OpenFL AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like OpenFL

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1. 

   

   LÖVE

    100 likes

   Hi there! LÖVE is an awesome framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua. It's free, open-source, and works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and iOS.

   107 LÖVE alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • FreeBSD

   

   

   

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   MonoGame

    30 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.

   106 MonoGame alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online

   • Global

   

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4. 

   

   Pygame

    25 likes

   Pygame is a set of Python modules designed for writing video games. Pygame adds functionality on top of the excellent SDL library. This allows you to create fully featured games and multimedia programs in the python language.

   72 Pygame alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • HP webOS
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • AmigaOS

   • Global

   

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5. 

   

   FreeBASIC

    26 likes

   FreeBASIC is a completely free, open-source, 32-bit BASIC compiler, with syntax similar to MS-QuickBASIC, that adds new features such as pointers, unsigned data types, inline assembly, object orientation, and many others.

   66 FreeBASIC alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Programming Language
   • Compiler

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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6. 

   

   LÖVR

    2 likes

   Virtual Reality for Lua.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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8. 

   

   nCine

    7 likes

   nCine is a cross-platform 2D game engine in C++ for fast and performant game development.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Origin

   • Italy
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • Emscripten

   • Italy
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Flixel Game Engine

    3 likes

   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

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • United States

   

   

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    HaxeFlixel

     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)

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Amulet

     3 likes

    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

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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    Heaps.io

     2 likes

    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)

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • France
    • EU

    

    

    

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    GeeXLab

     5 likes

    GeeXLab is a cross-platform demotool for 3D programming, demos creation, game development, interactive applications, creative coding and prototyping.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi

    

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    DragonRuby Game Tookit

     3 likes

    DragonRuby Game Toolkit is a professional grade 2D game engine. It's tiny (~3.5MB), fast, and cross-platform (including consoles and mobile).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Game Development

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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