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raylib

Cross-platform, open-source game development library in C.

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to raylib

SFML Godot Engine Vulkan GLFW MonoGame Unity LibGDX PyOpenGL ct.js GDevelop

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to raylib are SFML, Godot Engine, and Vulkan. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
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    SFML provides a simple interface to the various components of your PC, to ease the development of games and multimedia applications. It is composed of five modules: system, window, graphics, audio and network.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Engine #Game Development #3D Game Engine 1 social mentions

  2. Feature-packed 2D and 3D open source game engine.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 447 social mentions

  3. 3
    Vulkan is a new generation graphics and compute API that provides high-efficiency, cross-platform access to modern GPUs used in a wide variety of devices from PCs and consoles to mobile phones and embedded platforms.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Engine #Game Development #3D Game Engine

  4. 4
    GLFW is an Open Source, multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES and Vulkan development on the...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Engine #Game Development #3D Game Engine 1 social mentions

  5. MonoGame is an open source implementation of the Microsoft XNA 4 Framework.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 2 social mentions

  6. 6
    The multiplatform game creation tools for everyone.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 197 social mentions

  7. 7
    Libgdx is a Java game development framework that provides a unified API that works across all...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Engine #Game Development #3D Game Engine 6 social mentions

  8. Python bindings for OpenGL API.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Engine #Game Development #3D Game Engine

  9. 9
    ct.js is a 2D game editor (desktop app) based on web technologies.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 3 social mentions

  10. GDevelop is an open-source game making software designed to be used by everyone.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 75 social mentions

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    Desktop and Mobile HTML5 game framework. A fast, free and fun open source framework for Canvas and WebGL powered browser games.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 120 social mentions

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    Orx

    Orx - a portable open source game engine
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine

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