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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Unity

Godot Engine GDevelop CryENGINE Stencyl PlayCanvas MonoGame Scratch RenPy LOVE 2D Phaser

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Unity are Godot Engine, GDevelop, and CryENGINE. 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.
  1. Feature-packed 2D and 3D open source game engine.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 446 social mentions

  2. 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

  3. The most powerful game development platform is now available to everyone. Full engine source code.
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    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine

  4. Make iOS (iPhone/iPad), Android, Flash, Windows & Mac games without code using Stencyl.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 4 social mentions

  5. PlayCanvas is an open-source game engine built on WebGL and WebVR.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 29 social mentions

  6. 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

  7. Scratch is the programming language & online community where young people create stories, games, & animations.
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    • Open Source

    #Kids Education #Programming #Coding 557 social mentions

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    Ren'Py is a free and cross-platform visual novel engine that helps you use words, pictures, and...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Visual Novel Engine #IDE #Text Editors 16 social mentions

  9. Hi there! LÖVE is an *awesome* framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #2D Game Engine 181 social mentions

  10. 10
    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

  11. Polycode is a C++ and Lua framework for building interactive applications.
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    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine

  12. What is jMonkeyEngine? It's a free, open source game engine, made especially for Java game developers who want to create 3D games using modern technology.
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    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 23 social mentions

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  1. User avatar
    Inkline
    · 2 days ago
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    Unity is a comprehensive platform for building games. It's got a bit of a learning curve, but once you learn, the possibilities of what you can build are vast.

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    Dream100-AI
    · 5 months ago
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    Best in class game designing software