Shiva AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Shiva

Shiva is described as 'ShiVa 3D game engine with graphical editor to create applications and games for Windows, MacOS, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android, Palm WebOS and Wii' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Shiva for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best Shiva alternative is Unity, which is free. Other great apps like Shiva are Unreal Engine, Wick Editor, CRYENGINE and Open 3D Engine.

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  1. 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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  2. 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
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    • Mac
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  3. Wick Editor icon
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    The Wick Editor is a free and open-source tool for creating games, animations, and everything in-between. It's designed to be the most accessible tool for creating multimedia projects on the web. Your creations can run on any device with a web browser - that means mobile too.

    100 Wick Editor alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. CRYENGINE icon
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    The most powerful game development platform is now available to everyone. Full engine source code. All features. No royalties. No obligations. No license fee.

    88 CRYENGINE alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  5. Open 3D Engine icon
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    Open 3D Engine (O3DE) is an Apache 2.0-licensed multi-platform 3D engine that enables developers and content creators to build AAA games, cinema-quality 3D worlds, and high-fidelity simulations without any fees or commercial obligations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Urho3D icon
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    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

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Raspberry Pi
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  7. Torque 3D icon
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    Torque 3D is a easy-to-use game creation platform. Architected from the ground up for maximum flexibility and performance across a wide range of hardware and built upon the Frontline award-winning Torque Game Engine Advanced, Torque 3D comes equipped with a full suite of tools...

    80 Torque 3D alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  8. Babylon.js icon
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    A complete JavaScript framework for building 3D games with HTML5, WebGL and Web Audio.

    62 Babylon.js alternatives

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    • Online
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    • HTC Vive
    • HTML5 Please
    • Oculus Rift
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  9. HARFANG 3D icon
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    HARFANG®3D is a cross-platform & multi-language solution to integrate with embedded systems, existing environments & combining features to meet the industrial standards of 3D imaging.

    47 HARFANG 3D alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • Online
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  10. Blitz3D icon
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    Create 2D and 3D Games for Windows.

    If you've been yearning to create games but have been frustrated by the complexity of programming languages such as C++ or Java, you've come to the right place!

    Blitz3D provides a simple yet powerful environment for game creation - s.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  11. Cocos Creator icon
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    Cocos Creator is a complete package of game development tools and workflow, including a game engine (based on Cocos2d-x), resource management, scene editing, game preview, debug and publish one project to multiple platforms.

    112 Cocos Creator alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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