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Pro Easy to learn scripting language
Godot has their own scripting language called GDscript. The scripting language is easy to learn with python-like format, but it is not python. More like a mix of Javascript, PHP, C++. It's very powerful, easy to learn, and it's free of unnecessary things because it's designed for this...
Pro Cross-platform editor
Editor works in Window, OSX and Linux as well as having a Linux CLI server version (useful for testing and build tasks).
Pro Built-in physics
Physics can be added to 2D and 3D scenes, through rigid and static bodies, characters, raycasts, vehicles and more.
Pro Drag and Drop Programming
Easy to understand drag and drop programming that transitions into their own simple programming language
Pro All in one workflow
You can make the art, code and build the scene all in the same environment, reducing the file juggling that impedes some other platforms
Con Outdated
Now GameMaker Studio 2 is out. GameMaker: Studio is quickly becoming outdated.
Pro Easily Target Multiple Platforms
With one source, you can target: iOS, Android, Windows, OS X, Apple TV, Android TV, and more ...
Pro Tons Of Examples
Corona SDK comes with well over 100 examples (bundled with the simulator). As well, there are hundreds more examples to be found on gitHub and other internet repositories.
Pro Easy To Learn
Learn a little Lua. Learn a few basic concept. Get rolling fast.
Pro Open source and completely free
GDevelop is free and open source, and anyone can enhance the software via the GitHub repository.
Con No cross-compiler
The Windows and Linux versions of GDevelop can each compile a native application; but the Windows version cannot compile for Linux, nor vice versa.
Pro Add prebuilt behaviors to objects
Prebuilt behaviors can be added to objects. This is a very efficient way to add a physics engine or make a platformer game. Lots of behaviors are included, from the most advanced (Physics, platformer, top-down movement) to really simple one (like the behavior to destroy objects when outside the sc...
Pro Very good documentation
The LÖVE wiki provides full documentation of its easy to use Modules, which are conveniently located on the side bar of the wiki. It took seconds to find the module for love.keyboard, which provided a list of all functions along with arguments and examples where the function could be used.
Con The community seems juvenile
For example, some of the library include names such as HUMP, LUBE, AnAL.
Pro Active and very friendly community
The LÖVE forums are extremely helpful. With people checking the forums every day, it won't take long to receive answer to your questions on the Support board, receive feedback on games you post in the Projects board, as well as have a chat about the LÖVE engine while learning tricks to use in...
Pro Easy to learn
Simple drag and drop program with even an offline free download.
Pro Easily teaches you to code
You will learn object oriented coding easily.
Con Coding language is specific to BYOND
Although the code is exceptionally easy to learn, it is a language specific to BYOND. Read more about the language here.
Pro Multiplayer online comes built in
You can start hosting your game immediately! You just need to get your port forwarded.
Pro Can export your game as HTML5 and for Android
Games can be packaged for Android without relying on any third party tool. You can also export your game and download it to host it on your server or let it be hosted on GDevApp.com.
Pro Powerful events system to create games without programming
No need for coding using this system which is clear and powerful: events are composed of conditions and actions. Actions are launched when conditions are fulfilled. This is a very friendly way of making games and is still efficient for advanced usage, contrary to most other "block"/"...
Pro Can download an archive of the game source
Even though the tool depends on having a server up and running, you can download a copy of your game to run locally, or host somewhere else.
Con No unified editing program
Unlike Unity and Unreal, Panda3D doesn't currently offer a single, unified editing program in which objects can simply be dragged in and assigned properties (although third-party solutions are available). Developers are expected to design their scenes in a modelling program like Maya or Blender
Pro Powerful profiling and debugging tools
Panda3D has a suite of powerful tools to help track down performance bottlenecks, memory leaks and examine internal state.
Pro Supports most popular physics engines
Panda3D has in-depth integration with industry standard physics engines such as Bullet, NVIDIA PhysX and ODE, but also offers a simpler built-in physics engines that will cover more basic needs.
Con GPL complicates commercial distribution
Any game published using the BGE runtime system is considered a derivative work under the GPL, which disqualifies it from some distribution channels including the Apple Store. The Blender Foundation considers this an unfortunate technicality, does not prosecute license violations, and provides sev...
Con Unintuitive interface for creating texture models
The GUI required to make materials and texture models, is very hard to learn, and can be confusing; even frustrating at times.
Con Unoptimised
A few particles and some basic meshes can make the frame rate drop drastically.
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