The Best 59 RPG Maker Alternatives

  • GDevelop icon

    GDevelop

    GDevelop is an open source game creation software, allowing to make games for the web (HTML5) or for Windows and Linux. No programming or coding skill is required! It is easy to use and powerful enough for advanced users.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android BSD iPad

    No coding required Visual Programming
  • Stencyl icon

    Stencyl

    Stencyl is the creator of StencylWorks, a tool that has enabled creators of all all skills levels create iOS and Flash games in no time. In 2012, Stencyl will expand into Android and HTML5 game publishing.

    Freemium Mac OS X Windows Linux

    No coding required Visual Programming
  • Polycode icon

    Polycode

    Polycode is a C++ and Lua framework for building interactive applications. It is free, open source and cross-platform.

    Free Open Source Windows Linux Mac

  • Construct Classic icon

    Construct Classic

    Construct Classic is a free, DirectX 9 game creator for Windows, designed for 2D games. It uses an event based system for defining how the game behaves, in a visual, human-readable way - you dont need to program or script anything at all.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • Urho3D icon

    Urho3D

    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.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone Raspberry Pi

  • ClickTeam Fusion icon

    ClickTeam Fusion

    [Multimedia Fusion 2 has been replaced by Clickteam Fusion 2.5.] Game and software creation has never been easier or quicker than with Clickteam Fusion 2.5! With Fusion 2.

    Commercial Windows

  • Cocos2d-x icon

    Cocos2d-x

    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.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone Android Tablet Blackberry Windows Mobile

  • Playir icon

    Playir

    Create your own mobile apps & 3D multiplayer games with our super-easy design tools for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and HTML5! Less programming, more playing.

    Freemium Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Windows Phone

    Multiplayer Visual Programming
  • Game Editor icon

    Game Editor

    Game Editor is the open source game design software that gives you the power to create the games of your dreams, and, unlike other game creation tools, gives you the chance to get and change the source code of the game creator and design...

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • ENIGMA - LateralGM icon

    ENIGMA - LateralGM

    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.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • 001 Game Creator icon

    001 Game Creator

    Bring your game ideas and concepts to life with 001 Game Creator, which gives you the power to create a variety of game genres.

    Commercial Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Web Windows Phone Windows Mobile

  • Adventure Game Studio icon

    Adventure Game Studio

    Adventure Game Studio provides the tools to make your own adventure, for free! Bring your story and artwork and slot it in, and let AGS do the rest. AGS provides everything you need from within one easy-to-use application.

    Free Windows

  • Blitz3D icon

    Blitz3D

    Create 2D and 3D Games for Windows.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • Platinum Arts Sandbox icon

    Platinum Arts Sandbox

    Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker is an open source free game maker, free RPG Maker, free sidescroller maker, free Machinima creator, and game design tool that makes it easy for kids and adults to create video games, maps and worlds.

    Free Open Source Windows Linux

  • Gamesalad icon

    Gamesalad

    GameSalad Creator is an authoring tool developed by GameSalad, Inc. (formerly Gendai Games) aimed primarily at non-programmers for composing games in a drag-and-drop fashion, utilizing visual editors and a behavior-based logic system.

    Commercial Mac OS X Windows