PlayBasic AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like PlayBasic

PlayBasic is described as 'Game programming language that gives new programmers the flexibility and feature set for rapid game development, without the complexity or cost. So everybody can experience the challenge of game programming again!' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PlayBasic for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android apps. The best PlayBasic alternative is FNA, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PlayBasic are Blitz3D, Cerberus X, Monkey 2 and RCBasic.

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PlayBasic alternatives page was last updated Jul 19, 2020
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  1. FNA icon

    FNA

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    FNA is a reimplementation of the Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh libraries.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Stadia

    FNA VS PlayBasic

     

    • FNA is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to PlayBasic.

    • FNA is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PlayBasic.

    • FNA is Free and Open SourcePlayBasic is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. Blitz3D icon

    Blitz3D

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    Create 2D and 3D Games for Windows.

    If you've been yearning to create games but have been frustrated by the complexity of programming languages such as C++ or Java, you've come to the right place!

    Blitz3D provides a simple yet powerful environment for game creation - s.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Blitz3D screenshot 1

    Blitz3D Features

    1.  3D Game Engine

    Blitz3D VS PlayBasic

     
  4. Cerberus X icon

    Cerberus X

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    Cerberus X is a cross-platform, easy to learn object-oriented programming language focusing on game development with a powerful set of APIs that make it easy to draw lightning fast graphics on all supported platforms To achieve this, Cerberus X translate our code to the target...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    IDE

    Cerberus X Features

    1.  Dynamic lighting
    2.  Object-oriented Language

    Cerberus X VS PlayBasic

     
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    Monkey 2

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    Monkey 2 is a cross platform programming language aiming at game development. Write your code once in an easy to use language called the Monkey code and publish to multiple platforms. The Monkey code compile to native code best for each platform such as Java and JavaScript so...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Monkey 2 screenshot 1

    Monkey 2 VS PlayBasic

     
  6. RCBasic icon

    RCBasic

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    RCBasic is a free and open source dialect of the BASIC programming language. It is intended to be a simple and powerful language for developing games and multimedia software with many built-in functions to aid in game and multimedia application development.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    RCBasic screenshot 1

    RCBasic VS PlayBasic

     
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    AppGameKit Classic

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    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...

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Raspbian
    • Raspberry Pi
    • HTML
    AppGameKit Classic screenshot 1

    AppGameKit Classic Features

    1.  C++
    2.  Visual Editing
    3.  Networking and Multiplayer
    4.  2D and 3D physics

    AppGameKit Classic VS PlayBasic

     
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    AppGameKit Studio

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    AppGameKit Studio is a fully featured cross-platform game development tool set that runs on Windows, Linux and MacOS. With the re-imagined game development user interface with the focus to be an all-in-one work space, you can now quickly drag & drop assets to visualize your...

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    scene editor, asset manager

    AppGameKit Studio Features

    1.  Scene-editor
    2.  Level editor
    3.  2D and 3D physics

    AppGameKit Studio VS PlayBasic

     

    • AppGameKit Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to PlayBasic.

    • AppGameKit Studio is Paid and ProprietaryPlayBasic is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    sdlBasic

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    sdlBasic is a small, efficient and multiplatform basic interpreter aimed to game creation using the power of SDL library, it was inspired by the old and glorious AMOS.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    sdlBasic screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    No updates since 2012.

    sdlBasic Features

    1.  KDE
    2.  Portal

    sdlBasic VS PlayBasic

     
  11. BlitzMax icon

    BlitzMax

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    BlitzMax is a versatile desktop development environment for developers of all shapes and sizes.

    22 BlitzMax alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    BlitzMax screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update was in February 2017, and the app only works for 32 bits systems.

    BlitzMax VS PlayBasic

     
  12. DarkBasic Professional icon

    DarkBasic Professional

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    DarkBASIC Professional is an advanced game development package built on the BASIC language, features more than 1000 commands that are geared towards game development, giving you an extremely powerful tool that is easy to use.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    DarkBasic Professional screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Darkbasic was discontinued, project page now points to Game Guru icon Game Guru

    DarkBasic Professional Features

    1.  3D Game Engine
    2.  2D Game Engine

    DarkBasic Professional VS PlayBasic

     
  13. BlitzPlus icon

    BlitzPlus

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    • Create 2D Games for Windows. BlitzPlus provides developers with a complete 2D programming solution for the PC. Utilising a BASIC/C hybrid language for use with its compiler, BlitzPlus is capable of creating any type of 2D program, with minimal development-time and with minimal.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Windows

    BlitzPlus VS PlayBasic

     
  14. GLBasic icon

    GLBasic

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    GLBasic is a cross-platform programming language aiming at game development with OpenGL.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • HP webOS
    • HTML
    GLBasic screenshot 1

    GLBasic VS PlayBasic

     
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