Unity Alternatives

Unity is described as 'Real-time 3D engine enabling collaboration to create immersive, interactive experiences on Windows, Mac, and Linux, with extensive platform support' and is a very popular game development tool in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Unity for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best Unity alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Unity are Unreal Engine, Stride Game Engine, GDevelop and CRYENGINE.

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Unity alternatives are mainly Game Development Tools, but if you're looking for 3D Modelers or Role-playing Games you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows + Open Source, Linux, Open Source, Online, Free and Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Unity.
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  1. 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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  2. Cocos Creator icon
     14 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Cocos Creator as an Alternative to Unity
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    The user input in cocos is very confusing.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Cocos Creator is Free and ProprietaryUnity is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. AppGameKit Studio is a fully featured cross-platform game development tool set that runs on Windows, Linux and MacOS. With the re-imagined game development user interface with the focus to be an all-in-one work space, you can now quickly drag & drop assets to visualize your...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  4. JMonkeyEngine icon
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    JMonkeyEngine3 it’s a free, open source game engine, made especially for Java game developers who want to create 3D games using modern technology. The software is programmed entirely in Java, intended for wide accessibility and quick deployment.

    38 JMonkeyEngine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. ezEngine icon
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    ezEngine is a free, open source game engine written in C++. Its philosophy is to be modular and flexible, such that it can be adapted to many different use cases. EZ utilizes a plugin system to integrate features such as FMOD or Jolt Physics.

    62 ezEngine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Banquise icon
     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
     
  7. Felgo icon
     7 likes

    Felgo is a Cross-Platform Development SDK based on the popular Qt framework. Felgo Apps and Games are created within the Qt Creator.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  8. ENIGMA, the Extensible Non-Interpreted Game Maker Augmentation, is an open source cross-platform game development environment derived from that of the popular software GameMaker Legacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. The Mirror icon
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    The open-source Roblox & UEFN alternative giving you freedom to own what you create. An all-in-one, real-time, collaborative game development platform built on Godot Engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • itch.io
     
  10. Blend4Web icon
     12 likes

    Blend4Web is an Open Source tool for interactive 3D visualization on the Internet. It provides Free and Commercial licenses.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Comments about Blend4Web as an Alternative to Unity
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    Blend4Web is not a game engine.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Blend4Web is Free and Open SourceUnity is Freemium and Proprietary
  11. Blitz3D icon
     21 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. A feature-rich, production-ready, general purpose 2D/3D game engine written in Rust with a scene editor. Formerly known as rg3d.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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