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Best Defold Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Construct 3 Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 9.7
    Defold vs Construct 3
  2. 2
    Godot Engine Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux Free9.3
    Defold vs Godot Engine
  3. 3
    CRYENGINE Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free9.3
    Defold vs CRYENGINE
  4. 5
    GDevelop Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free9.1
    Defold vs GDevelop
  5. 6
    Flax Engine Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free9.0
    Defold vs Flax Engine
  6. 7
    GameMaker Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin $79.99/mo8.9
    Defold vs GameMaker
  7. 8
    Stencyl Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.8
    Defold vs Stencyl
  8. 9
    Felgo Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 8.8
    Defold vs Felgo
  9. 10
    Armory3D Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free8.5
    Defold vs Armory3D
  10. 11
    PlayCanvas Free plan Web $15/mo8.4
    Defold vs PlayCanvas
  11. 12
    libGDX AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.4
    Defold vs libGDX
  12. 13
    Solar2D Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free8.3
    Defold vs Solar2D
  13. 14
    Clickteam Fusion 2.5 Free plan AndroidiOSMacWebWin Free8.3
    Defold vs Clickteam Fusion 2.5
  14. 15
    Cocos Creator AndroidiOSMacWebWin 8.2
    Defold vs Cocos Creator
  15. 16
    jMonkeyEngine AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 8.1
    Defold vs jMonkeyEngine
  16. 17
    Bevy AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.0
    Defold vs Bevy
  17. 18
    LayaAir AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.0
    Defold vs LayaAir
  18. 19
    Phaser AndroidiOSWeb 7.9
    Defold vs Phaser
  19. 20
    Stride AndroidiOSLinuxWin 7.9
    Defold vs Stride
  20. 21
    Ren'Py AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 7.9
    Defold vs Ren'Py

Defold 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
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
21Ren'Py7.9No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Defold alternatives

What is the best alternative to Defold?

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

What is the best free alternative to Defold?

Construct 3 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 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.