GameMaker Alternatives Filtered by 'Software Framework'

The best alternative to GameMaker is LibGDX, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to GameMaker and five of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to GameMaker are CrossBrowdy, AppGameKit Classic, Duality and Whitestorm.js.

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  1. LibGDX icon
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    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.

    57 LibGDX alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. CrossBrowdy icon
     5 likes

    Multimedia JavaScript framework to create real cross-platform and hybrid game engines, games, emulators, multimedia libraries and apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. AppGameKit is a simple cross platform game development tool that runs on Windows, Linux, MacOS and Raspberry Pi. A version to run on Android and iOS is also available. With AppGameKit you can use a simple Basic like programming language to develop cross platform applications, 2D...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Raspbian
    • Raspberry Pi
    • HTML
     
  4. Duality icon
     15 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Whitestorm.js icon
     3 likes

    Whitestorm.js is a framework for 3D web apps built with Three.js technology. It implements a core for fast development of a 3D scene with physics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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