GameMaker Legacy Alternatives for Android

GameMaker Legacy is not available for Android but there are some alternatives with similar functionality. The best Android alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to GameMaker Legacy and nine of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to GameMaker Legacy are GDevelop, LÖVE, Cocos2d-x and Adventure Game Studio.

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  1. Godot Engine icon

    Godot Engine

     603 likes

    Godot Engine is a feature-packed, cross-platform game engine to create 2D and 3D games from a unified interface. It provides a comprehensive set of common tools, so that users can focus on making games without having to reinvent the wheel.

    181 Godot Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Epic Games Store
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • FreeBSD
    • Flatpak
    • itch.io
    • Meta Quest
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    Godot Engine vs GameMaker Legacy Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    4

    It's open source and amazing in some ways. It's totally free. It has it's own features and downsides but overall for me it's an amazing tool.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -3

    Uses Python. Easy to learn. Nodes system very powerful.

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

    GDevelop

     193 likes

    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

    Application type

    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 Legacy Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Similar to GameMaker: Studio and Construct 2, GDevelop allows you to develop software, particularly games, for Windows, Mac, Linux and HTML 5. It allows you to program your apps and games using an event-based system, just like Construct 2.

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

    LÖVE

     98 likes

    Hi there! LÖVE is an awesome framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua. It's free, open-source, and works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and iOS.

    105 LÖVE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • FreeBSD
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  5. Cocos2d-x icon

    Cocos2d-x

     45 likes

    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.

    88 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
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  6. Adventure Game Studio icon

    Adventure Game Studio

     31 likes

    Adventure Game Studio (AGS) - is the IDE and the engine meant for creating and running videogames of adventure (aka "quest") genre. It has potential, although limited, support for other genres as well.

    66 Adventure Game Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  7. Urho3D icon

    Urho3D

     43 likes

    Urho3D is a lightweight, cross-platform rendering and game engine implemented in C++ and released under the MIT license. Greatly inspired by OGRE and Horde3D.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Raspberry Pi
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  9. 001 Game Creator icon

    001 Game Creator

     24 likes

    Bring your game ideas and concepts to life with 001 Game Creator, which gives you the power to create a variety of game genres. With simple point-and-click scripting, and high customisability of characters, monsters, items and magic, you can make anything possible.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    001 Game Creator screenshot 1
     
  10. LibGDX icon

    LibGDX

     20 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    LibGDX vs GameMaker Legacy Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    libgdx is a java library and GameMaker is not. GameMaker does not use java or it doesn't require coding like libGDX does

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • LibGDX is Free and Open SourceGameMaker Legacy is Freemium and Proprietary
  11. Banquise icon

    Banquise

     5 likes

    Banquise is a global community of players and creators. Create any games or other interactive content in no-code and share it with the whole community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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