LÖVE Alternatives

LÖVE is described as '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' and is a popular game development tool in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to LÖVE for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android apps. The best LÖVE alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LÖVE are GDevelop, Wick Editor, Ren'Py and Defold Engine.

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  1. ENIGMA, the Extensible Non-Interpreted Game Maker Augmentation, is an open source cross-platform game development environment derived from that of the popular software GameMaker Legacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. Solar2D icon
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    Solar2D is a Lua based cross-platform framework with focus on ease of iterations and usage. ideal for rapidly creating apps and games for mobile devices and desktop systems.

    23 Solar2D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  3. Pyxel icon
     8 likes

    Pyxel is a retro game engine for Python. Inspired by fantasy consoles like PICO-8, Pyxel imposes graphic and sound limits that provide a retro aesthetic while also greatly simplifying development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. AppGameKit is a simple cross platform game development tool that runs on Windows, Linux, MacOS and Raspberry Pi. A version to run on Android and iOS is also available. With AppGameKit you can use a simple Basic like programming language to develop cross platform applications, 2D...

    60 AppGameKit Classic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Raspbian
    • Raspberry Pi
    • HTML
     
  5. Cocos Creator icon
     14 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Mini Micro icon
     3 likes

    Mini Micro is an easy-to-learn environment for game programming, all based on MiniScript, a new language explicitly designed to be simple, syntax-light, and easy to use while still having all the power and expressiveness you need.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. Stencyl icon
     70 likes

    Stencyl isn't your average game creation software; it's a gorgeous, intuitive toolset that accelerates your workflow and then gets out of the way. We take care of the essentials, so you can focus on what's important - making your game yours.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. LÖVR icon
     2 likes

    Virtual Reality for Lua.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. DOME icon
     3 likes

    DOME is the comfortable framework for making 2D games using Wren which can be played across platforms. It's a lightweight game framework which melds SDL2 and the Wren scripting language, written in C.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Heaps.io icon
     3 likes

    Heaps is a cross platform graphics engine designed for high performance games. It's designed to leverage modern GPUs that are commonly available on desktop, mobile and consoles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Roblox Studio icon
     4 likes

    Create anything you can imagine with Roblox's free and immersive creation engine. Roblox Studio lets you create anything and release with one click to smartphones, tablets, desktops, consoles, and virtual reality devices.

    63 Roblox Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Roblox
     
  12. HaxeFlixel icon
     6 likes

    HaxeFlixel is a 2D Game Engine that lets you create cross-platform games easier with free, open source technology!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    HaxeFlixel vs LÖVE Comments
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    Native cross-compilation to many platforms (Desktop, Mobile, Web) powered by OpenFL framework and Haxe language. Intuitive API and lots of tutorials.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • HaxeFlixel is Free and Open SourceLÖVE is also Free and Open Source
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