Silk.NET AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Silk.NET

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   LÖVE

    100 likes

   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.

   107 LÖVE alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • FreeBSD

   

   

   

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2. 

   

   Ren'Py

    76 likes

   a visual novel engine that helps you use words, images, and sounds to tell interactive stories that run on computers, mobile devices, and the web.

   52 Ren'Py alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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4. 

   

   Fibbo

    14 likes

   Fibbo is a free and open-source web-based game engine that allows you to create interactive experiences using JavaScript, right in your browser.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • JavaScript
   • Typescript
   • npm

   • Global

   

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5. 

   

   SDL

    36 likes

   Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, 3D hardware via OpenGL, and 2D video framebuffer. It is used by MPEG playback software, emulators, and many popular games, including the...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Windows Mobile
   • iPhone
   • Symbian S60
   • BSD
   • iPad
   • Haiku

   

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   raylib

    6 likes

   raylib is a game development library highly inspired by Borland BGI graphics lib and by XNA framework. Made as a simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy game programming.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Zlib)

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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8. 

   

   LibGDX

    20 likes

   Java framework providing unified API for building 2D or 3D games across desktop, mobile, and browser platforms, with hot code swapping, rapid prototyping, modular architecture, integrated physics, input, asset tools, and support for desktop-native debugging.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Origin

   • Australia

   Platforms

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

   

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9. 

   

   Polly2D

    1 like

   Polly makes it easy to get started with C++ 2D game development using a clean, modern API.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Android

   • Germany
   • EU

   

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10. 

    

    nCine

     7 likes

    nCine is a cross-platform 2D game engine in C++ for fast and performant game development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Emscripten

    • Italy
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Oxygine

     2 likes

    Oxygine is completely free and open source (MIT license) 2D game engine, available on GitHub. It is written in C++ and runs on MacOSX, iOS, Android, Windows and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Software Framework

    Origin

    • Russia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad

    • Russia

    

    

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    OctopusKit

     Like

    A 2D game engine based on ECS and written in 100% Swift for iOS, macOS and tvOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV

    

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    SpriteKit

     Like

    SpriteKit is a general-purpose framework for drawing shapes, particles, text, images, and video in two dimensions. It leverages Metal to achieve high-performance battery-efficient rendering and 2d games and other graphics-intensive apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV

    • United States

    

    

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