Free 2D game engine based on web technologies with visual tools
Platforms: Windows
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9 best Free GameMaker alternatives
Tools similar to GameMaker (Free 2D game engine for beginners and professional indie developers): 18 listed tools match GameMaker by shared tags — two or more shared tags (exact or near-synonym, weighted by tag position and rarity), or one strong shared topic tag plus the same category or pricing; ranked by shared-tag weight (rarer tags count more, same category adds a bonus), then same pricing; the first 12 of 18 matches are shown (12 of 74 Games tools). No votes, no paid placement. 9 of them are labeled Free.
Closest match by shared tags: ct.js — shares #game-engine #2d, same category (Games). Next: Ebitengine, Solar2D, Solarus.
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Ebitengine
ebitengine.org
Dead simple open-source 2D game engine for Go
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Lua-based open-source 2D game engine forked from Corona SDK
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Lightweight free and open-source 2D game engine with a graphical editor
Platforms: macOS
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2D battle royale game
Platforms: Web app (installable)
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Free open-source C# game engine for 2D and 3D games
Platforms: Windows
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Python-powered open-source game engine with concise code
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Refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust
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Cross-platform Haxe graphics engine for high-performance games
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More Games
Same category as GameMaker, but without a shared tag — not counted as alternatives.
MapperMate
mappermate.com
Free online tilemap editor for building 2D game maps in the browser
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Open-source data-driven 2.5D game development engine for C/C++
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Related tags: #game-engine · #2d · #no-code · #beginner