Design Once, Play Anywhere

Create amazing cross-platform games with or without code.

Looking for Stencyl 3.0? Stencyl 3.0 is currently only available to paid customers through a closed beta program.

Design Once, Play Anywhere

Publish to all the major platforms without code
(but you can if you want!)

Game Studio in a Box

Stencyl isn't your average game creation software; it's a gorgeous, intuitive toolset that accelerates your workflow and then gets out of the way. We take care of the essentials like physics and native APIs so you can focus on what's important - making your game yours.

Publish Everywhere

With extensive platform support, you can rest assured that players will have access to your game no matter where they are. Today, we officially support:


Make #1 Games

Stencyl games have reached top slots in the App Store, including Impossible Pixel (#2 in US) and BLiP (#1 in 18 countries). Your game could be next!
BLiP reached #1 on the App Store in 18 countries in January 2013
"In January, my first ever Stencyl game, BLiP was featured by App Gratis and was downloaded over 400,000 times in a little over a day! It reached #1 in 18 different countries and was in the top 10 in 38 countries! Without Stencyl I wouldn't have been able to make my own games as quickly or easily."

Chris Viviani
Square Bear Games

Create a Masterpiece

Bring your ideas to life

Design is a "Snap"

Our drag-and-drop gameplay designer pays homage to the successful MIT Scratch project. We extend Scratch's simple block-snapping interface with new functionality and hundreds of ready-to-use blocks, including special blocks for native mobile features.

Power users can create and share their own blocks, import existing code libraries and create custom classes that interact seamlessly with block-based Behaviors.

Those who prefer to code may write code to create complex behaviors or extend the engine with additional functionality.

Make Money

Realize your game's full potential

Sell Your Game

Selling your game on the App Store, Google Play or alternate stores such as Steam & Chrome Web Store is a time-tested way to make money and reach millions of potential players. Several Stencyl games have placed in the top 5 slots on the App Store.

Seek a Sponsorship

Sell rights to your game to a sponsor who will market the game on your behalf. Many Stencyl games have been proudly sponsored by big names (AppGratis, ArmorGames, Kongregate, Newgrounds) and small names alike.

Sponsorships can fetch anywhere from $500 - $10,000 depending on the quality of the game and the terms.

Go Freemium

Games that wish to adopt a "freemium" model can use in-app purchases to provide unlockable levels & content. In addition, games can embed ads to supplement their revenue. We support iAds (iOS) and AdWhirl (Android) for mobile games, and for web games, we support Mochi, Newgrounds and CPMStar.


Impossible Pixel, a Stencyl-powered game, reached #2 on the US App Store in February 2013.
(Impossible Pixel, #2 in the US App Store, February 2013)
Captain Steelbounce - Created by BeardShaker Games, sponsored by Kongregate
"Captain Steelbounce was a nice and quick on-the-side development that ended with a Kongregate sponsorship we're really happy about. Stencyl delivered what it promised - a way for designers without deep coding knowledge to make games."

Ben Radish
BeardShaker Games

Battle Tested

Game Creation: Democratized

Widely Adopted

Over 120,000 developers from 178 countries across the world have collectively created over 12,000 games with Stencyl.

Embraced by Schools

Schools, libraries, museums and other local institutions have embraced Stencyl as a way of exposing students to logical thinking and programming concepts through creating games.

If you're interested in using Stencyl for educational purposes, contact us about it and let us know what you have planned. Later in 2013, we plan to introduce a free Educator's Kit to help you get started.

Mentioned in Major Publications

From mainstream outlets such as BBC, Wired and ReadWriteWeb to gaming-centric blogs such as Kotaku and IndieGames, Stencyl is frequently covered whenever the topics of game creation or student-friendly programming come up.
Stencyl in use at 'Hack the Future' at The Tech Museum of Innovation, January 2013
(Hack the Future at The Tech Museum of Innovation, January 2013)
Tom Simpson - Heathwood Hall
"I knew my students would be blown away by the power that Stencyl gives them. We could move right past the tedious manual coding and get to the main goal of designing complex behaviors."

Tom Simpson
Teacher at Heathwood Hall

Start creating amazing games today with Stencyl.