MonoGame Alternatives

MonoGame is described as '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' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MonoGame for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android apps. The best MonoGame alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MonoGame are Unity, Unreal Engine, GDevelop and Scratch.

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  1. Banquise icon
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    Banquise is a global community of players and creators. Create any games or other interactive content in no-code and share it with the whole community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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  2. FNA icon
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    FNA is a reimplementation of the Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh libraries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Stadia
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  3. Hology Engine icon
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    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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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. ENIGMA, the Extensible Non-Interpreted Game Maker Augmentation, is an open source cross-platform game development environment derived from that of the popular software GameMaker Legacy.

    100 ENIGMA - LateralGM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  5. Roblox Studio icon
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    Create anything you can imagine with Roblox's free and immersive creation engine. Roblox Studio lets you create anything and release with one click to smartphones, tablets, desktops, consoles, and virtual reality devices.

    67 Roblox Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Roblox
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  6. Macroquad icon
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    Macroquad is a simple and easy to use game library for Rust programming language, heavily inspired by raylib. Macroquad has a simple, small API that's quick to get started with. Target multiple platforms Windows, Mac, Linux, HTML5, Android and iOS with the same codebase.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • Android
    • WebAssembly
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  7. 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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  8. Moddio icon
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    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.

    60 Moddio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
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  9. Stencyl icon
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    Stencyl isn't your average game creation software; it's a gorgeous, intuitive toolset that accelerates your workflow and then gets out of the way. We take care of the essentials, so you can focus on what's important - making your game yours.

    108 Stencyl alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. GemRB icon
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    GemRB (Game Engine Made with preRendered Background) is a portable open-source reimplementation of the Infinity Engine that underpinned Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment. It sports a cleaner design, greater extensibility and several innovations.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • NetBSD
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Symbian S60
    • ReactOS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
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  11. Glicode icon
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    GLICODE TM turns every packet of Pocky into a bite-sized coding lesson. By laying out Pocky in the right order, you can use Japan’s (and the world's) favourite snacks to learn algorithmic thinking in a fun and engaging way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  12. Wicked Engine icon
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    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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