Glide Engine AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Glide Engine

Glide Engine is described as 'Glide is a SpriteKit and GameplayKit based engine for building 2d games easily, with a focus on side scrollers. Glide is developed with Swift and works on iOS, macOS and tvOS' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Glide Engine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Glide Engine alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Glide Engine are Unity, LÖVE, Fibbo and microStudio.

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  1. Godot Engine icon
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    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.

    178 Godot Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Epic Games Store
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • FreeBSD
    • Flatpak
    • itch.io
    • Meta Quest
     
    • Godot Engine is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Glide Engine.

    • Godot Engine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Glide Engine.

    • Godot Engine is Free and Open SourceGlide Engine is also Free and Open Source
    • Godot Engine is LightweightGlide Engine is not according to our users
  2. Unity icon
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    Unity's real-time 3D engine fosters collaboration among artists, designers, and developers, offering tools for immersive, interactive experiences. Unity 6 enhances rendering, lighting, and AI, supports AR, VR, mobile, desktop, and includes detailed multiplayer workflows.

    135 Unity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. LÖVE icon
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    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.

    103 LÖVE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • FreeBSD
     
    • LÖVE is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Glide Engine.

    • LÖVE is Free and Open SourceGlide Engine is also Free and Open Source
    • LÖVE is LightweightGlide Engine is not according to our users
  4. Fibbo icon
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    Fibbo is a free and open-source web-based game engine that allows you to create interactive experiences using JavaScript, right in your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    • npm
     
    • Fibbo is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Glide Engine.

    • Fibbo is Free and Open SourceGlide Engine is also Free and Open Source
    • Fibbo is Privacy focusedGlide Engine is not according to our users
  5. UPBGE icon
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    A extremely powerful application to make games in python as well as in visual programming

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Blender
     
  6. Cocos2d-x icon
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    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 is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Glide Engine.

    • Cocos2d-x is Free and Open SourceGlide Engine is also Free and Open Source
    • Cocos2d-x is LightweightGlide Engine is not according to our users
  7. MonoGame icon
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    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
     
  8. Phaser icon
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    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
     
  9. FNA icon
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    FNA is a reimplementation of the Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh libraries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Stadia
     
  10. raylib icon
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    raylib is a game development library highly inspired by Borland BGI graphics lib and by XNA framework. Made as a simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy game programming.

    28 raylib alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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