Skip to content

Open Server vs PlayBasic

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

Open Server

Open Server

Development

Open Server is a free local server environment for Windows, allowing you to run a web server, FTP server, MySQL and other services on your own computer for development and testing purposes.

web-serverftp-servermysqltestingdevelopment
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.

programminggame-engine2dbasicrapid-prototyping