nCine Alternatives

nCine is described as 'Cross-platform 2D game engine in C++ for fast and performant game development' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to nCine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best nCine alternative is Wick Editor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like nCine are LÖVE, Ren'Py, Defold Engine and Stride Game Engine.

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  1. Making games as the '80s arcade games. Includes Run'n'Gun, vertical & horizontal Shooters or Platform, makes games as Pac-Man, Commando, 1942, Ghosts 'n' Goblins or Gauntlet, with sprite sheets, pixel art, sound fx, & music. You get arcade feel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. This is a free and open-source game engine and toolkit allowing you to create games of the platforming genre. Formerly known as PGE Project.

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  3. LÖVR icon
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    Virtual Reality for Lua.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  4. Torque 2D icon
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    Torque 2D is an extremely powerful, flexible, and fast open source engine dedicated to 2D game development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
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  5. QICI Engine icon
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    QICI Engine is a free and opensource JavaScript library, based on free and opensource game engine Phaser, with a web-based comprehensive suite of HTML5 game making editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. GamePlay is an open-source, cross-platform, C++ game framework/engine for creating 2D/3D mobile and desktop games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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  7. Gamesalad icon
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    GameSalad Creator is an authoring tool developed by GameSalad, Inc. (formerly Gendai Games) aimed primarily at non-programmers for composing games in a drag-and-drop fashion, utilizing visual editors and a behavior-based logic system.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. HaxeFlixel icon
     5 likes

    HaxeFlixel is a 2D Game Engine that lets you create cross-platform games easier with free, open source technology!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Flixel is and open source game-making library in ActionScript3. Designed for use with free tools Flixel is easy to learn, extend and customize.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  10. OpenFL icon
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    Build games and applications for almost every platform imaginable -- Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Firefox OS, Tizen, Flash and even HTML5.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Amulet icon
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    Amulet is a free Lua-based audio/visual toolkit suitable for small games and experimentation. It runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, HTML5 and iOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Heaps.io icon
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    Heaps is a cross platform graphics engine designed for high performance games. It's designed to leverage modern GPUs that are commonly available on desktop, mobile and consoles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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