RPG Maker Alternatives for iPhone

RPG Maker is not available for iPhone but there are plenty of alternatives with similar functionality. The best iPhone alternative is GDevelop, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to RPG Maker and 11 are available for iPhone so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting iPhone alternatives to RPG Maker are Cocos2d-x, Banquise, 001 Game Creator and Urho3D.

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  1. GDevelop icon

    GDevelop

     193 likes

    GDevelop is an open-source game making software designed to be used by everyone. Any kind of 2D games can be created with it and no programming skills are required to get started. Logic of games are made using visual events.

    121 GDevelop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    The new editor interface, which now supports 3D editing.
     
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    While GDevelop has a lot of great features, it really isn't very similar to RPG Maker at all. The games you make for GDevelop are more like games you would play on your phone rather than actual RPGs.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    GDevelop icon

    • Some users think GDevelop is a great RPG Maker alternative, some don't.

    • GDevelop is Freemium and Open SourceRPG Maker is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Cocos2d-x icon

    Cocos2d-x

     45 likes

    cocos2d-x is a cross platform open source free 2D game engine for mobile gamedev, that is fast and stable, easy to learn and use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Blackberry 10
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    Cocos2d-x requires coding! A lot of it.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Cocos2d-x icon
    Cocos2d-x icon

    • Most users think Cocos2d-x is a great RPG Maker alternative.

    • Cocos2d-x is Free and Open SourceRPG Maker is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Banquise icon

    Banquise

     5 likes

    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.

    59 Banquise alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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  5. 001 Game Creator icon

    001 Game Creator

     24 likes

    Bring your game ideas and concepts to life with 001 Game Creator, which gives you the power to create a variety of game genres. With simple point-and-click scripting, and high customisability of characters, monsters, items and magic, you can make anything possible.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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    More than just RPG Maker, you can make not only RPG game, also any genre of games, also more features like sprite customization, built-in pixel editor, camera viewport and more.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    001 Game Creator icon
    001 Game Creator icon

    • Most users think 001 Game Creator is a great RPG Maker alternative.

    • 001 Game Creator is Paid and ProprietaryRPG Maker is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Urho3D icon

    Urho3D

     43 likes

    Urho3D is a lightweight, cross-platform rendering and game engine implemented in C++ and released under the MIT license. Greatly inspired by OGRE and Horde3D.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Raspberry Pi
    Urho3D screenshot 1
     
  7. RPG Playground icon

    RPG Playground

     7 likes

    Make your own Role Playing Games, fast, easy and for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
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    It runs online in your web browser, and is free. It's also easier to use.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Positive
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    Free extremely easy to use and amazing artwork and easy coding language

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Though I use RPG Maker VX Ace the most, RPG Playground is an excellent alternative. Lacking some features, but I'm sure it will have them soon. The developer is very talkative and takes everyone's suggestions. I'm sure it will grow into an amazing game creation website one day.

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    RPG Playground icon

    • Almost everyone thinks RPG Playground is a great RPG Maker alternative.

    • RPG Playground is Free and ProprietaryRPG Maker is Paid and Proprietary
  9. GemRB icon

    GemRB

     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • NetBSD
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Symbian S60
    • ReactOS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
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  10. Visionaire Studio icon

    Visionaire Studio

     3 likes

    Visionaire Studio is the top reference for the development of adventure games.

    14 Visionaire Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. PaletAI icon

    PaletAI

     1 like

    App to create, play, and share AI-generated mobile games, no coding required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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  12. Bloxels icon

    Bloxels

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    Create your very own video games with just eight simple blocks. Each block has a specific gameplay trait and some can be configured.

    39 Bloxels alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Chrome OS
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  13. Orx icon

    Orx

     15 likes

    Orx is an open source, portable, lightweight, plugin-based, data-driven and extremely easy to use 2D-oriented game engine. Orx is mostly written in C, but allows you to develop with it with any language that can interface to C.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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