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The best IDE alternative to GameMaker is GDevelop, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to GameMaker and three of them are IDEs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting IDE alternatives to GameMaker are Phaser Editor and AppGameKit Studio.

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  1. GDevelop icon

    GDevelop

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    GDevelop is an open-source game making software designed to be used by everyone. Any kind of 2D games can be created with it and no programming skills are required to get started. Logic of games are made using visual events.

    123 GDevelop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    The new editor interface, which now supports 3D editing.
     
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    GDevelop vs GameMaker Comments
    lounes-tb
    Positive
    0

    Gdevelop gives you a event-editor with which lets you describe your game's logic without writing a single line of code, it has piskel integrated in it which makes it extra easy to edit the spites. And of course, since it's open-source, it always gives us the best it can without having to 'upgrade the license'

    MrW
    Negative
    0

    Not truly open source it is more of a Freemium/Subscription deal. Platform export requires an account, which has 2 exports per day only on the free tier. The other tiers are 2 bucks/month for Indie and 7 bucks/month for Pro.

    The source code is on github, I have not looked at the source code, maybe one could remove the limitations by setting up your own export server, but that is pure speculation.

    However the version you can download from their website is very limited, keep that in mind.

    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    Very good alternative, which ended up beating Game Maker, Construct 2 or Stencyl.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • GDevelop is Freemium and Open SourceGameMaker is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GDevelop is LightweightGameMaker is not according to our users
  2. Phaser Editor icon

    Phaser Editor

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    Phaser Editor is a tool for HTML5 games creation. It provides several built-in editors for texture packing, JavaScript coding, Assets management, and 2D level building.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Phaser Editor screenshot 1
     
  4. AppGameKit Studio icon

    AppGameKit Studio

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    AppGameKit Studio is a fully featured cross-platform game development tool set that runs on Windows, Linux and MacOS. With the re-imagined game development user interface with the focus to be an all-in-one work space, you can now quickly drag & drop assets to visualize your...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    scene editor, asset manager
     
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