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Best Solar2D Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from game engine software ranked against Solar2D on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Godot Engine Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux Free8.4
    Solar2D vs Godot Engine
  2. 2
    Construct 3 Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.3
    Solar2D vs Construct 3
  3. 3
    Defold Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac Free8.3
    Solar2D vs Defold
  4. 4
    CRYENGINE Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free8.3
    Solar2D vs CRYENGINE
  5. 5
    GameMaker Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin $79.99/mo8.2
    Solar2D vs GameMaker
  6. 6
    GDevelop Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free8.2
    Solar2D vs GDevelop
  7. 7
    Ren'Py Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free8.0
    Solar2D vs Ren'Py
  8. 8
    Stencyl Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.0
    Solar2D vs Stencyl
  9. 9
    PlayCanvas Free plan Web $15/mo7.9
    Solar2D vs PlayCanvas
  10. 10
    Flax Engine Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.9
    Solar2D vs Flax Engine
  11. 12
    Felgo Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 7.6
    Solar2D vs Felgo
  12. 13
    GB Studio Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.5
    Solar2D vs GB Studio
  13. 14
    Clickteam Fusion 2.5 Free plan AndroidiOSMacWebWin Free7.5
    Solar2D vs Clickteam Fusion 2.5
  14. 15
    Armory3D Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.5
    Solar2D vs Armory3D
  15. 16
    UNIGINE Engine Free plan LinuxWin $832.92/mo7.4
    Solar2D vs UNIGINE Engine
  16. 17
    CopperCube Free plan AndroidextensionMacWebWin Free7.3
    Solar2D vs CopperCube
  17. 18
    libGDX AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 7.2
    Solar2D vs libGDX
  18. 19
    Cocos Creator AndroidiOSMacWebWin 7.0
    Solar2D vs Cocos Creator
  19. 20
    Phaser AndroidiOSWeb 6.9
    Solar2D vs Phaser
  20. 21
    jMonkeyEngine AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 6.9
    Solar2D vs jMonkeyEngine

Solar2D 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
4CRYENGINE8.3Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5GameMaker8.2Free plan$79.99/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
6GDevelop8.2Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Ren'Py8.0Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Stencyl8.0Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9PlayCanvas7.9Free plan$15/moWeb
10Flax Engine7.9Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Felgo7.6Free plan—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13GB Studio7.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Clickteam Fusion 2.57.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
15Armory3D7.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16UNIGINE Engine7.4Free plan$832.92/moLinux, Windows
17CopperCube7.3Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, Mac, Web, Windows
18libGDX7.2No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Cocos Creator7.0No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
20Phaser6.9No—Android, iOS, Web
21jMonkeyEngine6.9No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Solar2D alternatives

What is the best alternative to Solar2D?

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 Solar2D?

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.