The best Solar2D alternatives

Construct 3 suits people making 2D games who want visual event-based logic, with JavaScript or TypeScript available as another option.

Godot suits developers building games for desktop, mobile, or web, including projects with 2D, 3D, or XR elements.

Defold suits indie creators, students, and studios building commercial games.

Bevy suits Rust developers creating games, visualizations, interfaces, or other graphical applications across desktop, web, and mobile targets.

Ren'Py suits creators building visual novels or life simulation games who want a dedicated script language with Python available for game logic.

Stencyl suits creators who want to build games using visual blocks, with the option to add Haxe code and libraries.

GameMaker may suit people building games for the listed desktop, web, mobile, or console targets.

GDevelop suits people who want to create games with visual, no-code tools or JavaScript scripting.

Felgo suits developers building apps across mobile, desktop, or web, as well as teams making 2D casual games or embedded applications.

CRYENGINE suits developers building games or other projects for its listed PC, console, mobile, web, and VR platforms.

Cocos Creator may suit developers building games or other interactive content for web, desktop, and mobile targets.

Cocos2d-x suits developers building interactive games or apps for multiple platform types from one codebase.

jMonkeyEngine suits Java developers building games for desktop and mobile targets.

Stride is intended for indie and AAA developers creating PC or VR games, training simulations, and architecture or engineering software.

GameSalad may suit aspiring game creators and learners who prefer visual programming over code.

Flax Engine may suit solo indie developers and teams building 3D games for its listed desktop, mobile or console targets.

O3DE suits developers creating games, simulations, interactive applications, or robotics projects.