Unity Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Unity is Godot Engine, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Unreal Engine, GDevelop, Candlestick and CRYENGINE. You're spoiled for choice with Game Development Tools like Unity: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and Android.

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  1. PlayN icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. SmartShape icon
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    Your project’s smart 3D digital twin as a Service. SmartShape (formerly Minko) is a technology to develop and design rich, interactive and universal 3D applications targeting computers, web browsers and mobile platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  3. GemRB icon
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    GemRB (Game Engine Made with preRendered Background) is a portable open-source reimplementation of the Infinity Engine that underpinned Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment. It sports a cleaner design, greater extensibility and several innovations.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • NetBSD
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Symbian S60
    • ReactOS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
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  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. SceneKit icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
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  6. 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.

    102 Verus Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. LÖVR icon
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    Virtual Reality for Lua.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Rogue Engine icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  11. Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker is an open source free game maker, free RPG Maker, free sidescroller maker, free Machinima creator, and game design tool that makes it easy for kids and adults to create video games, maps and worlds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Nau Engine icon
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    Nau Engine is a versatile and free game engine built on open-source principles. It's designed to be accessible to developers of all skill levels, enabling the creation of a wide range of interactive experiences.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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