The best replacement for libgdx is unity.

The best alternatives to libgdx are rated as following:
★★★★★  unity
★★★★  andengine
★★★★  lwjgl
★★★★  cocos2dx
★★★★  slick2d
★★★  sfml
★★★  playn
★★★  sdl
★★★  jmonkey
★★★  cocos2d
★★  monogame
★★  xna
★★  corona
★  haxe
★  unity 2d
★  moai
  opengl
  pygame

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Speaking about libgdx, one probably shouldn't forget about admob.

Other search terms related to libgdx and their ratings are:
★★★★★ admob
★★★ intellij
★★★ box2d
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