Unity Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Unity for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Unity and loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Unity are Unreal Engine, GDevelop, Candlestick and Defold Engine.

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  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. UrhoSharp icon
     1 like

    UrhoSharp is a lightweight Game Engine suitable for using with C# and F# to create games and 3D applications. The game engine is available as a portable class library, allowing your game code to be written once and shared across all platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Drag[en]gine icon
     1 like

    A free software game engine focusing on developing games faster, more modular and stable with true -1 day portability support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
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  4. Alice icon
     12 likes

    Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  5. A 3D game engine for GameCube, Wii, 3DS, Windows, Linux, and Android.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. ursina icon
     Like

    Ursina makes it easier to develop games, visualizations and other kinds software. The concise API combined with the power of the Python programming language, makes life easier for the developer so they can focus on what they are making.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. Cyberix3D icon
     12 likes

    Free online 3D Game Maker. Make your own 3D games online! Create Games for Web, Mobile and Desktop. Easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Online
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  8. Orx icon
     14 likes

    Orx is an open source, portable, lightweight, plugin-based, data-driven and extremely easy to use 2D-oriented game engine. Orx is mostly written in C, but allows you to develop with it with any language that can interface to C.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  9. Angel2D icon
     4 likes

    A cross-platform 2D game prototyping framework based on OpenGL and C++.

    Angel balances the speed and flexibility of native code with an eye towards rapid iteration and out-of-the-box functionality. In a world of web games and memory-managed scripting engines, sometimes you still.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • OpenGL
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  10. Appcelerator icon
     5 likes

    The Appcelerator platform is everything you need to create great, native mobile apps—all from a single JavaScript code base.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. RPGWizard icon
     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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  12. Lobster icon
     7 likes

    Lobster is a game programming language. It was developed to make it easier for people who are already programmers to prototype and make games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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