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Alby Abraham
Alby Abraham

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Best Open Source Game Engines

We’ve discussed popular game engines, including Gamemaker, Unity, RPG Maker, and Unreal, along with highlighting a variety of titles developed using these engines. We’re looking at the best open-source game engines on the market today.

These are the Top 8 Open Source Game Engines

You may ask yourself, “What is an open-source game engine?”

We all understand that Game engines are tools for game developers to code and develop a game quickly and conveniently. What makes open-source engines unique, then? The simple fact is that the original engine source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified.

1. CoronaSDK

A free cross-platform framework that is ideal for creating 2D titles and apps for Android, iOS, and PC platforms, including Windows and Mac. Corona even supports TV platforms such as Apple TV, Fire TV, and Android TV. Corona Labs has recently decided to make CoronaSDK open source, making the engine development process more transparent while empowering the community to directly impact future growth and potential.

2. GDevelop

Second, on our open-source game engine list is the 2D game engine GDevelop, a cross-platform engine designed to be used by everyone – programming skills are not required.

3. Spring Engine

A 3D RTS open-source engine. Using Lua and C++, developers can customize every aspect of this engine, including the user interface, AI, and pathfinding modules.

4. Panda3D

Initially developed by Disney Interactive, Panda3D was implemented to create various 3D attractions for Disney theme parks, including Aladdin’s Magic Carpet.

5. Cocos2d-x


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