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 create video games, maps and worlds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  3. This is a free and open-source game engine and toolkit allowing you to create games of the platforming genre. Formerly known as PGE Project.

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  4. BlitzMax is a strongly-typed, garbage-collected, open-source, cross-platform programming language with built-in support for advanced 2D graphics, sound, unicode and is ideally suited to making all kinds of apps and games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • iPhone
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Nintendo Switch
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  5. Game Builder icon
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    Game Builder is an experimental game-building sandbox. Create games within a 3D game world you create. Choose from thousands of ready-made 3D models through Poly. Design game logic by arranging various blocks in a sleek drag-and-drop interface.

    53 Game Builder alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Steam
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  6. Make your online roguelike game in JavaScript with this handy template project. If you've ever wanted to make a roguelike game and you already know how to make a web page, this project is for you.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
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  7. FPS Creator icon
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    FPS Creator is a complete drag-and-drop game-making tool that lets you build your own first-person shooter games without writing a line of code.

    69 FPS Creator alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  8. Tululoo Game Maker is a complex game creation environment that allows you to create browser based games. The program generates a Javascript code that can be played in web browsers using the next generation web standard HTML5.

    72 Tululoo Game Maker alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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  9. Reality Factory 2 is a next-generation game authoring suite. It combines a flexible, fully scripted game development environment powered by Python with the Ogre3D engine, and supports all major desktop operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Game design just got easier with Power Game Factory, software for creating side scrolling action games for the Macintosh. Featuring a polished graphical user interface, Power Game Factory is capable of producing games similar to many of the most highly regarded 8-bit and 16-bit...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. Scroller Game Creator is a tool that enables you to create scroller-type games without any programming knowledge. The program is a full game creator, it handles all game elements that are required, and it produces the final executable.

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