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Application Development Software
Application development software is a type of software used to create applications and software programs. It typically includes code editors, compilers, and debuggers that allow developers to write, compile, and debug code. It also includes libraries of pre-written code that developers can use to create more complex and powerful applications.
Game Engines
A game engine is a software framework designed to facilitate the development of video games by providing essential tools and functionalities. It typically includes a rendering engine for graphics, a physics engine for realistic object interactions, and scripting capabilities for game logic. Many game engines also offer asset management, animation tools, networking support, and AI systems to streamline development. Popular engines like Unity and Unreal Engine enable developers to create games across multiple platforms with minimal additional coding. By handling complex technical aspects, game engines allow creators to focus on designing immersive gameplay experiences.
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    SceneKit

    SceneKit

    SceneKit

    SceneKit is a high-level 3D graphics framework from Apple that enables developers to create immersive 3D experiences for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS applications. Built atop Metal and OpenGL, SceneKit provides a descriptive API for importing, manipulating, and rendering 3D assets. Developers can construct complex scenes using nodes (SCNNode), each representing elements like geometry, lights, cameras, or other attributes. The framework supports a range of features, including a physics engine (SCNPhysicsBody) for realistic simulations, particle systems for effects like fire or rain, and integration with ARKit to add 3D content to augmented reality experiences. ...
    Starting Price: Free
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    MonoGame

    MonoGame

    MonoGame

    MonoGame is a free and open-source framework that allows developers to create cross-platform games using C# and other .NET languages. It supports multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. MonoGame provides a comprehensive set of features, such as 2D and 3D rendering, sound playback, input handling, and content management, enabling the development of high-quality games across various genres. The framework is a re-implementation of Microsoft's XNA 4 API, ensuring familiarity for developers with XNA experience. ...
    Starting Price: Free
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    Gideros

    Gideros

    Gideros

    ...The comprehensive development environment includes a lightweight IDE, players for desktops and devices, a texture packer, and a font creator. Gideros supports multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and HTML5.
    Starting Price: Free
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    Defold

    Defold

    Defold

    ...With a single codebase and no need for external tools, Defold enables publishing to major platforms such as PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, Windows, Steam, HTML5, and Facebook. It offers a component-based system for building games, allowing the use of basic building blocks to create complex behavior, and supports writing game logic using Lua. Developers can add new functionality from the asset portal, set up their own local build environment, and write native code to extend the engine.
    Starting Price: Free
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    Solar2D

    Solar2D

    Solar2D

    ...As a fully open-source project forked from the well-established and widely used Corona SDK game engine, Solar2D allows developers to create applications for mobile, desktop, and connected TV devices with a single codebase, supporting platforms such as iOS, tvOS, Android, Android TV, macOS, Windows, Linux, and HTML5. The engine features an instant-update simulator, enabling developers to see code changes in real time, and supports live builds for rapid testing on real devices over a local network. A vast array of plugins is available to extend the core functionality, covering aspects like in-app advertising, analytics, and media. ...
    Starting Price: Free
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    Cocos2d-x
    Cocos2d-x is an open source, flexible, and lightweight cross-platform game engine that has been providing developers with stable and mature solutions since 2011. The engine offers interfaces in C++, Lua, and JavaScript, supporting platforms such as iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and HTML5 browsers like Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer. Built upon OpenGL ES 2.0 and Metal for graphics rendering, Cocos2d-x fully exploits the GPU performance of mobile devices while maintaining compatibility. Developers can utilize Lua or JavaScript scripting languages to perform hot updates to games, eliminating the need to send packages to app stores and wait for review. ...
    Starting Price: Free
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