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Top Game Development Software for 2D games

6 game development software ranked by rating, review volume and listing quality.

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Between them, the 6 game development software on this page cover multi-player gaming network (3), 3d games (3), in-app purchase (3) and in-game analytics (3). 6 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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  1. Visual Studio logo

    Visual Studio

    Multi-player Gaming Network · 3D Games · In-App Purchase

    Visual Studio is Microsoft's integrated development environment, often shortened to IDE. The version described here is Visual Studio 2022, a 64-bit tool for projects of many sizes.

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  2. Adobe AIR logo

    Adobe AIR

    3D Games

    Adobe AIR is a runtime that lets developers build and package apps and games for several platforms.

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  3. GameSalad logo

    GameSalad

    GameSalad is a platform for building 2D games with visual programming, so no code is needed. It is used to teach computational thinking and game design as well as to publish games.

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  4. Buildbox logo

    Buildbox

    3D Games · In-App Purchase · Physics Simulation

    Buildbox is a game engine driven by drag and drop. It is meant for people who want to make games without any coding or programming background.

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  5. GameMaker: Studio logo

    GameMaker: Studio

    Multi-player Gaming Network · In-Game Analytics · Physics Simulation

    GameMaker: Studio is a 2D game engine and development platform. Games are built from a single code base and can be exported to desktop, web, mobile and console platforms.

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  6. Construct 3 logo

    Construct 3

    Multi-player Gaming Network · In-App Purchase · In-Game Analytics

    Construct 3 is game development software that runs inside a web browser, so there is no desktop installation to manage.

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