Solar2D AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Solar2D

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   Godot Engine

    587 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.

   178 Godot Engine alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development Tool

   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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   • Godot Engine is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Solar2D.

   • Godot Engine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Solar2D.

   • Godot Engine is Free and Open SourceSolar2D is also Free and Open Source
   • Godot Engine is LightweightSolar2D is not according to our users
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   LÖVE

    98 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.

   103 LÖVE alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development Tool

   Platforms

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

   

   

   

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   • LÖVE is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Solar2D.

   • LÖVE is Free and Open SourceSolar2D is also Free and Open Source
   • LÖVE is LightweightSolar2D is not according to our users
4. 

   

   microStudio

    22 likes

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

   172 microStudio alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development Tool

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Raspberry Pi

   

   

   

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   Bevy Game Engine

    22 likes

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

   137 Bevy Game Engine alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development Tool

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

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   UPBGE

    10 likes

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development Tool

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Blender

   

   

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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.

   87 Cocos2d-x alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development Tool

   Platforms

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

   

   

   

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   • Cocos2d-x is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Solar2D.

   • Cocos2d-x is Free and Open SourceSolar2D is also Free and Open Source
   • Cocos2d-x is LightweightSolar2D is not according to our users
9. 

   

   MonoGame

    31 likes

   One framework for creating powerful cross-platform games. The spiritual successor to XNA with 1000's of titles shipped across desktop, mobile, and console platforms. MonoGame is a fully managed .NET open source game framework without any black boxes.

   104 MonoGame alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development Tool

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online

   

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    Phaser

     20 likes

    Phaser is a fun, free and fast 2D game framework for making HTML5 games for desktop and mobile web browsers, supporting Canvas and WebGL rendering.

    75 Phaser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Game Development Tool

    Origin

    • United Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

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    FNA

     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Game Development Tool

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

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

    

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    Pygame

     25 likes

    Pygame is a 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • HP webOS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • AmigaOS

    

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    Cerberus X

     5 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Game Development Tool

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    

    

    

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    nCine

     8 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 Tool

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Emscripten

    

    

    

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