Open Source RPG Maker AlternativesTop Game Development Tools and other similar apps like RPG Maker

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   Godot Engine

    611 likes

   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.

   181 Godot Engine alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Origin

   • Argentina

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • Epic Games Store
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid
   • Haiku
   • Steam
   • FreeBSD
   • Flatpak
   • itch.io
   • Meta Quest

   

   

   

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   Jan 19, 2020

   2

   This engine isn't as simple as RPG Maker, but it is a fully featured engine with MIT license to boot.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Top Negative Comment

   Guest

   Jun 4, 2020

   4

   Requires coding while RPG maker doesn't

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

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   Positive comment•Oct 12, 2020

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   Godot is a power tool to make real games. Would be cool if it supported a proper programming language tho.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

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   • Godot Engine is Free and Open SourceRPG Maker is Paid and Proprietary
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   GDevelop

    193 likes

   GDevelop is an open-source game making software designed to be used by everyone. Any kind of 2D games can be created with it and no programming skills are required to get started. Logic of games are made using visual events.

   123 GDevelop alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Flathub

   

   

   

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   Negative comment•Apr 20, 2020

   1

   While GDevelop has a lot of great features, it really isn't very similar to RPG Maker at all. The games you make for GDevelop are more like games you would play on your phone rather than actual RPGs.

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   • GDevelop is Freemium and Open SourceRPG Maker is Paid and Proprietary
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   Open RPG Maker

    12 likes

   Open RPG Maker is a free and open source clone of features from the RPG Maker series (i.e. rpgmaker200, rpgmaker2003, rpgmakerxp), as well as many other features. All of the data files are in XML format and are easily editable with any text editor.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Origin

   • United States

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   Positive comment•Sep 19, 2020

   1

   While discontinued this is very similar to the actual engine

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Dec 11, 2017

   0

   adjust rpg maker as you wish

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Oct 12, 2020

   0

   It's the most similar thing you're going to get.

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   • Open RPG Maker is Free and Open SourceRPG Maker is Paid and Proprietary
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   GB Studio

    37 likes

   A quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator for your favourite handheld video game system.

   7 GB Studio alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   Positive comment•Jun 11, 2020

   1

   If you want retro-style gameboy games, this is the one for you! No programming needed, though there is LOTS of limitations to fit with the game boy format. The best thing is that you can put it into an actual game boy console!!!

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   • GB Studio is Free and Open SourceRPG Maker is Paid and Proprietary
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   Scratch

    119 likes

   Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. As young people create and share Scratch projects, they learn important mathematical and computational ideas...

   76 Scratch alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Game Development
   • Code Learning

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online

   

   

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   microStudio

    22 likes

   microStudio is a free game engine online. Create games, learn programming, play, share, prototype and jam!.

   175 microStudio alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Raspberry Pi

   

   

   

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   Redot Engine

    20 likes

   Redot Engine is a feature-packed, cross-platform fork of the Godot 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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

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    EasyRPG

     9 likes

    EasyRPG is a project aimed at producing a free and open source role playing game interpreter and editor compatible with RPG Maker 2000 and 2003.

    30 EasyRPG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    

    

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    Positive comment•Apr 25, 2017

    1

    It is compatible with RPG Maker 2000 and 2003.

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    Positive comment•Nov 23, 2020

    0

    The engine is fully compatible, well-tested and actively developed. It's free software, it can run in your browser and on Android. The native editor is not yet usable, but you can use R48 (gabien-app-r48) if you need a freely-licensed editor for now (it's not as user-friendly as RPG Maker but totally usable).

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    Positive comment•Oct 13, 2020

    0

    Good copy of the original - and it's even compatible.

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    • EasyRPG is Free and Open SourceRPG Maker is Paid and Proprietary
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    Bevy Game Engine

     22 likes

    A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust. Free and Open Source Forever!

    139 Bevy Game Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

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    UPBGE

     11 likes

    A extremely powerful application to make games in python as well as in visual programming

    134 UPBGE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Blender

    

    

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    Eldiron

     4 likes

    Eldiron is a cross-platform creator for classic retro role-playing games (RPGs). Its primary goal is to enable the creation of RPGs reminiscent of the 1980s and 1990s while incorporating modern features such as multiplayer support, procedural content generation, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Origin

    • Thailand

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac

    

    

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    Cocos2d-x

     45 likes

    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.

    88 Cocos2d-x alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Blackberry 10

    

    

    

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    Negative comment•Apr 20, 2020

    1

    Cocos2d-x requires coding! A lot of it.

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