Defold Engine Alternatives

Defold Engine is described as 'The completely free and open-source game engine Defold solves the technical issues we all have in common when making games. That way, you can focus on being creative and building a great game' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Defold Engine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Defold Engine alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Defold Engine are Unreal Engine, Unity, GDevelop and Wick Editor.

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Defold Engine alternatives page was last updated Apr 28, 2025
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  1. LittleJS icon

    LittleJS

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    LittleJS is a fast lightweight open source HTML5 game engine for modern web development. Its small footprint is packed with a comprehensive feature set including hybrid rendering, physics, particles, sound effects, music, and input handling.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    LittleJS screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Single player
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  WebGL

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  2. Valkyrie Engine icon

    Valkyrie Engine

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    Valkyrie is a no-code creative platform that lets designers combine digital assets and create applications and interactive prototypes: where the power of Unity meets the usability of Photoshop.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Valkyrie Engine screenshot 1

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  4. Verus Engine icon

    Verus Engine

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    Verus Engine is a modern, platform-agnostic 3D game engine. It is developed using C++ and HLSL. It is based on Direct3D 12 and Vulkan graphics APIs. The code is user friendly and well optimized.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Verus Engine screenshot 1

    Verus Engine Features

    1.  3D Game Engine

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    Unity

    Unity's real-time 3D engine fosters collaboration among artists, designers, and developers, offering tools for immersive, interactive experiences. Unity 6 enhances rendering, lighting, and AI, supports AR, VR, mobile, desktop...

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  6. On-Boardy icon

    On-Boardy

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    Build your Boards, share it, and let others interact and engage with it.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Esenthel Engine icon

    Esenthel Engine

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    Esenthel is a next gen, cross-platform C++ game engine that comes with a lighting fast, high performance game engine with advanced graphics and physics and support for multiplayer and UNLIMITED size worlds which is make the engine well suit even MMORPG titles.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
    Esenthel Engine screenshot 1

    Esenthel Engine Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  3D Game Engine
    3.  C++

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  8. DragonRuby Game Tookit icon

    DragonRuby Game Tookit

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    DragonRuby Game Toolkit is a professional grade 2D game engine. It's tiny (~3.5MB), fast, and cross-platform (including consoles and mobile).

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    DragonRuby Game Tookit Features

    1.  2D Game Engine

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  10. GeeXLab icon

    GeeXLab

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    GeeXLab is a cross-platform demotool for 3D programming, demos creation, game development, interactive applications, creative coding and prototyping.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi

    GeeXLab Features

    1.  GLSL

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  11. Leadwerks icon

    Leadwerks

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    Leadwerks Game Engine provides the smoothest learning curve to take you from beginner to full-fledged game developer. Use the visual editor and the flowgraph system to set up game interactions without code. Use Lua to write your own game scripts.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • HTC Vive
    • Oculus Rift
    Editor

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  12. WorldForge icon

    WorldForge

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    The WorldForge project is the original open-source MMORPG project, dating back to 1997.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    WorldForge screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be abandoned. Last version, 0.7.1, released in April 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/worldforge/

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  13. Hero Engine icon

    Hero Engine

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    The only true complete development platform for online games. HeroEngine seamlessly integrates the entire client and server architecture required to operate an online game directly into the development process.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Hero Engine screenshot 1

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  14. Nau Engine icon

    Nau Engine

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    Nau Engine is a versatile and free game engine built on open-source principles. It's designed to be accessible to developers of all skill levels, enabling the creation of a wide range of interactive experiences.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Nau Engine screenshot 1

    Nau Engine Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Dark Mode

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  15. Wonderland Engine icon

    Wonderland Engine

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    Build 3D apps with near-native 3D performance that run on mobile, desktop and XR.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Wonderland Engine screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Augmented Reality
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Virtual Reality
    7.  3D Game Engine
    8.  Cross-Platform

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