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Best Buildbox Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from game engine software ranked against Buildbox on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Construct 3 Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 9.7
    Buildbox vs Construct 3
  2. 2
    Godot Engine Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux Free9.3
    Buildbox vs Godot Engine
  3. 3
    CRYENGINE Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free9.3
    Buildbox vs CRYENGINE
  4. 4
    Defold Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac Free9.1
    Buildbox vs Defold
  5. 5
    GDevelop Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free9.1
    Buildbox vs GDevelop
  6. 6
    Flax Engine Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free9.0
    Buildbox vs Flax Engine
  7. 7
    GameMaker Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin $79.99/mo8.9
    Buildbox vs GameMaker
  8. 8
    Stencyl Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.8
    Buildbox vs Stencyl
  9. 9
    Felgo Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 8.8
    Buildbox vs Felgo
  10. 10
    Armory3D Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free8.5
    Buildbox vs Armory3D
  11. 11
    PlayCanvas Free plan Web $15/mo8.4
    Buildbox vs PlayCanvas
  12. 12
    libGDX AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.4
    Buildbox vs libGDX
  13. 13
    Solar2D Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free8.3
    Buildbox vs Solar2D
  14. 14
    Clickteam Fusion 2.5 Free plan AndroidiOSMacWebWin Free8.3
    Buildbox vs Clickteam Fusion 2.5
  15. 15
    Cocos Creator AndroidiOSMacWebWin 8.2
    Buildbox vs Cocos Creator
  16. 16
    jMonkeyEngine AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 8.1
    Buildbox vs jMonkeyEngine
  17. 17
    Bevy AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.0
    Buildbox vs Bevy
  18. 18
    LayaAir AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.0
    Buildbox vs LayaAir
  19. 19
    Phaser AndroidiOSWeb 7.9
    Buildbox vs Phaser
  20. 20
    Stride AndroidiOSLinuxWin 7.9
    Buildbox vs Stride

Buildbox alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Construct 39.7Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Godot Engine9.3Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3CRYENGINE9.3Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Defold9.1Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5GDevelop9.1Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Flax Engine9.0Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7GameMaker8.9Free plan$79.99/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
8Stencyl8.8Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9Felgo8.8Free plan—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Armory3D8.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11PlayCanvas8.4Free plan$15/moWeb
12libGDX8.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Solar2D8.3Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
14Clickteam Fusion 2.58.3Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
15Cocos Creator8.2No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
16jMonkeyEngine8.1No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
17Bevy8.0No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18LayaAir8.0No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Phaser7.9No—Android, iOS, Web
20Stride7.9No—Android, iOS, Linux, Windows
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Questions about Buildbox alternatives

What is the best alternative to Buildbox?

Construct 3, number 1 in game engine software with a score of 9.7 out of 10. The others here: Godot Engine, CRYENGINE, Defold and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Buildbox?

Construct 3 is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.