Unreal Engine AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Unreal Engine is GDevelop, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Unreal Engine and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Unreal Engine are Defold Engine, CRYENGINE, microStudio and Urho3D.

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  1. GDevelop icon
     196 likes

    GDevelop is an open-source game making software designed to be used by everyone. Any kind of 2D games can be created with it and no programming skills are required to get started. Logic of games are made using visual events.

    126 GDevelop alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
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  2. Defold Engine icon
     38 likes

    The completely free and source-available game engine Defold solves the technical issues we all have in common when making games. That way, you can focus on being creative and building a great game.

    67 Defold Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. CRYENGINE icon
     67 likes

    The most powerful game development platform is now available to everyone. Full engine source code. All features. No royalties. No obligations. No license fee.

    88 CRYENGINE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  4. microStudio icon
     23 likes

    microStudio is a free game engine online. Create games, learn programming, play, share, prototype and jam!.

    178 microStudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
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  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Raspberry Pi
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  6. Flax Engine icon
     6 likes

    Flax Engine is claimed the most agile game engine. It's open source, cross-platform and it lets you write scripts in C++ and C# seamlessly. Also focused on lightweight development. A true game changer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Wicked Engine icon
     5 likes

    Wicked Engine is an open-source game engine written in C++. The main focus is to be easy to set up and use, light weight, high performance, and graphically advanced. The full source code is provided with the MIT license, which means, anyone is free to use it for anything without...

    102 Wicked Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
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  8. Evergine icon
     8 likes

    The Graphics Development Engine for Business and Industry. Build high-quality 3D solutions and deploy to any platform.

    107 Evergine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. HARFANG 3D icon
     13 likes

    HARFANG®3D is a cross-platform & multi-language solution to integrate with embedded systems, existing environments & combining features to meet the industrial standards of 3D imaging.

    47 HARFANG 3D alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  10. Hology Engine icon
     9 likes

    3D game engine that uses web technologies. Perfect for those who already know TypeScript and want to collaborate with designers and artists to create 3D experiences.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. Build 3D apps with near-native 3D performance that run on mobile, desktop and XR.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  12. 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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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