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The best IDE alternative to Stencyl is Unity, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Stencyl and seven of them are IDEs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting IDE alternatives to Stencyl are GDevelop, Defold Engine, GameMaker and FlashDevelop.

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  1. Unity icon
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    Unity

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    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, and includes detailed multiplayer workflows.

    130 Unity alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Unity Features

    1.  C# Scripting
    2.  3D Game Engine
    3.  2D Game Engine
    4.  Networking and Multiplayer
    5.  Vectorize raster images
    6.  C-sharp
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    Unity has a very different UI and requires code to use

    Negative comment •Aug 8, 2015
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    • Unity is Freemium and ProprietaryStencyl is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    GDevelop

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    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.

    111 GDevelop alternatives
    The new editor interface, which now supports 3D editing.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    GDevelop can now create fully 3D games.
    The Asset Store has hundreds of thousands of free and paid assets.
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    Events to build the logic of a game

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Visual Programming
    3.  Multiplatform
    4.  Support for HTML5
    5.  Multiplatform Export
    6.  Material design
    7.  Event management
    8.  Multiple languages
    9.  Meta-Search
    10.  Support for Javascript
    11.  Support for scripting
    12.  2D and 3D physics
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    • Almost everyone thinks GDevelop is a great Stencyl alternative.

    • GDevelop is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Stencyl.

    • GDevelop is Freemium and Open SourceStencyl is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GDevelop is LightweightStencyl is not according to our users
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    Defold Engine

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    The completely free and open-source game engine Defold solves the technical issues we all have in common when making games. That way, you can focus on being creative and building a great game.

    60 Defold Engine alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  2D Game Engine
    2.  Lua scripting
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Portable
    5.  Live Preview
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    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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    GameMaker

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    Welcome to the home of GameMaker, the fastest and friendliest cross-platform game development technology out there. GameMaker has been completely redeveloped with usability and efficiency at its core, allowing developers to create games within a single code base and then publish...

    74 GameMaker alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
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    Properties

    1.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Portable
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Sprite sheets
    5.  Code Completion
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    FlashDevelop

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    FlashDevelop is a free and open source (MIT license) code editor for Actionscript (2 and 3), Flex (MXML) and HaXe.

    9 FlashDevelop alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Phaser Editor

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    Phaser Editor is a tool for HTML5 games creation. It provides several built-in editors for texture packing, JavaScript coding, Assets management, and 2D level building.

    33 Phaser Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Phaser Editor Features

    1.  Level editor
    2.  Texture packing
    3.  Offline documentation
    4.  Built-in Level Editor
    5.  Javascript scripting
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    Project Anarchy

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    Project Anarchy is a complete end to end game engine and state-of-the-art toolset for mobile. Project Anarchy includes an entirely free license to ship your game on iOS, Android and Tizen platforms.

    61 Project Anarchy alternatives
    vForge

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Discontinued

    Project Anarchy™ has concluded: http://www.havok.com/anarchy-redirect/

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