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Game Engines & Frameworks

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Game Engine Recommendations

General-Purpose Engines (2D and 3D)

Unity Logo Unreal Logo Godot Logo Cocos Logo Defold Logo

General-Purpose Engines (2D Only)

Game Maker Studio 2 Logo Construct 3 Logo GDevelop Logo Stencyl Logo Phaser Logo

General-Purpose Frameworks (2D and 3D)

Monogame Logo FNA Logo Heaps.io Logo

General-Purpose Frameworks (2D Only)

Love2D Logo HaxeFlixel Logo

Genre Specific Engines & Frameworks

Visual Novel

RenPy Logo Visual Novel Maker Logo

Role Playing Game (RPG)

RPG Maker Logo

Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Spring RTS Logo

Point and Click Adventure

Visionaire Logo Adventure Game Studio Logo

Interactive Fiction

Twine Logo Ink Logo Squiffy Logo

Text Adventure

Quest Logo Inform Logo Adrift Logo

Resources

Full List of Engines and Frameworks