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24 alternatives to By Any Means Necessary

The Non-RPG Maker 2D RPG where you can't use items in battle

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. By Any Means Necessary launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1TO
   Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games▲520

   2020 · nobsgames.stavros.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SuperMakers▲255

   An indie game built with no code

   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   No Paint▲151

   A game to create your very own art masterpiece

   2021 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   RPGen▲128

   Unlimited hand-crafted RPG content

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Vote RPG▲64

   A game where players decide the rules through voting

   2022 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tempest AI▲201

   Create an infinite game in 2 minutes with no code

   2024 · its alternatives →

7. 7FO
   Fully open-sourced online RPG without servers▲12

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   .3▲82

   A difficult minimalist game

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9SA
   Strife, a 2D game library for Go▲85

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    RPG 404▲88

    A tiny NFT game free to mint and play

    2023 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Casual RPG▲3

    A text based Android RPG

    2020 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    none*2▲87

    A mysterious game of riddles, episode2

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    MetaMars▲91

    No-Loss Arcade Game

    2022 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    GameDevMap▲81

    A map and catalog of game development organizations.

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15DR
    Dart-rpg – a browser-based RPG game maker written in Dart▲53

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Loot Drop▲63

    A monstrous action clicker adventure

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AIRPGHUB: Early Access▲9

    Unlimited Narrative Freedom, Infinite Game Worlds, Run By AI

    2025 · airpghub.com · its alternatives →

18. 18G
    gamedevwebtools▲35

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19RA
    Roll20, a new virtual tabletop for playing RPGs online▲36

    This is a project that I have been working on in my spare time for a while now. It's a new virtual tabletop for playing pen and paper role playing games online, but it takes an entirely different approach than anything out there right now. Rather than trying to turn pen and paper games into video games, with features centered around one-click damage calculations and detailed stats tracking, Roll20 focuses on storytelling. It has completely new features like background music, player journals, and an expansive art library with a built-in web search. The entire system runs on NodeJS, Padrino,…

    2012 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Level0▲13

    Build games like you're writing docs – no code required

    2025 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Buildbox Free▲14

    Build 2D and 3D games with #NoCode (now for free)

    2019 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ✦ NEXUS ▲7

    The RPG that writes itself.

    Jul 2026 · enter-nexus.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    DND Beyond▲5

    Play with advantage

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    NOTHING▲2

    All the best games you can play with NOTHING

    2022 · its alternatives →

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