FlatRedBall Alternatives

FlatRedBall is described as 'Free and open-source, cross-platform 2D game engine written entirely in C# and based on MonoGame/XNA with additional features on top such as:' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to FlatRedBall for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPad and Android apps. The best FlatRedBall alternative is Cocos2d-x, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FlatRedBall are MonoGame, Phaser, LibGDX and Duality.

More about FlatRedBall
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
FlatRedBall alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Cocos2d-x icon

    Cocos2d-x

     45 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    cocos2d-x is a cross platform open source free 2D game engine for mobile gamedev, that is fast and stable, easy to learn and use.

    87 Cocos2d-x alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Blackberry 10
    Cocos2d-x screenshot 1
     

    • Cocos2d-x is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to FlatRedBall.

    • Cocos2d-x is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to FlatRedBall.

    • Cocos2d-x is Free and Open SourceFlatRedBall is also Free and Open Source
    • Cocos2d-x is LightweightFlatRedBall is not according to our users
  2. MonoGame icon

    MonoGame

     31 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    One framework for creating powerful cross-platform games. The spiritual successor to XNA with 1000's of titles shipped across desktop, mobile, and console platforms. MonoGame is a fully managed .NET open source game framework without any black boxes.

    104 MonoGame alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    MonoGame screenshot 1
     

    • MonoGame is the most popular Web-based alternative to FlatRedBall.

    • MonoGame is Free and Open SourceFlatRedBall is also Free and Open Source
    • MonoGame is LightweightFlatRedBall is not according to our users
  4. Phaser icon

    Phaser

     20 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Phaser is a fun, free and fast 2D game framework for making HTML5 games for desktop and mobile web browsers, supporting Canvas and WebGL rendering.

    75 Phaser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Phaser screenshot 1
     
  5. LibGDX icon

    LibGDX

     20 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Java framework providing unified API for building 2D or 3D games across desktop, mobile, and browser platforms, with hot code swapping, rapid prototyping, modular architecture, integrated physics, input, asset tools, and support for desktop-native debugging.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. Duality icon

    Duality

     15 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Duality is a modular 2D game engine / editor combo, written entirely in C# and built on top of an OpenGL backend. It's open source, features an open architecture that invites extensibility and technical ownership, and it embraces C# as a language rather than a scripting...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Duality screenshot 1
     
  7. Torque 2D icon

    Torque 2D

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Torque 2D is an extremely powerful, flexible, and fast open source engine dedicated to 2D game development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    Torque 2D screenshot 1
     
  9. NasNas icon

    NasNas

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    NasNas is a lightweight modular 2D game framework with a focus on pixel art style games. It is entirely written in modern C++17, and doesn't have any dependency other than SFML2. It provides a clean and easy to use API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    NasNas screenshot 1
     
  10. Oxygine icon

    Oxygine

     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Oxygine is completely free and open source (MIT license) 2D game engine, available on GitHub. It is written in C++ and runs on MacOSX, iOS, Android, Windows and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    code example
     
  11. AGKSharp icon

    AGKSharp

     4 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    AGKSharp is a free implementation of AppGameKit to be used with C# and .NET.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. UrhoSharp icon

    UrhoSharp

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    UrhoSharp is a lightweight Game Engine suitable for using with C# and F# to create games and 3D applications. The game engine is available as a portable class library, allowing your game code to be written once and shared across all platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    UrhoSharp screenshot 1
     
10 of 10 FlatRedBall alternatives