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Add to SafariWhen comparing Polycode vs CRM32Pro SDK, the Slant community recommends Polycode for most people. In the question“What are the best 2D game engines?” Polycode is ranked 31st while CRM32Pro SDK is ranked 92nd. The most important reason people chose Polycode is:
Polycode uses Lua and C++ to create native applications for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Mobile platforms are planned for the future.
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Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Can create portable native applications
Polycode uses Lua and C++ to create native applications for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Mobile platforms are planned for the future.
Pro Free and open source
Polycode is free and open source (released under the MIT license). The source code is freely available on GitHub.
Pro IDE for 3D editing
Recently, the editor and its integrated tools have been released in compiled form. Features coding and scene editing in one application.
Pro C++/Lua
Polycode is distributed in a C++ form as well as with IDE. And there's an additional LUA-based scripting system.
Pro Great tools included
EditorDPF: resource editor for managing images, tiles, sprites, sounds, etc. of your game
MSTE: tile-based parallax scrolling engine with support to Tiled Qt .TMX files
SetupProject: customized configuration system.
Pro Cross-platform
CRM32Pro works on Windows, Linux and MacOS X.
Pro Open source and free
CRM32Pro is licensed under LGPL license with full access to the source code on the website.
Cons
Con Abandoned
The project does not seem to be maintained anymore: there has been no new release nor commit since mid-2015.
Con No mobile support
Doesn't have support for Android or iOS.
Con Not as beginner friendly
C/C++ skills and general knowledge of SDL and basic game programming is required in order to get all the benefits.
