Best LÖVE Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game engine software ranked against LÖVE on the same published basis.
- 1LÖVE vs Godot Engine
- 2LÖVE vs Construct 3
- 3LÖVE vs Defold
- 4LÖVE vs CRYENGINE
- 5LÖVE vs GameMaker
- 6LÖVE vs GDevelop
- 7LÖVE vs Stencyl
- 8LÖVE vs PlayCanvas
- 9LÖVE vs Flax Engine
- 10LÖVE vs Solar2D
- 11LÖVE vs Felgo
- 12LÖVE vs GB Studio
- 13LÖVE vs Clickteam Fusion 2.5
- 14LÖVE vs Armory3D
- 15LÖVE vs UNIGINE Engine
- 16LÖVE vs CopperCube
- 17LÖVE vs libGDX
- 18LÖVE vs Cocos Creator
- 19LÖVE vs Phaser
- 20LÖVE vs jMonkeyEngine
LÖVE alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Godot Engine | 8.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Construct 3 | 8.3 | Free plan | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Defold | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | CRYENGINE | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | GameMaker | 8.2 | Free plan | $79.99/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | GDevelop | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Stencyl | 8.0 | Free plan | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | PlayCanvas | 7.9 | Free plan | $15/mo | Web |
| 9 | Flax Engine | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Solar2D | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Felgo | 7.6 | Free plan | — | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | GB Studio | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Clickteam Fusion 2.5 | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Armory3D | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | UNIGINE Engine | 7.4 | Free plan | $832.92/mo | Linux, Windows |
| 16 | CopperCube | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | libGDX | 7.2 | No | — | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Cocos Creator | 7.0 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Phaser | 6.9 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 20 | jMonkeyEngine | 6.9 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about LÖVE alternatives
What is the best alternative to LÖVE?
Godot Engine, number 1 in game engine software with a score of 8.4 out of 10. The others here: Construct 3, Defold, CRYENGINE and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to LÖVE?
Godot Engine is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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.