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Victor Ribeiro created a tool for developing games, launched in November 2020. The tool enables creators to build games without requiring extensive programming knowledge. It caters to hobbyists and indie developers… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Developing a game using the tool I made launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    A isometric city builder in JavaScript. Contribute to victorqribeiro/isocity development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I was at FB/Meta from late 2013 to early 2023, mostly working in the compiler/runtime spaces. I got hit in the spring 2023 layoff wave. I immediately started making games in my newfound free time (a lifelong interest, and I even worked in AA(A?) back ca. ~2000), and in October 2023 I stumbled upon the idea of a roguelike pachinko/plinko game inspired by Luck Be A Landlord. Things snowballed quickly, I started talking to publishers, then worked like crazy through all of 2024, almost the hardest I've ever worked in my career, and launched the game in December 2024. It's sold…

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    I've seen some interests in (simulation) video games here on HN so I thought I'd share a short version of our story. More than 6 years ago, me and my friend from university were playing around with an idea of making a game we always wanted to play. We worked on it on weekends but the progress was quite slow, especially due to so many dead ends and wasted effort. Eventually however, we solidified our direction and decided to take the risk to resign from our well paid SWE jobs and work on it full time. It took more than a year but yesterday we have finally released it on Steam:…

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    A hand-curated directory of tools for indie makers.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Curated list of tools indie game developers and artists use

    2021 · indiekit.softr.app · its alternatives →

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    2021 · dragonruby.org · its alternatives →

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    Modd.io is a collaborative game editor that runs in browser. It's kind of like Figma for game dev. We made this engine low-code and multiplayer-first, so developeres can quickly prototype casual multiplayer games. I hope some of you guys will find this useful. Would love to hear feedback also. Thank you. Engine Demo: https://www.modd.io

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I open sourced my HTML5 multiplayer 3D voxel browser game engine.

    2023 · kevzettler.com · its alternatives →

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    An analog tool to help you discuss & build products

    2016 · methodkit.com · its alternatives →

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    Play online games directly on browser

    May 2026 · coffeegameonline.com · its alternatives →

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    No code AI tool building platform

    2023 · telefono.do · its alternatives →

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    ReadyCode▲139

    Infra for building in-game UGC creation tools

    2024 · ready.mp · its alternatives →

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    Essential resources for game developers & creators

    2025 · bahatanoral.com · its alternatives →

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    Cursor for game developers

    2025 · unveilengine.com · its alternatives →

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    I've spent 30 years making games as both a hobby and profession, working with Unity, Unreal, GameMaker, RPG Maker, Ren'Py, Godot, and many others. A few years ago, I attended a game dev meetup and met dozens of people with incredible passion for making games – but they were struggling because they lacked technical knowledge. That's when I decided to build a tool that anyone could use to create games. I started developing this as a side project, eventually raised ~$100K through crowdfunding in Korea, then secured ~$200K in angel investment. I assembled a team, and we've been building this…

    Oct 2025 · play-maker.io · its alternatives →

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    Genre-based checklist tool for game developers and designers

    2024 · its alternatives →

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