Unreal Engine Alternatives

Unreal Engine is described as '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' and is a very popular game development tool in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Unreal Engine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Unreal Engine alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Unreal Engine are Unity, GDevelop, Candlestick and CRYENGINE.

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Unreal Engine 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 Free, Raspberry Pi, Open Source 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 Unreal Engine.
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  1. LittleJS icon
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    LittleJS is a fast lightweight open source HTML5 game engine for modern web development. Its small footprint is packed with a comprehensive feature set including hybrid rendering, physics, particles, sound effects, music, and input handling.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
     
  2. Project Spark is a powerful, yet simple way to build and play your own worlds, stories and games.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Reality Factory 2 is a next-generation game authoring suite. It combines a flexible, fully scripted game development environment powered by Python with the Ogre3D engine, and supports all major desktop operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. MAGE icon
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    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!.

    95 MAGE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Lobster icon
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    Lobster is a game programming language. It was developed to make it easier for people who are already programmers to prototype and make games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. melonJS icon
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    melonJS is an open source HTML5 game engine that empowers developers and designers to focus on content.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
     
  7. Cave Engine is a Simple, easy to use, 3D desktop Game Engine that is scriptable in Python.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Wintermute Engine Development Kit is a set of tools for creating and running graphical “point&click” adventure games, both traditional 2D ones and modern 2.5D games (3D characters on 2D backgrounds).

    59 Wintermute Engine Development Kit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. The Univah Film Engine(Univah Pro) is the industry standard Real-Time VFX, animation and rendering software for film studios, game designers and college students.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Build your own 3D MMORPG with easy visual editors. Custom Classes, Items, Quests, and Combat, right out of the box. Online instantly, no manual server management required.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • iPhone
    • Android
    • Steam
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. AresEd icon
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    AresEd is a high-level and fully featured 3D game creation suite. It is Free and Open Source. When it is finished you will be able to make full 3D games without writing any code (although a fallback to the python scripting language will be provided).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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