Polly2D AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Polly2D

Polly2D is described as 'Polly makes it easy to get started with C++ 2D game development using a clean, modern API' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Polly2D for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Haiku and iPad apps. The best Polly2D alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Polly2D are Unity, Unreal Engine, LÖVE and Bevy Game Engine.

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  1. Godot Engine icon
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    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.

    184 Godot Engine alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Android
    • Epic Games Store
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
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    • Steam
    • FreeBSD
    • Flatpak
    • itch.io
    • Meta Quest
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  2. Unity icon
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    Unity's real-time 3D engine fosters collaboration among artists, designers, and developers, offering tools for immersive, interactive experiences. Unity 6 enhances rendering, lighting, and AI, supports AR, VR, mobile, desktop, and includes detailed multiplayer workflows.

    139 Unity alternatives

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  3. Unreal Engine icon
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    Unreal Engine is a professional suite of tools and technologies used for building high-quality games across a range of platforms. Unreal Engine’s rendering architecture enables developers to achieve stunning visuals and also scale elegantly to lower-end systems.

    111 Unreal Engine alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  4. LÖVE icon
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    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • FreeBSD
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  5. A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust. Free and Open Source Forever!

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  6. MonoGame icon
     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

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
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  7. SDL icon
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    Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, 3D hardware via OpenGL, and 2D video framebuffer. It is used by MPEG playback software, emulators, and many popular games, including the...

    35 SDL alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
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  8. raylib icon
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    raylib is a game development library highly inspired by Borland BGI graphics lib and by XNA framework. Made as a simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy game programming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  9. SFML icon
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    SFML (Simple and Fast Multimedia Library) is a portable and easy-to-use API for multimedia programming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  10. Oxygine icon
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    Oxygine is completely free and open source (MIT license) 2D game engine, available on GitHub. It is written in C++ and runs on MacOSX, iOS, Android, Windows and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
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  11. GLFW icon
     6 likes

    GLFW is an Open Source, multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES and Vulkan development on the desktop. It provides a simple API for creating windows, contexts and surfaces, receiving input and events.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
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  12. Drag[en]gine icon
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    A free software game engine focusing on developing games faster, more modular and stable with true -1 day portability support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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    • Haiku
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