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Roblox
Roblox (, ) is an online game platform and game creation system developed by Roblox Corporation that allows users to program and play games created by themselves or other users. It was created by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004, and released to the public in 2006. As of February 2025, the platform has reported an average of 85.3 million daily active users. According to the company, their monthly player base includes half of all American children under the age of 16.
Scratch
programming language learning environment
Q63966
cross-platform game engine
Q608276
video game engine series developed by Epic Games
Godot
free and open-source cross-platform game engine for making 2D and 3D games
GameMaker
GameMaker (originally Animo, Game Maker (until 2011) and GameMaker Studio) is a series of cross-platform game engines created by Mark Overmars in 1999 and developed by YoYo Games since 2007. The latest iteration of GameMaker was released in 2022.
RPG Maker
role-playing video game creation system software series
Snap!
programming language
Blitz BASIC
programming language family
PICO-8
PICO-8 is a virtual machine and game engine created by Lexaloffle Games. It is a fantasy video game console that mimics the limited audio-visual capabilities of 8-bit systems from the 1980s to encourage creativity and ingenuity in producing games without being overwhelmed with the many possibilities of modern tools and machines. Such limitations also give PICO-8 games a particular look and feel.
Blender Game Engine
discontinued game engine
Clickteam
Clickteam is a French software development company based in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. Founded by Francis Poulain, François Lionet and Yves Lamoureux, Clickteam is best known for the creation of Clickteam Fusion, a script-free programming tool that allows users to create video games or other interactive software using a highly advanced event system. They are most known for publishing the first seven titles in the ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' series.
Construct
visual HTML5-based 2D game editor
Gamestudio
game engine
Open 3D Engine
free and open-source 3D engine based on the CryEngine
GDevelop
GDevelop is a 2D and 3D cross-platform, free and open-source game engine, which mainly focuses on creating PC and mobile games, as well as HTML5 games playable in the browser. Created by Florian Rival, a software engineer at Google, GDevelop is mainly aimed at non-programmers and game developers of all skillsets, employing event based visual programming similar to engines like Construct, Stencyl, and Tynker and It includes tools for AI-assisted development of behaviors and event-based logic. As it was distributed under an open-source license, GDevelop has been adopted in games education, rangi
S&box
S&box (pronounced Sandbox) is an upcoming open source video game development platform and engine by Facepunch Studios. It is built using a heavily modified Source 2 engine and will be released on April 28, 2026. S&box is intended to be a spiritual successor to ''Garry's Mod'' and is designed to allow users to create a variety of games and experiences.
GLBasic
GLBasic is a commercial BASIC programming language that can compile to various platforms including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and some handheld devices. The language is designed to be simple and intuitive.
Stencyl
Stencyl is a video game development tool that allows users to create 2D video games for computers, mobile devices, and the web. The software is available for free, with select publishing options available for purchase. The software was originally called "StencylWorks" while in development and for the initial release but was later shortened to just "Stencyl".
Garry Kitchen's GameMaker
video game
Unigine
UNIGINE is a proprietary cross-platform game engine developed by UNIGINE Company used in simulators, virtual reality systems, serious games and visualization. It supports OpenGL 4, Vulkan and DirectX 12.