Is there a alternative to roblox (preferably free) that is just better overall and dosent take advantage of everyone? I want to make games but also be a player… How might i do so and not use roblox? It feels like most clones are dead or close to it but what do you think? What do you suggest and why so?
If you dont care about whenever it is still in development, then Okutu
ESH. Those suggested aren’t even as promising as Roblox, but im feeling afraid as I tell you the only closest one I found is https://github.com/openblox
- Godot - where can we get the games from? I mean The Mirror (on Mastodon: /u/themirrorgdp@mastodon.gamedev.place) uses it, but they scrapped it in favor of making their own engine
- Minetest - it’s a Minecraft clone, but they stopped being it out of fear of being sued by Mojang/M$
- Minecraft - it’s a standalone game, NOT a game platform
- GMod - A no-go unless you have money for it.
If you tie yourself to a commercial platform, it’s gonna take advantage of you. That’s how they make money. So, I would also recommend using an open-source game engine like Godot and then distributing on multiple platforms.
The closest open-source thing to the Roblox model, that I can think of, is Luanti, which is basically a game engine and distribution platform for Minecraft-like games. Don’t expect to make money off of it, though.
Gmod is essentially Roblox’s father. It’s limited in what you can do but is still really good and has a shockingly active community.
The best Roblox alternative is S&box, but it’s not out yet. It’s a spiritual successor to Gmod that aims to be a gaming platform that’s developer friendly and good to consumers. There’s a developer alpha you can join to start making games in it, but the community is not there yet and it’s likely a few years away.
Also worth mentioning that S&box is developed by the same guy as GMod
