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The best Game Development alternative to Unity 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 Game Development Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Game Development Tool alternatives to Unity are Unreal Engine, GDevelop, Candlestick and Stride Game Engine.

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  1. Coppercube icon
     7 likes

    CopperCube is a 3D editor for creating interactive 3D applications or simple games for Flash / Stage 3D, WebGL or as application. No programming is necessary for this. Simply import your 3D models, specify camera controllers and behaviors, and hit 'publish'.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
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  2. Amethyst uses gfx-rs to render graphics with Vulkan or Metal. It is meant to be used for 2D and 3D, with various utilities for both types of games. It should be beginner friendly but also allow more advanced uses such as custom render passes and GLSL shaders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Moddio icon
     1 like

    Moddio is a Multiplayer-First Game Engine. It has a built-in server-authoritative netcode, including snapshot interpolation and client-side reconciliation. It can support 50+ concurrent players or 300+ moving entities hosted on a $5/month VM.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • WebApps
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  4. DX Studio icon
     4 likes

    DX Studio combines the latest in real time 3D graphics technology from industry and gaming with rapid application development tools in a powerful 3d engine.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. PlayN icon
     5 likes

    PlayN is a cross-platform game library that allows you to create a single Java codebase that runs in HTML5, Java, Android and Flash.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Heaps.io icon
     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. SceneKit icon
     Like

    SceneKit is a high-level 3D graphics framework that helps you create animated 3D content, scenes and effects in your app and games. Combines a high-performance rendering engine with a descriptive API for import, manipulation, and rendering of 3D assets also incorporates a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
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  8. Verus Engine icon
     1 like

    Verus Engine is a modern, platform-agnostic 3D game engine. It is developed using C++ and HLSL. It is based on Direct3D 12 and Vulkan graphics APIs. The code is user friendly and well optimized.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. The G3D Innovation Engine is a commercial-grade C++ 3D engine available as Open Source (BSD License). It is used in commercial games, research papers, military simulators, and university courses. G3D supports hardware accelerated real-time rendering, off-line rendering like ray...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  10. LÖVR icon
     2 likes

    Virtual Reality for Lua.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. Rogue Engine icon
     2 likes

    Rogue Engine is a full featured environment for game development using WebGL. Create projects in an intuitive and familiar 3D environment using configurable components made with TypeScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. GeeXLab icon
     5 likes

    GeeXLab is a cross-platform demotool for 3D programming, demos creation, game development, interactive applications, creative coding and prototyping.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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