Best Cocos Creator Alternatives in 2026

20 platforms from game engine software ranked against Cocos Creator on the same published basis.

  1. 1Cocos Creator vs Construct 3
  2. 2Cocos Creator vs Godot Engine
  3. 3Cocos Creator vs CRYENGINE
  4. 4Cocos Creator vs GDevelop
  5. 5Cocos Creator vs GameMaker
  6. 6Cocos Creator vs Felgo
  7. 7Cocos Creator vs Defold
  8. 8Cocos Creator vs Flax Engine
  9. 9Cocos Creator vs PlayCanvas
  10. 10Cocos Creator vs Stencyl
  11. 11Cocos Creator vs Ren'Py
  12. 12Cocos Creator vs Armory3D
  13. 13Cocos Creator vs Solar2D
  14. 14Cocos Creator vs Clickteam Fusion 2.5
  15. 15Cocos Creator vs libGDX
  16. 16Cocos Creator vs UNIGINE Engine
  17. 18Cocos Creator vs jMonkeyEngine
  18. 19Cocos Creator vs GB Studio
  19. 20Cocos Creator vs CopperCube
  20. 21Cocos Creator vs Unity Version Control

Cocos Creator alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Construct 39.7Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Godot Engine9.0Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3CRYENGINE9.0Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4GDevelop8.9Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5GameMaker8.8Free plan$79.99/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
6Felgo8.8Free plan—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Defold8.7Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Flax Engine8.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9PlayCanvas8.6Free plan$15/moWeb
10Stencyl8.5Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Ren'Py8.4Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Armory3D8.3Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Solar2D8.2Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
14Clickteam Fusion 2.58.2Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
15libGDX8.1No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16UNIGINE Engine8.0Free plan$832.92/moLinux, Windows
18jMonkeyEngine7.8No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
19GB Studio7.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
20CopperCube7.8Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, Mac, Web, Windows
21Unity Version Control7.8Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Cocos Creator alternatives

What is the best alternative to Cocos Creator?

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 Cocos Creator?

Construct 3 is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.