Alternatives / Unreal Engine Open-source alternatives to Unreal Engine Unreal Engine is a 3D computer graphics game engine used to create real-time video games, architectural visualizations, and film simulations.Unreal Engine is made by Epic Games. It is not open source. These 14 open-source projects do the same job, closest first.
Developer tools , Design & creative
Compare at a glance Open-source alternatives to Unreal Engine: platforms, Docker, license, GitHub stars and last commit Project Type Self-host with Docker License Stars Last commit Babylon.js Library / SDK – Not listed Apache-2.0 26k yesterday Godot Engine Desktop – Not listed MIT 119k 2 days ago GDevelop Web, Desktop – Not listed Custom (read before use) 28k 21 hours ago three.js Library / SDK – Not listed MIT 117k yesterday PixiJS Library / SDK – Not listed MIT 49k 2 days ago Bevy Library / SDK – Not listed Apache-2.0 49k 14 hours ago Blender Desktop – Not listed Custom (read before use) 21k 15 hours ago realworld Web – Not listed Custom (read before use) 84k 2 months ago A-Frame Library / SDK – Not listed MIT 18k 4 months ago Pyxel Library / SDK – Not listed Custom (read before use) 18k 2 days ago Ghostty Desktop – Not listed MIT 63k 12 hours ago aseprite Desktop, CLI – Not listed – Unknown 40k 23 hours ago Manim (3b1b) Library / SDK – Not listed MIT 96k 2 months ago Anime.js Library / SDK – Not listed MIT 74k 3 months ago
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Web game and rendering engine Personal Enterprise Design & creative Library / SDK ★ 26k +367 / 90d Apache-2.0 commit yesterday G
Free 2D and 3D game engine Personal Media & photos Design & creative Desktop ★ 119k +4k / 90d MIT commit 2 days ago G
No-code 2D and 3D game engine Personal Media & photos Design & creative Web Desktop ★ 28k +3.6k / 90d commit 21 hours ago t
JavaScript 3D library for the web Personal Enterprise Web frameworks Design & creative Library / SDK ★ 117k +3.3k / 90d MIT commit yesterday P
Fast 2D WebGL renderer Personal Enterprise Design & creative Library / SDK ★ 49k +1k / 90d MIT commit 2 days ago B
Data-driven game engine in Rust Personal Media & photos Design & creative Library / SDK ★ 49k +2.7k / 90d Apache-2.0 commit 14 hours ago B
Free 3D creation suite Personal Media & photos Design & creative Desktop ★ 21k +2.4k / 90d commit 15 hours ago r
Fullstack demo app specification and framework showcase Personal Developer tools Web ★ 84k commit 2 months ago live demo A
Web framework for VR experiences Personal Enterprise Web frameworks Design & creative Library / SDK ★ 18k +116 / 90d MIT commit 4 months ago P
Retro game engine for Python Personal Media & photos Design & creative Library / SDK ★ 18k +666 / 90d commit 2 days ago G
Fast, native, GPU-accelerated terminal Personal Developer tools Desktop ★ 63k +3.6k / 90d MIT commit 12 hours ago a
Animated sprite editor and pixel art tool Personal Media & photos Design & creative Desktop CLI ★ 40k commit 23 hours ago M
Animation engine for math explainer videos Personal Media & photos Design & creative Education & research Library / SDK ★ 96k +4.3k / 90d MIT commit 2 months ago A
Lightweight JavaScript animation engine Personal Design & creative Library / SDK ★ 74k +2.5k / 90d MIT commit 3 months ago