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PlayBasic VS Monkey 2

Compare PlayBasic VS Monkey 2 and see what are their differences

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PlayBasic logo PlayBasic

A windows based programming language designed for 2D video game creation

Monkey 2 logo Monkey 2

An easy to use, cross platform, games oriented programming language
  • PlayBasic Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-07-26
  • Monkey 2 Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-10-09

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to PlayBasic and Monkey 2)

PlayBasic

Monkey 2

Game Engine
29 29%
Game Engine
71% 71
Game Development
30 30%
Game Development
70% 70
3D Game Engine
34 34%
3D Game Engine
66% 66
Development
21 21%
Development
79% 79

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Monkey 2 seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 1 time since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

PlayBasic mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of PlayBasic yet. Tracking of PlayBasic recommendations started around Mar 2021.

Monkey 2 mentions (1)

  • Wonkey: A cross-platform FOSS programming language by the creator of BlitzBasic
    On one hand, BlitzBasic and BlitzMax was a key moment for me, 15 years ago, of 'getting' programming - I clearly remember as a teenager when some basic concepts clicked together, and here I am many years later a full-time indie game developer. But on the other hand, I've watched from afar enough of the post-Blitz tool development to be skeptical of anything new. Monkey 2 and Monkey X really didn't flourish and a... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing PlayBasic and Monkey 2, you can also consider the following products

Blitz3D - Create 2D and 3D Games for Windows.

BlitzMax - With the developing version BlitzMax NG other 'targets' are available: ARM architecture, Raspberry, Android, HTML (Emscripten). RAPID DEVELOPMENT. Just open the IDE, write your code, hit F5 and see immediately the results!

BlitzPlus - Create 2D Games for Windows.

Phaser - Desktop and Mobile HTML5 game framework. A fast, free and fun open source framework for Canvas and WebGL powered browser games.

AppGameKit - AppGameKit is a game development platform for mobile devices.

Cocos2d-x - Cocos2d-x is an open-source and cross platform open source free 2D game engine for mobile game development known for its speed, stability, and easy of use

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