Egmatic
From first scene to published 2D game, no code
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Egmatic is a no-code editor for 2D games, built for solo developers and small teams who want to ship, not just prototype. Game logic is assembled in a visual node editor, scenes are built with drag and drop, and real-time preview gives instant feedback without a build step. One project exports to Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Web, so publishing is not a separate project of its own. The editor writes clean, versioned JSON contracts and the runtime is a separate engine on .NET 9 and MonoGame, so a game never gets locked inside the tool. The roadmap follows the same goal: player accounts, cloud saves and leaderboards, with no backend to write or host. During early access Egmatic is completely free.
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