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Best RPG Maker Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from game engine software ranked against RPG Maker on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Godot Engine Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux Free9.7
    RPG Maker vs Godot Engine
  2. 2
    Unity Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 9.7
    RPG Maker vs Unity
  3. 3
    Flax Engine Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free9.7
    RPG Maker vs Flax Engine
  4. 4
    GDevelop Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free9.6
    RPG Maker vs GDevelop
  5. 5
    Construct 3 Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 9.6
    RPG Maker vs Construct 3
  6. 6
    Defold Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac Free9.5
    RPG Maker vs Defold
  7. 7
    CRYENGINE Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free9.5
    RPG Maker vs CRYENGINE
  8. 8
    Solar2D Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free8.8
    RPG Maker vs Solar2D
  9. 9
    GameMaker Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin $79.99/mo8.8
    RPG Maker vs GameMaker
  10. 10
    Armory3D Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free8.8
    RPG Maker vs Armory3D
  11. 11
    Clickteam Fusion 2.5 Free plan AndroidiOSMacWebWin Free8.7
    RPG Maker vs Clickteam Fusion 2.5
  12. 12
    Open 3D Engine AndroidLinuxWin 8.5
    RPG Maker vs Open 3D Engine
  13. 13
    Stencyl Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.5
    RPG Maker vs Stencyl
  14. 14
    Castle Game Engine AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 8.4
    RPG Maker vs Castle Game Engine
  15. 15
    jMonkeyEngine AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 8.4
    RPG Maker vs jMonkeyEngine
  16. 16
    Cocos Creator AndroidiOSMacWebWin 8.4
    RPG Maker vs Cocos Creator
  17. 17
    Stride AndroidiOSLinuxWin 8.3
    RPG Maker vs Stride
  18. 18
    libGDX AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.3
    RPG Maker vs libGDX
  19. 19
    Bevy AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.2
    RPG Maker vs Bevy
  20. 20
    Phaser AndroidiOSWeb 8.2
    RPG Maker vs Phaser

RPG Maker alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Godot Engine9.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Unity9.7Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Flax Engine9.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4GDevelop9.6Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5Construct 39.6Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Defold9.5Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7CRYENGINE9.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Solar2D8.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
9GameMaker8.8Free plan$79.99/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
10Armory3D8.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Clickteam Fusion 2.58.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
12Open 3D Engine8.5No—Android, Linux, Windows
13Stencyl8.5Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Castle Game Engine8.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
15jMonkeyEngine8.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
16Cocos Creator8.4No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
17Stride8.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Windows
18libGDX8.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Bevy8.2No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20Phaser8.2No—Android, iOS, Web
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Questions about RPG Maker alternatives

What is the best alternative to RPG Maker?

Godot Engine, number 1 in game engine software with a score of 9.7 out of 10. The others here: Unity, Flax Engine, GDevelop and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to RPG Maker?

Godot Engine is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.