Free Online Game Development Tools

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  1. Godot Engine icon
     590 likes

    Godot Engine is a feature-packed, cross-platform game engine to create 2D and 3D games from a unified interface. It provides a comprehensive set of common tools, so that users can focus on making games without having to reinvent the wheel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Epic Games Store
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • FreeBSD
    • Flatpak
    • itch.io
    • Meta Quest
    Godot Engine screenshot 1
    Fully-dedicated 2D engine
    XR (VR and AR) support
    +6
    Gorgeous 3D graphics
    178 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent55 reviews
  2. GDevelop icon
     193 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    The new editor interface, which now supports 3D editing.
    GDevelop can now create fully 3D games.
    The Asset Store has hundreds of thousands of free and paid assets.
    +4
    Events to build the logic of a game
    121 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent12 reviews
  3. Wick Editor icon
     80 likes

    The Wick Editor is a free and open-source tool for creating games, animations, and everything in-between. It's designed to be the most accessible tool for creating multimedia projects on the web. Your creations can run on any device with a web browser - that means mobile too.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Wick Editor's Banner
    A picture of the editor with a demo!
    The front page of www.wickeditor.com
    +2
    The About page and a design image for a new editor layout.
    100 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent11 reviews
  4. Roblox icon
     95 likes

    Online platform for 3D world building, avatar customization, multiplayer play, and user-generated game development with trading, achievements, and a virtual economy.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • HTC Vive
    • Kindle Fire
    • Playstation
    • Gear VR
    • Xbox
    • Meta Quest
    Roblox screenshot 1
    Roblox screenshot 1
    Roblox screenshot 2
    +2
    Roblox screenshot 3
    62 alternatives
    3.9
    Good26 reviews
  5. TIC-80 icon
     20 likes

    TIC-80 is a fantasy computer where you can make, play and share tiny games. Comes with built-in tools for development: code, sprites, maps, sound editors and a command line.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    TIC-80 screenshot 1
    TIC-80 screenshot 1
    TIC-80 screenshot 2
    +5
    TIC-80 screenshot 3
    29 alternatives
  6. OpenGameArt.org icon
     31 likes

    OpenGameArt.Org is an online asset repository of freely licensed graphics, models, sounds, & music for use in free & commercial games & other media.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Browsing Art
    21 alternatives
  7. MonoGame icon
     31 likes

    One framework for creating powerful cross-platform games. The spiritual successor to XNA with 1000's of titles shipped across desktop, mobile, and console platforms. MonoGame is a fully managed .NET open source game framework without any black boxes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    MonoGame screenshot 1
    104 alternatives
  8. Tuesday JS icon
     10 likes

    Tuesday is a free open source engine for creating visual novels, interactive stories and text-based adventure games. Written in JavaScript without using any third party libraries. There is support for the Apache Cordova framework for building native mobile and desktop...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Visualization script
    Scene editor
    Localization
    +4
    Translate tool
    29 alternatives
  9. PlayCanvas icon
     14 likes

    PlayCanvas is the world’s easiest to use WebGL Game Engine. It’s free, it’s open source and it’s backed by amazing developer tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    PlayCanvas screenshot 1
    PlayCanvas screenshot 1
    PlayCanvas screenshot 2
    +1
    PlayCanvas screenshot 3
    43 alternatives
  10. Whimtale icon
     2 likes

    Whimtale is a small game engine and a fantasy console for making interactive stories where you can navigate the worlds you create and talk with stuff!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Game example 1
    Stage editor
    Game example 2
    +3
    Scenario editor, visual scripting
    16 alternatives
  11. 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    HARFANG 3D screenshot 1
    HARFANG 3D screenshot 1
    HARFANG 3D screenshot 2
    +9
    HARFANG 3D screenshot 3
    46 alternatives
  12. quadplay icon
     7 likes

    The quadplay fantasy console bundles an emulator and advanced development tools including an adept IDE and tools for use with other IDEs like VS Code, Vim and Emacs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    quadplay screenshot 1
    quadplay screenshot 1
    22 alternatives
  13. Bitsy icon
     8 likes

    Bitsy is a little editor for little games or worlds. The goal is to make it easy to make games where you can walk around and talk to people and be somewhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Bitsy screenshot 1
    22 alternatives
  14. MakeCode icon
     4 likes

    Microsoft MakeCode brings computer science to life for all students with fun projects, immediate results, and both block and text editors for learners at different levels. It's a free, open source platform for creating engaging computer science learning experiences that...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Block Editor - Students can start coding with colored blocks
    JavaScript Editor - When they are ready, students can move to a full-featured JavaScript editor
    Simulator - An interactive simulator provides students with feedback on how their program runs
    +1
    MakeCode screenshot 3
    9 alternatives
  15. Moddio icon
     1 like

    Moddio is a Multiplayer-First Game Engine. It has a built-in server-authoritative netcode, including snapshot interpolation and client-side reconciliation. It can support 50+ concurrent players or 300+ moving entities hosted on a $5/month VM.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
    Moddio screenshot 1
    Moddio screenshot 1
    Moddio screenshot 2
    +3
    Moddio screenshot 3
    60 alternatives
  16. Playmix AI icon
     3 likes

    🎮 Got a game idea? Just describe it and start playing in seconds at playmix.ai or check out the games people have already created

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Playmix AI screenshot 1
    1 alternatives
  17. Core Games icon
     6 likes

    Core is an endless universe of games and worlds designed by a global community of creators. It's a radically accessible game construction kit, content exchange, and game-playing platform, all in one.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    Core Games screenshot 1
    11 alternatives
  18. Nakama icon
     10 likes

    Nakama is an open-source distributed social and realtime server for games and apps. It has a large set of services for users, storage, and realtime communication; as well as specialized APIs like realtime multiplayer, groups/guilds, and chat.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Unity
    Nakama screenshot 1
    Nakama screenshot 1
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    40 alternatives