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 GABE.

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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 Open Source, Free, Raspberry Pi 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. 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

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. 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!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. 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

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

    53 melonJS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
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  5. 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)

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. 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

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    • Windows
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  8. 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

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • iPhone
    • Android
    • Steam
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. 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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Verge 3 icon
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    VERGE is a Game Creation Engine: A progam that exists to help you make games in 16bits like super nintendo.

    22 Verge 3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  11. RPGWizard icon
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    RPGWizard is an open-source 2D game creation tool that specializes in making RPGs. It comes with a graphical editor and browser based game engine, both of which are completely free-to-use.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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