I'm looking for a Scratch -like- engine, I need a game engine that can, run controller inputs, be able to use text based coding, and run 3d/complex games well, all without sacrificing simplicity. The reason why I'm looking for a game engine like Scratch is so that I can make my game, Ack Attack, I'm hoping that if anyone can find/make/used an engine like Scratch, please tell me.
I didn't know where to put this -the post- , so, if I put this in the wrong place then I'm sorry.

Hello there, could you please expand on this? Would this engine be on Scratch? Is it 3D? What would be used as the controllers? Thanks! I'm experienced in HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python and PHP so if any user needs any help they are welcome to ask!

if you read the post then your would know that it's not me building an engine, it's that I'm asking if there is anyone that knows if there is an engine that is Scratch -like-

Snap is basically an older version of Scratch except it's developed by UC Berkeley, not MIT. Personally, I don't recommend it, but you're more than welcome to try it out.

If you want something more advanced, I'd try Unity or a similar game engine. However, that's quite a jump from Scratch, so unless you're prepared to learn C# or another text based language, you're better off just sticking with Scratch.

Hope this helped!

Yours truly,
-mCC

Try Stencyl. It's a step up from Scratch, but is still simpler than most other engines. It even lets you program with Scratch-like code blocks.

mrCamelCase wrote:

Snap is basically an older version of Scratch except it's developed by UC Berkeley, not MIT. Personally, I don't recommend it, but you're more than welcome to try it out.

Snap! is not really designed for games. It's actually good if you are an advanced coder but if you just want to make games it's better to try Stencyl, as SquirreIstar suggested.

Thank you for your suggestions! I'll try them all out! I really do appreciate it!

SquirreIstar wrote:

Try Stencyl. It's a step up from Scratch, but is still simpler than most other engines. It even lets you program with Scratch-like code blocks.

sadly, i can't use it… It's available for mac, windows, and linux, not chromeOS, It really did look good

Steve0Greatness wrote:

SquirreIstar wrote:

Try Stencyl. It's a step up from Scratch, but is still simpler than most other engines. It even lets you program with Scratch-like code blocks.

sadly, i can't use it… It's available for mac, windows, and linux, not chromeOS, It really did look good

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i know this is necroposting but try gamefroot its scratch but made for games and works in a web browser

How about we try some 3D engines like scratch there is some cons about 3D engines though like most 3D engines require text based coding which might be hard for a scratcher to get use to but they also have many pros like built in physics and a step into the fascinating world of text based coding

you might like it you might not but it wont hurt to try

some text based 3D engines:
godotengine - has a 2D, VR and 3D capabilities has it's own language
Unity- has 2D, 3D, VR and AR capabilities very popular but requires you to learn C#
Unreal Engine - 3D made Fortnite with it epic games own it 3D and requires C++