The Best 27 XNA Game Studio Express 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

  • 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

  • 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

    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

  • CryENGINE

    The most powerful game development platform is now available to everyone. Full engine source code. All features. No royalties. No obligations. No license fee.

    Freemium Windows

  • Torque 3D

    Torque 3D is a easy-to-use game creation platform.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • 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

    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

  • 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

    Create 2D and 3D Games for Windows.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • 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

    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

  • Tululoo Game Maker

    Tululoo Game Maker is a complex game creation environment that allows you to create browser based games. The program generates a Javascript code that can be played in web browsers using the next generation web standard HTML5.

    Free Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • PlayN

    PlayN is a cross-platform game library that allows you to create a single Java codebase that runs in HTML5, Java, Android and Flash.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • Panda3D

    Panda3D is a game engine, a framework for 3D rendering and game development for Python and C++ programs. Panda3D is Open Source and free for any purpose, including commercial ventures, thanks to its liberal license.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • sdlBasic

    sdlBasic is a small, efficient and multiplatform basic interpreter aimed to game creation using the power of SDL library, it was inspired by the old and glorious AMOS. sdlBasic is open source software.

    Free Open Source Windows Linux

  • ENIGMA

    ENIGMA Development Environment -- A very high level language, compiled into a less high level language.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • FPS Creator Classic

    FPS Creator sets a new benchmark in the game creation market by providing an easy-to-use yet highly flexible editing environment. As its name implies this is a tool for...

    Free Open Source Windows