Popular Engines for Games

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1

FPSC

60 Released 2005 Commercial licence

This engine is the code behind "The game Creator's" FPS Creator development tool, A powerful, yet rough FPS engine.

2

Imperial Game Engine 2

16 Early Access 2007 Commercial licence

Imperial Game Engine 2- academicall class of an game engine.'Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt' (by the ancient-roman poet Juvenal)AAA...

3

U3D

365 Released Jan 1, 2023 MIT licence

Open source, lightweight, cross-platform 2D and 3D game engine implemented in C++ and released under the MIT license. Created by developers, for developers...

4

WOLF RPG Editor

1 Released 2015 GPL licence

WOLF RPG Editor is a game construction tool that can create complex role playing games. It is often regarded as being aimed at advanced users, so keep...

5

SFML

84 TBD Zlib licence

SFML is a portable and easy to use multimedia API written in C++. You can see it as a modern, object-oriented alternative to SDL. SFML is composed of...

6

Chrome Engine 6

25 Released 2014 Proprietary licence

Chrome Engine is a proprietary 3D game engine developed by Techland. The current version, Chrome Engine 6, supports Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation...

7

RPG Maker 2003

234 Released 2002 Commercial licence

Three years after RPG Maker 2000, RPG Maker 2003 came along. This release fixes many of the drawbacks of RPG Maker 2000 and features many completely revamped...

8

Retox

424 TBD Proprietary licence

The Retox engine is a state-of-the-art proprietary engine capable of running in a browser. The Retox engine is built by Reto-Moto and currently used to...

10

RPG Maker XP

9 Released 2004 Commercial licence

The Ultimate RPG MAKER for Windows! Introducing RPG MAKER™ XP, the latest Windows entry in the RPG MAKER series that gives you the power to create your...

11

Stride

23 Released 2018 MIT licence

Stride is a free and open-source cross-platform C# game engine. It is fit for both 2D and 3D games, as well as any other interactive content running on...

12

Xash3D Engine

7 Released 2011 GPL licence

Xash3D is the powerful independent open-sourced 3D-engine, aimed for high compatibility with GoldSource engine formats (maps, models, textures, sounds...

13

GameMaker Studio

7 Released 1999 Commercial licence

GameMaker Studio caters to entry-level novices and seasoned game development professionals equally, allowing them to create cross-platform games in record...

14

LÖVE

130 Released 2008 Zlib licence

LÖVE is an unquestionably awesome 2D game framework, which allows rapid game development and prototyping in Lua.

15

RPG Maker VX Ace

10 Released 2012 Commercial licence

Simple Enough for a Child; Powerful Enough for a Developer RPG Maker VX Ace improves every aspect of RPG creation, making it not only the latest, but...

16

The 3d gamemaker

317 Released 2001 Commercial licence

The 3D gamemaker has a built in placement editor that allows the user to indicate where enemies, items, and obstacles go. this is not available in beginner...

17

Ren'py

11 Released 2004 MIT licence

Ren'Py is a free, 2D, and cross-platform engine that helps you make story-based games including visual novels and simulation games. It uses a scripting...

18

001 Game Creator

38 Released 2003 Commercial licence

001 Game Creator is a Graphically Assisted Scripting engine for beginners and advanced users alike. Developers can quickly prototype ideas, test complex...

19

M.U.G.E.N

71 Released 2001 GPL licence

M.U.G.E.N, a 2D fighting game engine, originally released in 1999. M.U.G.E.N is designed to be highly customizable, allowing very fine control over each...

20

XNA

7 Released 2006 Public Domain licence

Microsoft XNA is a set of tools with a managed runtime environment provided by Microsoft that facilitates video game development and management. XNA attempts...

21

Unreal Engine 5

105 TBD Commercial licence

The world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool, Unreal Engine 5 will be available in preview in early 2021, and in full release late...

22

id Tech 4

7 Released 2003 Commercial licence

Previously referred to as the 'Doom 3 Engine', Tech 4 is id Software's current licensing platform. Powering games such as Doom 3, Quake 4 and Enemy Territory...

23

Unreal Engine 3

2 Released 2007 Commercial licence

Unreal Engine 3 is a complete game development framework for next-generation consoles and DirectX9-equipped PCs, providing the vast array of core technologies...

24

ShiVa3D

6 Released 2010 Commercial licence

ShiVa3D is the developers’ tool of choice for easily creating amazing 3D real-time applications and games for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iPhone, Android...

25

RenderWare

7 Released 1997 Commercial licence

RenderWare is a 3D API and graphics rendering engine used in computer games, Active Worlds, and some VRML browsers. RW is developed by Criterion Software...

26

TyranoBuilder

36 Released 2015 Commercial licence

TyranoBuilder and its sister tool TyranoScript are part of STRIKEWORKS’ mission to bring the enjoyment of both making and playing visual novels to people...

27

Intersect

164 TBD GPL licence

Intersect is a C# online role playing game creation toolkit. This engine combines the beloved online role playing aspects of classic 2d tile based orpg...

28

Heaps - Haxe Game Engine

292 Released 2017 MIT licence

Heaps or Heaps.io is a mature cross platform graphics engine designed for high performance games. It is designed to leverage modern GPUs that are commonly...

29

Frostbite 3

17 Released 2013 Proprietary licence

In development since 2011, Frostbite 3 is an improvement of Frostbite 2 and will debut with Battlefield 4 in 2013. It only supports DirectX 11 on PCs...

32

Vortex Engine

53 Released Jul 8, 2024 MIT licence

A Realistic,Free,Open-Source Game Engine for Making Games

33

EDuke32

92 Released 2004 GPL licence

It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all outta gum!

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