GameMaker Alternatives

Apps similar to GameMaker include Godot Engine, which is free and open source. Other options are GDevelop, Unreal Engine, Scratch and Wick Editor. You're spoiled for choice with Game Development Tools like GameMaker: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and Android.

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  1. LittleJS icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
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  2. Cave Engine is a Simple, easy to use, 3D desktop Game Engine that is scriptable in Python.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Bitmelo icon
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    Bitmelo is a game editor and engine for making small pixel art games. The editor has everything you need to develop a game in one convenient location. You can code, draw tiles and tilemaps, design sound effects, view the documentation, and playtest your game, all without having...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. AuraJS icon
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    Write JavaScript 2D and 3D games, compile to native. Create, play, and publish from your terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • npm
    • cURL
    • PowerShell
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  5. Drag[en]gine icon
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    A free software game engine focusing on developing games faster, more modular and stable with true -1 day portability support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Haiku
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  6. GeeXLab icon
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    GeeXLab is a cross-platform demotool for 3D programming, demos creation, game development, interactive applications, creative coding and prototyping.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  7. A 2D game engine based on ECS and written in 100% Swift for iOS, macOS and tvOS.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
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  8. LunarEngine icon
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    LunarEngine (formerly Librebox) is an open-source game engine powered by Luau. It delivers a sandbox-style API and development model inspired by popular sandbox engines, so existing Luau code runs with minimal changes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Game Forger icon
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    Make anything you want. Game Forger allows you to easily create games right on your iOS device, without needing to know how to program.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. batari-Basic icon
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    batari Basic (bB) is a BASIC-like language for creating Atari 2600 games. It creates a binary file that can be run on an Atari 2600 emulator or the binary file may be used to make a cartridge that will operate on a real Atari 2600.

    113 batari-Basic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. 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.

    57 Reality Factory 2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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