Open Source Unity Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Unity for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is Godot Engine. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Unity and loads of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Unity are GDevelop, Redot Engine, Bevy Game Engine and microStudio.

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Unity alternatives page was last updated Dec 7, 2024
  1. Urho3D icon
     42 likes

    Urho3D is a lightweight, cross-platform rendering and game engine implemented in C++ and released under the MIT license. Greatly inspired by OGRE and Horde3D.

    76 Urho3D alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Raspberry Pi

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    Discontinued

    This repository has been archived by the owner on Jan 25, 2023. It is now read-only. The founder of Urho3D (Lasse Öörni) is currently working on Turso3D.

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  2. MonoGame icon
     28 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.

    98 MonoGame alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  2D Game Engine
    2.  C# Scripting
    3.  Programming libraries
    4.  3D Game Engine
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  3. Torque 3D icon
     44 likes

    Torque 3D is a easy-to-use game creation platform. Architected from the ground up for maximum flexibility and performance across a wide range of hardware and built upon the Frontline award-winning Torque Game Engine Advanced, Torque 3D comes equipped with a full suite of tools...

    71 Torque 3D alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Upbge icon
     7 likes

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

    128 Upbge alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Upbge Features

    1.  Visual Programming
    2.  3D Sculpting
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No registration required
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    lemin-creation

    Easy to use. Integrated with EEvee render. Free.Very powerful. All-in-one package solution;

    Positive commentSep 20, 2023
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    • Upbge is Free and Open SourceUnity is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Castle Game Engine icon
     21 likes

    An open-source 3D/2D game engine for ObjectPascal.

    58 Castle Game Engine alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Castle Game Engine Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Built-in editor
    3.  GlTF Support
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    Mano

    Being written in Pascal makes it very easy to port to different OS's and architectures. The problem is that Pascal is an "almost dead" language, not because it's bad, but because of the small adoption.

    CommentNov 30, 2021
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    • Castle Game Engine is Free and Open SourceUnity is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. ENIGMA - LateralGM icon
     32 likes

    ENIGMA, the Extensible Non-Interpreted Game Maker Augmentation, is an open source cross-platform game development environment derived from that of the popular software GameMaker Legacy.

    95 ENIGMA - LateralGM alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  7. Phaser icon
     18 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.

    70 Phaser alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Phaser Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Support for Javascript
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