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DarkBasic Professional vs PlayBasic

A side-by-side look at DarkBasic Professional and PlayBasic. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

DarkBasic Professional

DarkBasic Professional

Development

DarkBasic Professional is a commercial integrated development environment (IDE) for creating 3D video games. It utilizes a language called DarkBASIC which is based on the BASIC programming language.

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PlayBasic

PlayBasic

Games

PlayBasic is a proprietary programming language and IDE for learning and developing 2D video games. It uses a BASIC-style syntax which is easy to learn and allows for rapid game prototyping. Some key features include sprites, sounds, tiles, scrolling backgrounds and more.

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