Is GDevelop Safe?

Creating video games is a fantastic and rewarding creative experience. And there has never been a better time to create video games easily. Tools like GDevelop make it more accessible than ever before. However, as with any software tool you use, you want to make sure that the game engine you end up choosing for your project is safe.

Is GDevelop Safe?

In a word: Yes. GDevelop is absolutely safe. And there are many reasons for this:

• It's open source: this means that everyone can see the app's code, review it, and make sure there's nothing malicious going on. GDevelop started in 2008, has over 5,000 starts on its GitHub repository, and has no history of malicious code whatsoever.
• It has a robust Privacy Policy: the privacy policy that governs the usage of GDevelop ensures compliance with the strictest data-protection policies. In fact, the privacy policy is so effective, it allows GDevelop to be used in classrooms all over the world, including Denmark, Colombia, Brazil and Singapore.
• You can make games without an account: if, for some reason, you do not wish to create a GDevelop account (which is free and grants you access to one-click builds), you can still make and publish games. You can follow the instructions in the wiki to create your own build environments and work fully anonymously.
• The Premium Education Plans guarantee student anonymity: if you're part of an educational institution and would still like to use GDevelop's web features with your students, you can do so anonymously. Starting at just $2.99 per month per seat, GDevelop for Education allows you to use GDevelop without the students' email addresses, as well as monitoring the projects created by each account.

So yes! You can be absolutely sure that the answer to "Is GDevelop Safe?" is a resounding YES!

Independent GDevelop Reviews

Whenever you're researching the use of a new product, it's imperative to check the reviews for that product to ensure it will meet your expectations. GDevelop has excellent reviews on many online review sites, as well as by content creators on platforms like YouTube.

GDevelop Capterra Reviews

Capterra is a website dedicated to software reviews and comparisons. It is one of the most widely used tools to determine whether an app is considered good or not by the general public.

GDevelop currently has a 4.8/5 stars rating on Capterra, with really positive reviews, like the one you can see below:

GDevelop Capterra Review

GDevelop AlternativeTo Reviews

AlternativeTo is a site similar to Capterra, where users can find reviews and comparisons between one app and another. GDevelop also has positive reviews here, with an average rating of 4.5/5 stars.

It also has very positive user reviews, like the one you can see here:

GDevelop AlternativeTo Review.

GDevelop YouTube Reviews

Of course, nowadays more and more people rely on YouTube content creators to get reliable, easy-to-digest reviews about software and apps.

Mike from GamesFromScratch, one of the most reputable YouTube channels dedicated to reviewing game making apps, gave GDevelop a glowing review, calling it "the game engine on mobile".

If you'd like to try GDevelop yourself, for free, simply head on over to the web editor and start building games!