Pygame Alternatives

Pygame is described as 'Set of Python modules designed for writing video games. Pygame adds functionality on top of the excellent SDL library. This allows you to create fully featured games and multimedia programs in the python language' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Pygame for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Pygame alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pygame are Unity, LÖVE, microStudio and Bevy Game Engine.

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Pygame is a set of Python modules designed for writing video games. Pygame adds functionality on top of the excellent SDL...

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Pygame alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. OpenFL icon

    OpenFL

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    Build games and applications for almost every platform imaginable -- Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Firefox OS, Tizen, Flash and even HTML5.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    OpenFL VS Pygame

     
  2. Heaps.io icon

    Heaps.io

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Heaps.io screenshot 1

    Heaps.io VS Pygame

     
  4. Amulet icon

    Amulet

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    Amulet is a free Lua-based audio/visual toolkit suitable for small games and experimentation. It runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, HTML5 and iOS.

    77 Amulet alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Amulet VS Pygame

     
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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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    Awakening

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    Awakening is a powerful professional real-time 3D solution. With it, you can easily create eye-catching interactive 3D presentations, brief films, games...

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Awakening screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update was in 2011, and the official website is unavailable.

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  7. Arianne icon

    Arianne

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    Arianne is a multiplayer online games framework and engine to develop turn based and real time games. It provides a simple way of creating games on a portable and robust server architecture. The server is coded in Java and you may use Python for your game description, provides a...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Stendhal

    Arianne Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Online Gaming

    Arianne VS Pygame

     
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    Glide Engine

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    A platformer game in Glide

    Glide Engine Features

    1.  2D Game Engine
    2.  Swift

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    LÖVR

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    Virtual Reality for Lua.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    LÖVR Features

    1.  Meta Quest Support
    2.  Virtual Reality

    LÖVR VS Pygame

     
  11. thinBasic Programming Language icon

    thinBasic Programming Language

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    Very fast BASIC like programming language for console and gui applications, automate process, automate data exchange, connect to databases, send mails, ftp, rest api, parsing, tokenizing, files, OpenGl, graphics, sound, printing ... much more.

    81 thinBasic Programming Language alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Interpreter
    4.  Modules
    5.  Help on local file
    6.  Color coding of code
    7.  High Level
    8.  GUI Designer
    9.  Dynamic typing

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    Seclusion Game Engine

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    The Seclusion Game Engine ("SGE", pronounced like "sage") is a general-purpose libre open source 2-D game engine for Python. It takes care of several details for you so you can focus on the game itself.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    Seclusion Game Engine screenshot 1

    Seclusion Game Engine Features

    1.  Pygame
    2.  Python-based

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    Flixel Game Engine

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    Flixel is and open source game-making library in ActionScript3. Designed for use with free tools Flixel is easy to learn, extend and customize.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Flixel Game Engine screenshot 1

    Flixel Game Engine VS Pygame

     
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    HGE

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    HGE is an easy to use yet powerful hardware accelerated 2D game engine. It is a full featured middleware for all who want to develop commercial quality 2D games rapidly and easily. It covers all imaginable 2D game genres: you could create everything from a simple puzzle to...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HGE Features

    1.  C++

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    libtwo

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    two is an all-purpose c++ app prototyping library, focused towards live graphical apps and games.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    libtwo screenshot 1

    libtwo VS Pygame

     
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