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Best CRYENGINE Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Godot Engine Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux Free8.4
    CRYENGINE vs Godot Engine
  2. 2
    Construct 3 Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.3
    CRYENGINE vs Construct 3
  3. 3
    Defold Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac Free8.3
    CRYENGINE vs Defold
  4. 5
    GameMaker Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin $79.99/mo8.2
    CRYENGINE vs GameMaker
  5. 6
    GDevelop Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free8.2
    CRYENGINE vs GDevelop
  6. 7
    Stencyl Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.0
    CRYENGINE vs Stencyl
  7. 8
    PlayCanvas Free plan Web $15/mo7.9
    CRYENGINE vs PlayCanvas
  8. 9
    Flax Engine Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.9
    CRYENGINE vs Flax Engine
  9. 10
    Solar2D Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free7.6
    CRYENGINE vs Solar2D
  10. 11
    Felgo Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 7.6
    CRYENGINE vs Felgo
  11. 12
    Clickteam Fusion 2.5 Free plan AndroidiOSMacWebWin Free7.5
    CRYENGINE vs Clickteam Fusion 2.5
  12. 13
    Armory3D Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.5
    CRYENGINE vs Armory3D
  13. 14
    UNIGINE Engine Free plan LinuxWin $832.92/mo7.4
    CRYENGINE vs UNIGINE Engine
  14. 15
    libGDX AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.1
    CRYENGINE vs libGDX
  15. 16
    Cocos Creator AndroidiOSMacWebWin 7.0
    CRYENGINE vs Cocos Creator
  16. 17
    CopperCube Free plan AndroidWin Free7.0
    CRYENGINE vs CopperCube
  17. 18
    Phaser AndroidiOSWeb 6.9
    CRYENGINE vs Phaser
  18. 19
    jMonkeyEngine AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 6.9
    CRYENGINE vs jMonkeyEngine
  19. 20
    Wonderland Engine Free plan Web Free6.9
    CRYENGINE vs Wonderland Engine
  20. 21
    Stride AndroidiOSLinuxWin 6.8
    CRYENGINE vs Stride

CRYENGINE alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Godot Engine8.4Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Construct 38.3Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Defold8.3Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5GameMaker8.2Free plan$79.99/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
6GDevelop8.2Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Stencyl8.0Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8PlayCanvas7.9Free plan$15/moWeb
9Flax Engine7.9Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Solar2D7.6Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
11Felgo7.6Free plan—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Clickteam Fusion 2.57.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
13Armory3D7.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14UNIGINE Engine7.4Free plan$832.92/moLinux, Windows
15libGDX7.1No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Cocos Creator7.0No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
17CopperCube7.0Free planFreeAndroid, Windows
18Phaser6.9No—Android, iOS, Web
19jMonkeyEngine6.9No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
20Wonderland Engine6.9Free planFreeWeb
21Stride6.8No—Android, iOS, Linux, Windows
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Questions about CRYENGINE alternatives

What is the best alternative to CRYENGINE?

Godot Engine, number 1 in game engine software with a score of 8.4 out of 10. The others here: Construct 3, Defold, GameMaker and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to CRYENGINE?

Godot Engine is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.