Alternatives to GDevelop

Build games with a visual event system instead of writing all the logic as code. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as GDevelop.

  • Godot Engine

    A 2D and 3D game engine that is completely free under the MIT licence, with no royalties and no revenue thresholds.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    Godot is fully free under MIT with no hosted plan limits and supports 3D as well as 2D, but game logic is written in GDScript or C#.

  • GB Studio

    Make Game Boy-style games with a visual editor.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    GB Studio also uses a visual editor without conventional code, but projects must fit Game Boy graphics and gameplay constraints.

  • LOVE

    Framework for making 2D games in Lua.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    LOVE is a Zlib-licensed Lua framework for 2D games with no editor or scene tool, so all game logic is written as code.

Also worth comparing

These listings name GDevelop as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Bitsy

    Create small games and stories with a browser-based pixel-art editor.

    FreeOpen sourceWeb

    GDevelop offers a visual event system and exports to several platforms, supporting larger games than Bitsy, though its hosted services have plan limits.