Ren'Py Alternatives

Ren'Py is described as 'A visual novel engine that helps you use words, images, and sounds to tell interactive stories that run on computers, mobile devices, and the web' and is a popular game development tool in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ren'Py for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Ren'Py alternative is Twine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ren'Py are Dream Novel, LÖVE, Inky by Inkle and Ink by Inkle.

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  1. Alice icon
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    Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing.

    82 Alice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. PaletAI icon
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    App to create, play, and share AI-generated mobile games, no coding required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  3. 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.

    78 Amulet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. GeeXLab icon
     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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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    Comments about GeeXLab as an Alternative to Ren'Py
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    It has nothing to do with visual novels.

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    • GeeXLab is Free and ProprietaryRen'Py is Free and Open Source
  5. Squeaker icon
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    Squeaker is a non-linear multi-language dialogue tree editor. Squeaker makes it easy to focus on composing and editing a game's script while keeping it all organized.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. FPS Creator sets a new benchmark in the game creation market by providing an easy-to-use yet highly flexible editing environment. As its name implies this is a tool for creating action-packed FPS games with no programming or 3D modelling knowledge required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Lite-C icon
     1 like

    Lite-C is a programming language for multimedia applications and personal computer games, using a syntax subset of the C language with some elements of the C++ language. Its main difference to C is the native implementation of multimedia and computer game related objects like...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. MAGE icon
     2 likes

    MAGE stands for MAKE A GAME EXPERIENCE

    The goal for MAGE is to make it as easy as possible for people to create their own 3D universes, adventures and stories. PLAY WHILE YOU CREATE!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. LÖVR icon
     2 likes

    Virtual Reality for Lua.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  11. Web Cartoon Maker started as a simple online tool for making animated cartoons in 2010. And now this is a fully standalone desktop application! It is 100% freeware with no ads or limitations! And we are talking about full length animated movies in AVI format which can be...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker is an open source free game maker, free RPG Maker, free sidescroller maker, free Machinima creator, and game design tool that makes it easy for kids and adults to create video games, maps and worlds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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