Godot Engine Alternatives

Godot Engine is described as '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' and is a leading game development tool in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Godot Engine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Godot Engine alternative is Unreal Engine, which is free. Other great apps like Godot Engine are Unity, GDevelop, Wick Editor and Armory 3D.

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Godot Engine alternatives page was last updated Jul 5, 2025
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  1. Wicked Engine icon

    Wicked Engine

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    Wicked Engine is an open-source game engine written in C++. The main focus is to be easy to set up and use, light weight, high performance, and graphically advanced. The full source code is provided with the MIT license, which means, anyone is free to use it for anything without...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • HU flagHungary
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
    Wicked Engine screenshot 1

    Wicked Engine Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Lua scripting

    Wicked Engine VS Godot Engine

     
  2. PixiJS icon

    PixiJS

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    PixiJS is an advanced, mature HTML5 creation engine with a fast and flexible 2D WebGL renderer.

    25 PixiJS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    PixiJS screenshot 1

    PixiJS Features

    1.  Support for HTML5

    PixiJS VS Godot Engine

     
  4. Panda3D icon

    Panda3D

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    Panda3D is a game engine, a framework for 3D rendering and game development for Python and C++ programs. Panda3D is Open Source and free for any purpose, including commercial ventures, thanks to its liberal license. Go ahead and grab it here.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Panda3D screenshot 1

    Panda3D Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Multiplayer
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  3D Renderer

    Panda3D VS Godot Engine

     
    Comments about Panda3D as an Alternative to Godot Engine
    Blek Lerio
    Negative Nov 19, 2022
    0

    Panda3D doesn't provide a 3D editor for artists, this is a main drawback VS Godot :(

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    • Panda3D is Free and Open SourceGodot Engine is also Free and Open Source
    • Panda3D is MultiplayerGodot Engine is not according to our users
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    Unity

    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...

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  6. HARFANG 3D icon

    HARFANG 3D

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    HARFANG®3D is a cross-platform & multi-language solution to integrate with embedded systems, existing environments & combining features to meet the industrial standards of 3D imaging.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Run from python interpreter
    2.  Virtual Reality
    3.  Golang
    4.  C support
    5.  3D Renderer
    6.  2D and 3D physics
    7.  Support for scripting
    8.  Portable
    9.  Lua scripting
    10.  Data visualization
    11.  Asset Pipeline

    HARFANG 3D VS Godot Engine

     
    Comments about HARFANG 3D as an Alternative to Godot Engine
    Guest
    Positive Nov 21, 2022
    0

    Same level of rendering technology. Harfang's LGPL license is a bit less permissive than Godot's MIT, though, but it remains a viable alternative.

    Blek Lerio
    Positive Nov 19, 2022
    0

    For python devs, Harfang has a perfect level of integration into Python.

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    • HARFANG 3D is Free Personal and Open SourceGodot Engine is Free and Open Source
    • HARFANG 3D is LightweightGodot Engine is not according to our users
  7. Cocos Creator icon

    Cocos Creator

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    Cocos Creator is a complete package of game development tools and workflow, including a game engine (based on Cocos2d-x), resource management, scene editing, game preview, debug and publish one project to multiple platforms.

    107 Cocos Creator alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Cocos Creator screenshot 1

    Cocos Creator VS Godot Engine

     
  8. Atomic Game Engine icon

    Atomic Game Engine

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    The Atomic Game Engine features a cross-platform editor with deployment to Windows, OSX, Linux, WebGL, Android, and iOS. Applications can be built using JavaScript, TypeScript, native C++, and C# scripting is in development.

    30 Atomic Game Engine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Atomic Game Engine screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Appears to be abandoned, website domain is for sale and GitHub hasn't been updated since Aug 9, 2019

    Atomic Game Engine Features

    1.  3D Renderer
    2.  Built-in 3D model viewer

    Atomic Game Engine VS Godot Engine

     
  10. Buildbox icon

    Buildbox

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    Buildbox is a breakthrough game creation experience. Creating games is as easy as dropping images into the software, making changes to their properties and hitting play.

    33 Buildbox alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Buildbox screenshot 1

    Buildbox VS Godot Engine

     
  11. ClickTeam Fusion icon

    ClickTeam Fusion

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    [Multimedia Fusion 2 has been replaced by Clickteam Fusion 2.5.]

    Game and software creation has never been easier or quicker than with Clickteam Fusion 2.5!

    With Fusion 2.5’s amazing event editor system you are able to quickly generate games or apps.

    Within your first hour you.

    65 ClickTeam Fusion alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ClickTeam Fusion screenshot 1

    ClickTeam Fusion Features

    1.  Visual Programming

    ClickTeam Fusion VS Godot Engine

     
  12. Allegro icon

    Allegro

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    Allegro 4 and Allegro 5 are cross-platform, libraries mainly aimed at video game and multimedia programming. They handle common, low-level tasks such as creating windows, accepting user input, loading data, drawing images, playing sounds, etc.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone

    Allegro VS Godot Engine

     
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