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GDevelop vs murder
GDevelop has 27,587 GitHub stars, 1,586 forks, 633 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. murder has 3,343 stars, 97 forks, 16 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. GDevelop leads on adoption by 725% (27,587 vs 3,343 stars). GDevelop is written in JavaScript under a custom or non-standard licence; murder is written in C# under MIT. GDevelop has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, murder 3%. murder was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (game-engine, gamedev), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| GDevelop | murder | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 28K | ★ 3.3K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | C# |
| Last push | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.6K | ⑂ 97 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick GDevelop if
- You weight community size — 28K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick murder if
- You want the murder feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and murder fits your workflow better
About GDevelop
GDevelop is an open source, cross platform game engine and editor for creating 2D, 3D, and multiplayer games without writing code. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and targets mobile (iOS, Android), desktop, and web platforms. Built with JavaScript, React, Electron, PixiJS, and Three.js, it combines a visual event based system with AI assisted development to lower the barrier to entry for game creation.
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About murder
Murder is a pixel art ECS game engine built on top of FNA, written in C and licensed under MIT, intended for developers who want to build 2D games around worlds, entities and components while keeping full control of their own project.
read the full murder overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is GDevelop or murder more popular?
GDevelop has 27,587 GitHub stars and murder has 3,343. GDevelop has the larger community by that measure.
Are GDevelop and murder free?
Both are open source. GDevelop has no licence declared in this registry, and murder is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between GDevelop and murder?
GDevelop is written in JavaScript and murder in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, GDevelop or murder?
Choose GDevelop if you want the larger community (27,587 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose murder if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.