June 21, 2024
(re-published, originally published on April 22, 2022)
Big List of Open Source Game Development Tools
Welcome to the big list (eventually it will be) of always updating bucket of Open Source Game Development Tools. Here you find not only Game Engines but other open source tools and utilities that will help you in developing your dream game/prototypes.
| Tool Name | Type | Graphics Supported | Link | Development OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audacity | Music Editor | N/A | https://www.audacityteam.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Babylon.js | Game Engine | 3D | https://www.babylonjs.com/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Bevy | Game Engine | 2D, 3D | https://bevyengine.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Blender | 3D Graphics Editor | 3D | https://www.blender.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Ct.JS | Game Engine | 2D | https://ctjs.rocks/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Defold | Game Engine | 2D | https://defold.com/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Dome Engine | Game Framework | 2D | https://domeengine.com/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Ebitengine | Game Engine | 2D | https://ebitengine.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Flame | Game Engine | 2D | https://flame-engine.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Gdevelop | Game Engine | 2D, 3D* | https://gdevelop.io/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Gideros | Game Engine | 2D & 3D | http://giderosmobile.com/ | Windows, Mac OS |
| Gimp | Raster Graphics Editor | 2D | https://www.gimp.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Godot | Game Engine | 2D & 3D | https://godotengine.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| HaxeFlixel | Game Framework | 2D | https://haxeflixel.com/ | Windows,Linux, Mac OS |
| Heaps | Game Framework | 2D & 3D | https://heaps.io/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| ink | Interactive Fiction | N/A | https://www.inklestudios.com/ink/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Inkscape | Vector Grapics Editor | 2D | https://inkscape.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| klystracker | Chiptune Tracker | N/A | https://kometbomb.github.io/klystrack/ | Windows |
| Krita | Raster Graphics Editor | 2D | https://krita.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| LDtk | Level Designer | 2D | https://ldtk.io/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| LibreSprite | Sprite Editor | 2D | https://libresprite.github.io/ | Windows, Linux |
| LMMS | Music & Audio (DAW) | N/A | https://lmms.io/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| LÖVE 2D | Game Framework | 2D | https://love2d.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| microStudio | Game Engine | 2D & 3D | https://microstudio.dev/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Monogame | Game Framework | 2D & 3D | https://www.monogame.net/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Ogmo Editor | Level Designer | 2D | https://ogmoeditor.itch.io/editor | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| OpenMPT | Chiptune Tracker | N/A | https://openmpt.org/ | Windows |
| Panda 3D | Game Engine | 3D | https://www.panda3d.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Phaser | Game Library | 2D | https://phaser.io/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Piskel | Sprite Editor | 2D | https://www.piskelapp.com/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| pixi.js | Graphics Library | 2D | https://pixijs.com/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Pixel Composer | 2D VFX | 2D | https://makham.itch.io/pixel-composer | Windows |
| Pixel Vision 8 | Fantasy Console | 2D | https://pixelvision8.github.io/Website/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Pygame | Game Framework | 2D | https://www.pygame.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| RenPy | Game Framework | 2D | https://www.renpy.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| SDL | Library | 2D/3D? | https://www.libsdl.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| SFML | Library | 2D | https://www.sfml-dev.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Solar2D | Game Engine | 2D | https://solar2d.com/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Solarus | Game Engine | 2D | https://www.solarus-games.org/ | Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Mac OS |
| Tads3 | Interactive Fiction | N/A | https://www.tads.org/tads3.htm | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Tiled | Level Designer | 2D | https://www.mapeditor.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Twine | Interactive Fiction | N/A | https://twinery.org/ | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |