About Stencyl
Stencyl is a game creation software that provides a drag-and-drop interface for building game logic, inspired by the MIT Scratch project. It supports publishing to iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, and HTML5. The tool is designed to accelerate workflow and includes a scene designer with familiar graphics editor features.
Key features
- Drag-and-drop gameplay designer with block-snapping interface
- Publish to iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, and HTML5
- Scene designer with selection tool, zooming, grid-snapping, and flood fill
- Support for creating and sharing custom blocks and writing code
- Hundreds of ready-to-use blocks
Good fit for
- Creating games for mobile and desktop platforms without coding
Stencyl: questions and answers
- What is Stencyl used for?
- Stencyl is a game creation tool that allows users to publish games to multiple platforms without coding. It is a good fit for creating games for mobile and desktop platforms without coding.
- Is Stencyl open source?
- No. Stencyl is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Games & Emulation category, open-source options include PPSSPP, GDevelop and Sunshine.
- What are some alternatives to Stencyl?
- Stencyl competes with GameMaker and Construct 3.
Open-source alternatives to Stencyl
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PPSSPP
Games & Emulation
A PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and iOS, written in C++. Want to contribut
OSSโ 15k
GDevelop
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๐ฎ Open-source, cross-platform 2D/3D/multiplayer game engine designed for everyone.
OSSvs GameMakerโ 27k
Sunshine
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Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.
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RPCS3
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PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger
GPL-2.0โ 20k
Lichess
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โ lichess.org: the forever free, adless and open source chess server โ
AGPL-3.0vs Chess.comโ 19k
Stockfish
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A free and strong UCI chess engine
GPL-3.0vs Chess.comโ 17k
SaaS alternatives to Stencyl
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RPG Maker MV
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RPG Maker MZ
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