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. RPG Toolkit icon
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    The RPG Toolkit is a free, open source project delivering a simple, flexible and powerful tool for the creation of role-playing games on your personal computer.

    68 RPG Toolkit alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    RPG Toolkit Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  RPG Maker
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed and latest news date back to February 2017. Last version, 3.2.1b, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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  2. Blend4Web icon
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    Blend4Web is an Open Source tool for interactive 3D visualization on the Internet. It provides Free and Commercial licenses.

    24 Blend4Web alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Blend4Web Features

    1.  Augmented Reality
    2.  Virtual Reality
    3.  WebGL
    4.  Visual Programming
    5.  Embeddable
    Discontinued

    This product is no longer developed. The developers recommend waiting for a completely new environment called Studio (https://www.blend4web.com/en/community/article/414/).

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    Comments about Blend4Web as an Alternative to Unity
     
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    Blend4Web is not a game engine.

    Negative commentJan 24, 2017
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    • Blend4Web is Free and Open SourceUnity is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Heaps.io icon
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    Heaps is a cross platform graphics engine designed for high performance games. It's designed to leverage modern GPUs that are commonly available on desktop, mobile and consoles.

    19 Heaps.io alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Fyrox Game Engine icon
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    A feature-rich, production-ready, general purpose 2D/3D game engine written in Rust with a scene editor. Formerly known as rg3d.

    51 Fyrox Game Engine alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Fyrox Game Engine Features

    1.  3D Game Engine
    2.  2D Game Engine
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  5. Amulet icon
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    Amulet is a free Lua-based audio/visual toolkit suitable for small games and experimentation. It runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, HTML5 and iOS.

    77 Amulet alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. RPGWizard icon
     2 likes

    RPGWizard is an open-source 2D game creation tool that specializes in making RPGs. It comes with a graphical editor and browser based game engine, both of which are completely free-to-use.

    68 RPGWizard alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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  7. Hypatia Game Engine icon
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    Hypatia is a game engine for single player 2D action adventure games. You can use it to make a game like Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons. Hypatia is aimed at non-programmers and programmers alike.

    21 Hypatia Game Engine alternatives
    Hypatia Game Engine screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Discontinued

    The official website is unavailable. The latest commit on GitHub at https://github.com/hypatia-software-org/hypatia-engine was in 2016.

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