Easiest Game Engines & Frameworks to self-host

5 game engines & frameworks apps that are easy to get running, ranked by verified deploy effort, project health, and popularity.

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bare-metalbinarydockersource

Open-source voxel game engine and server

Replaces Minecraft

Self-hosted in-browser retro game emulator

Replaces RetroArch web

Fun JavaScript library for making browser games fast

Replaces Phaser

Free 2D game editor with a visual interface and code

Replaces GameMaker Studio

Command-line RCON client for Minecraft servers

Replaces In-game server console