List of game engines
This article is a list of popular game engines .
Explanation of the table
- SE = sound engine integrated.
- NF = network module integrated.
- PE = physics engine integrated.
- OS = operating system or platform.
- Cost = the cost of a commercial license.
- HP = Official Website
- .Net is synonymous with C # .Net VB.Net etc.
Game engine list
| Game engine | developer | SE | NF | PE | Input devices | BS | Graphics API | License | costs | HP | Supported scripting languages | Use of the engine in games (selection) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D GameStudio | Conitec | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse joystick |
Windows | OpenGL DirectX |
Proprietary | Free - $ 1000 | HP |
lite-c C ++ (Extra, Commercial and Pro only ) |
Süpercan, CSIS, Adventures of Ambages, C4 Robot; and many more |
| Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) | Sierra Entertainment | Yes | No | No | Mouse keyboard |
DOS Windows |
Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | Game Assemble Language | King's Quest , Police Quest , Space Quest , Donald Duck's Playground , Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards | |
|
Anvil (Scimitar, AnvilNext) |
Ubisoft | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Windows , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , Xbox One | DirectX | Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Unknown | Unknown | Assassin's Creed series, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege , Steep , For Honor |
| Apex engine | Avalanche Studios | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | DirectX | Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Mad Max , Rage 2 |
| Aurora engine | BioWare | Yes | No | No | Keyboard mouse |
Windows Linux macOS |
DirectX | Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Neverwinter Nights , The Witcher |
| Bang! Engine | Ensemble Studios | Yes | Yes | No | Keyboard mouse |
Windows macOS |
Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Unknown | Unknown | Age of Mythology , Age of Empires III | |
| Blender | Blender Foundation | Yes | No | Yes |
Keyboard mouse joystick |
Linux |
DirectX OpenGL |
GPL | Free | HP | Python (programming language) | Yo Frankie |
| Blitz3D SDK | Blitz Research | Yes | Yes | No | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Linux
Windows |
DirectX OpenGL |
Proprietary | $ 100 | HP | C C ++ C # BlitzMax PureBasic |
|
| Build engine | Ken Silverman | Yes | Yes | No | Mouse keyboard |
DOS Windows Linux |
Build Source Code License | Unknown | HP | Unknown | Duke Nukem 3D , Shadow Warrior , Blood , Exhumed , Witchaven series | |
| C4 game engine | Terathon Software LLC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse joystick |
macOS PlayStation 3 Windows |
OpenGL | Proprietary | $ 250- $ 2500 | HP | Boo, JavaScript C # |
City Bus Simulator 2010 World of Subways - Volume 1 and 2 GreySoul |
| Cafu engine | Carsten Fuchs Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Linux
Windows |
DirectX OpenGL |
MIT license | Free | HP | C ++ Lua |
Cafu Deathmatch, VSWM |
| Castle game engine | Michalis Kamburelis et al. a. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard touchscreen |
Android iOS Linux macOS Windows |
OpenGL | LGPL | Free | HP |
Free Pascal Delphi |
Escape from the Universe, The Unholy Society |
| Clausewitz engine | Paradox Development Studio | Yes | Yes | No | Mouse keyboard |
Windows | DirectX | Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Unknown | Unknown | Europa Universalis III and IV , Hearts of Iron III and IV , Victoria II , Crusader Kings II , Stellaris , Imperator: Rome |
| Cobra | Frontier Developments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard gamepad |
Windows Xbox One PlayStation 4 iOS Android |
Unknown | Proprietary | Unknown | HP | Unknown | RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 , Elite: Dangerous , Planet Coaster , Planet Zoo |
| Cocos2d-x | Coconut | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mouse keyboard gamepad touchscreen |
iOS Android Linux macOS Windows |
OpenGL | WITH | Free | HP |
C ++ Lua |
|
| Creation engine |
Bethesda Game Studios based on Gamebryo |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard gamepad |
Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PlayStation VR HTC Vive Oculus Rift Windows Mixed Reality |
DirectX | Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Unknown | papyrus | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim , Fallout 4 , Fallout 76 |
| CryEngine | Crytek | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard |
PlayStation 3 Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One |
DirectX AMD Mantle |
Proprietary | 5% royalties | HP | C #
C ++ |
FarCry , Crysis , Crysis Warhead , Crysis 2 , Crysis 3 |
| Crystal Space | Crystal Space Team | Yes | No | Yes | Keyboard mouse joystick |
Linux
macOS Windows |
OpenGL | LGPL | Free | HP | C C ++ |
PlaneShift 3DMedia |
| Cube engine | Wouter "Aardappel" van Oortmerssen, u. a. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse |
Linux
macOS Windows |
OpenGL | zlib / libpng | Free | HP | Cube Script | Cube , AssaultCube , Death Illustrated |
| Delta3D | GeekLog | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard Mouse Joystick Trackers |
macOS
Windows |
OpenGL | LGPL | Free | HP | C ++ | Unknown |
| Doom engine or id Tech 1 | id software | Yes | Yes | No | Keyboard gamepad mouse |
DOS Windows |
OpenGL DirectX |
GPL | Free | Unknown | Action Code Script (ACS) |
Doom Doom 2 Heretic Witches |
| Duality | Adam's Lair | Yes | No | Yes | Keyboard mouse joystick gamepad |
Windows | OpenGL | MIT license | Free | HP | C # | Onikira |
| Dunia Engine | Ubisoft Montreal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One | DirectX | Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Unknown | Unknown | Far-Cry series from part 2 |
| DX Studio | Worldweaver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse joystick |
Windows | DirectX | Proprietary | Free | HP | JavaScript | |
| Eclipse engine | BioWare | Yes | No | No | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Windows macOS Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 |
DirectX | Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Dragon Age: Origins | ||
| Ego engine | Codemasters | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Keyboard mouse gamepad steering wheel |
Windows Linux OS X Wii Wii U Nintendo Switch Xbox 360 Xbox One PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 |
DirectX OpenGL |
Proprietary | Not intended for sale | HP |
Colin McRae: Dirt series Race Driver: GRID series F1 series (from 2009) Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Operation Flashpoint: Red River |
|
| Epee Engine | Alan Uthoff | Yes | Yes | No | Mouse keyboard |
Windows | OpenGL GFX |
zlib | Free | HP | C ++ GCC |
|
| Freengfoad | Unknown | Yes | No | No | Mouse keyboard |
Windows | DirectX | Proprietary | Free | HP | C ++ | |
| Frostbite Engine | Digital Illusions CE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard joystick |
PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Windows |
DirectX AMD Mantle |
Unknown | Not intended for sale | HP | C ++ | Battlefield: Bad Company , Battlefield: Bad Company 2 , Battlefield 3 , Battlefield 4 , Battlefield 1 , Battlefield V , Need for Speed from The Run , Battlefront , Battlefront II , FIFA series from FIFA 17 , Dragon Age: Inquisition , Mass Effect: Andromeda , Anthem |
| G3D | Morgan McGuire | No | Yes | No | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Linux
macOS Windows |
OpenGL | BSD | Free | HP | C ++ GCC |
|
| Gamebryo | Numerical Design Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard gamepad |
GNU / Linux Windows |
DirectX OpenGL |
Proprietary | HP | C ++ | The Elder Scrolls III and IV , Fallout 3 and New Vegas , Civilization IV , Dark Age of Camelot , Bully: The Round of Honor , Divinity 2 , Micky Epic , LEGO Universe | |
| Gameplay3D engine | Blackberry | Yes | No | Yes | Mouse keyboard joystick touchscreen |
Android Blackberry iOS Linux macOS Windows |
OpenGL OpenGL ES |
Apache 2.0 license | Free | HP | C ++ [Lua] |
|
| GameMaker Studio 2 | YoYoGames | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard joystick touchscreen |
Android Blackberry iOS Linux macOS Windows |
DirectX | Unknown | Non-Commercial License is free, licenses between $ 39-1500 | HP | GLM | Undertale, Wandersong, Moko, Nidhogg 2, Forager, Hotline Miami |
| Genie Engine | Ensemble Studios | Yes | Yes | No | Keyboard mouse |
Windows macOS |
Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Unknown | Unknown | Age of Empires , Age of Empires II , Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds | |
| Genome engine | Piranha bytes | Yes | No | Yes | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Windows Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
DirectX | Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Unknown | Unknown | Gothic 3 , Risen , Risen 2 , Risen 3 , ELEX |
| Godot | Okam studio | Yes | No | Yes | Mouse keyboard touchscreen |
Android iOS Linux macOS PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita Windows |
OpenGL OpenGL ES |
WITH | Free | HP | GDScript
C ++ C # |
|
| GoldSrc | Valve | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard gamepad |
Windows Linux macOS PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube Game Boy Advance |
OpenGL DirectX |
Proprietary | Unknown | Half-Life , Team Fortress , Counter-Strike , 007: Nightfire , Enter the Matrix , Day of Defeat | ||
| GrimE (Grim Engine) | LucasArts | Yes | No | No | Mouse keyboard |
Windows macOS Linux |
Proprietary | Unknown | Lua | Grim Fandango , Escape from Monkey Island | ||
| HeroEngine | Simutronics | Yes | Yes | No | Mouse keyboard |
Windows | Proprietary | starting at $ 99 per year | HP | HeroScript Language (HSL) | Hero's Journey, Faxion Online, Star Wars: The Old Republic | |
| Horde3D | Nicolas Schulz | No | No | No | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Windows | OpenGL | EPL | Free | HP | C ++ | |
| id Tech 4 | id software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Windows Linux macOS Xbox PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch |
OpenGL DirectX |
Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | Doom 3 , Quake 4 , Prey , Enemy Territory: Quake Wars , Wolfenstein , Brink | |
| id Tech 5 | id software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Windows macOS PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
OpenGL DirectX |
Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | Rage , Wolfenstein: The New Order , Wolfenstein: The Old Blood , The Evil Within | |
| id Tech 6 | id software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch |
OpenGL DirectX |
Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | Doom (2016) , Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | |
| id Tech 7 | id software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch |
OpenGL DirectX |
Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | Doom Eternal | |
| Infinity Engine | BioWare | Yes | No | No | Keyboard mouse |
Windows macOS |
DirectX | Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Baldur's Gate , Baldur's Gate II , Planescape: Torment , Icewind Dale | ||
| Will-o'-the-wisp | Nikolaus Gebhardt | No | No | No | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Linux macOS |
DirectX OpenGL |
zlib | Free | HP |
.NET C ++ |
SuperTuxKart |
| IW Engine |
Infinity Ward , Treyarch , Sledgehammer Games |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard gamepad |
macOS PlayStation 3 |
OpenGL DirectX |
Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Call of Duty range , |
| Jenga | Jan Lessner | Yes | No | No | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Linux
macOS Windows |
OpenGL | MIT license (open source) | Free | HP | Java | |
| jMonkeyEngine | jME Core Team | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard joystick touchscreen |
Android
Linux macOS Windows |
OpenGL | New BSD License (Open Source) | Free | HP | Java | Mythruna,
PoisonVille, Rising World, CHAOS: In the Darkness, PirateHell, Project Wonderland, Skylimit Tycoon, |
| jPCT / jPCT-AE | Helge Forster | No | No | Yes | Mouse keyboard joystick touchscreen |
Android
Linux macOS Windows |
OpenGL / OpenGL ES | Proprietary | Free | HP | Java | Various |
| KRASS Engine | Massive Development / JoWooD (after purchase) | Yes | No | Yes | Mouse keyboard |
Linux
macOS Windows |
DirectX OpenGL |
Proprietary | Unknown | HP ( Memento from April 12, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) | C ++ | Aquanox , SpellForce |
| Lightfeather 3D engine | The Lightfeather Maintainers and Contributors | No | No | No | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Linux macOS |
OpenGL | zlib | Free | HP (archive version) | C ++ | |
| LithTech | Monolith Productions , Touchdown Entertainment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard gamepad |
Windows Xbox One PlayStation 4 Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 macOS Linux PlayStation 2 |
DirectX, OpenGL | Proprietary | Unknown | HP | Blood II , No One Lives Forever , Fear , Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | |
| Lumberyard Engine | Amazon | Yes | Yes | Yes | mouse Keyboard |
PlayStation 4 Windows |
Free
Server fees for multiplayer games |
HP | C ++
Lua Blueprint scripting |
Star Citizen | ||
| Lycium engine | BioWare | Yes | No | No | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Windows macOS Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 |
DirectX | Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Dragon Age 2 | ||
| MacVenture | ICOM simulations | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard |
macOS | Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True , Uninvited , Shadowgate , Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas | ||
| Jam | Marmalade Technologies Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Android iOS macOS Web Windows Windows Phone |
Unknown | Unknown | Made with Marmalade | |||
| MOGRE | Torus Knot Software Ltd | No | No | No | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Linux
Windows |
DirectX OpenGL |
LGPL OUL |
Free | HP | .Net | |
| Nebula Device | Radon Labs | Yes | Yes | No | Mouse keyboard gamepad |
Windows Linux IRIX macOS Xbox |
DirectX OpenGL |
WITH | SourceForge | Tcl, Python, Lua | The Dark Eye: Drakensang , Drakensang: On the River of Time , Drakensang Online | |
| NeoAxis 3D | NeoAxis Group Ltd. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse Keyboard Joystick Kinect Xbox 360 Controllers And More ... |
Linux (via Wine ) macOS Windows |
DirectX OpenGL |
Proprietary | Non-Commercial License is free, licenses between approx. € 75 - € 765 | HP | C # C ++ C |
Homura Combat SickBrick Project Warcry and much more. |
| Nuclear Basic / Nuclear Fusion | Nuclear Glory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse joystick |
Windows | DirectX | Proprietary | NB + NF + Studio together 100 $ | HP | Nuclear Basic C ++ |
|
| Odyssey Engine | BioWare | Yes | No | No | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Windows Linux macOS Xbox |
DirectX | Proprietary | Unknown | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic , Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II | ||
| OGE | lazalong | Yes | No | Yes | Keyboard mouse |
Linux
Windows |
DirectX OpenGL |
LGPL | Free | HP | Lua | |
| OGRE | Torus Knot Software Ltd | No | No | No | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Linux
macOS Windows |
DirectX OpenGL |
LGPL OUL |
Free | HP | C ++ Python Java C # .NET |
Jack Keane Ankh Ankh: Heart of Osiris The Book of Unwritten Tales |
| ogre4j | Torus Knot Software Ltd | No | No | No | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Linux
Windows |
DirectX OpenGL |
LGPL OUL |
Free | HP | Java | |
| OHRRPGCE | James Paige | Yes | No | Yes | Keyboard mouse touchscreen |
Windows DOS Linux macOS Android |
SDL DirectX |
GPL | Free | HP | HamsterSpeak | Various |
| oxygine | Denis Muratshin | Yes | No | No | Mouse keyboard joystick gamepad touch screens |
Android iOS Linux macOS Web Windows |
OpenGL OpenGL ES |
WITH | Free | HP (archive version) | C ++ | Match3Quest ElementsBattle BattlePaint |
| Panda3D |
Disney Carnegie Mellon University |
No | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse |
Linux
Windows |
DirectX OpenGL |
BSD | Free | HP | C ++ Python |
Disney's Toontown Disney's Pinball Disney's Pirates of Caribbean Sea |
| PLIB | Steve J. Baker | Yes | Yes | No | Keyboard mouse joystick |
Linux
macOS Windows |
OpenGL | LGPL | Free | HP | C ++ |
FlightGear TORCS TuxKart |
| Polycode | Ivan Safrin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard Mouse Gamepad Kinect Oculus Rift Touch |
Linux
macOS Windows |
OpenGL | WITH | Free | HP | C ++ Lua |
Bitworld, space cruiser |
| Python Ogre | Torus Knot Software Ltd | No | No | No | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Linux
Windows |
DirectX OpenGL |
LGPL OUL |
Free | HP | python | |
| Quake Engine or id Tech 2–3 | id software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard |
Windows | OpenGL DirectX |
GPL | Free | Unknown | QuakeC |
Quake series Witches II Nexuiz Warsow Call of Duty more |
| Quantum3 | High voltage software | Yes | No | No |
Wii Remote Wii Nunchuck Gamepad |
Wii PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable |
Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Family Guy Video Game !, The Conduit | |
| Quest3D | Act-3D BV | Yes | No | No | Mouse keyboard |
Windows | DirectX | Proprietary | Unknown | HP | Lua | Audiosurf , The Path |
| RC RPG engine | RedClaw Production | Yes | No | No | keyboard | Windows | DirectX | Other | Free (not commercial) | HP | Redclaw Script | |
| RE engine | Capcom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse Keyboard Gamepad Touch Oculus Rift / VR Playstation VR |
PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One |
Not known | Not known | Not known | Not known | Not known | Resident Evil 7: Biohazard , Resident Evil 2 Remake , Devil May Cry 5 |
| Reality Factory | RF Dev Team | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse joystick |
Windows | OpenGL DirectX |
WITH | Free | HP | Simkin | |
| REDengine | CD project | Yes | No | Yes | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Windows Xbox 360 macOS Linux PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch |
OpenGL DirectX |
Proprietary | Unknown | The Witcher 2 , The Witcher 3 , Cyberpunk 2077 | ||
| RenderWare |
Criterion Games , Electronic Arts |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse GamePad |
Windows macOS GameCube Wii Xbox Xbox 360 PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable |
DirectX | Proprietary | Unknown | HP ( Memento of February 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) | GTA III , GTA Vice City , GTA San Andreas , Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series, Burnout series, Persona 3 and 4 | |
| Ren'Py | PyTom | No | No | No | Mouse keyboard |
Linux
macOS Windows |
OpenGL DirectX |
MIT license | Free | HP | python | RE: Alistair |
| Revolution3D | VirtualART | Yes | No | No | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Windows | DirectX | Proprietary | Free | HP ( Memento from September 25, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) | .Net C ++ VB |
|
| Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE) | Rockstar Games | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Windows Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Xbox One PlayStation 4 |
DirectX | Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Unknown | Unknown | Grand Theft Auto IV , Grand Theft Auto V , Red Dead Redemption , Red Dead Redemption 2 , Max Payne 3 |
| SAGE engine | Westwood Studios , Electronic Arts | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse |
Windows Mac OS |
DirectX | Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Command & Conquer: Generals , The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth , The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth 2 , Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | |||
| Sauerbraten Engine | Wouter "Aardappel" van Oortmerssen, Lee "Eihrul" Salzman , and others. a. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse |
Linux macOS Windows |
OpenGL | zlib / libpng | Free | HP | Cube Script | Cube 2: Sauerbraten , Red Eclipse, Eisenstern, others |
| Shark 3D | Spinor | Yes | No | Yes | Mouse keyboard touchscreen gamepad |
Linux Microsoft Windows Xbox Xbox 360 |
Proprietary | HP | Dreamfall , Windchaser | |||
| Sierra Creative Interpreter (SCI) | Sierra Entertainment | Yes | No | No | Mouse keyboard |
DOS Windows |
Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | King's Quest Remake, Police Quest Remake , Space Quest Remake , Quest for Glory Remake , The Colonel's Bequest , The Dagger of Amon Ra | ||
| SLUDGE | Hungry software | Yes | No | No | Keyboard mouse |
Linux macOS Windows |
OpenGL | LGPL | Free | HP (archive version) | SLUDGE | Out of order |
| Snowdrop engine | Massive Entertainment , Ubisoft | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard gamepad |
Windows
PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
DirectX |
Proprietary | Not intended for sale | HP | Not known |
Tom Clancy's The Division Tom Clancy's The Division 2 South Park: The Fractured But Whole Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle |
| Source Engine | Valve | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard joystick |
Linux
macOS PlayStation 3 Windows Xbox 360 |
DirectX OpenGL Vulkan |
Proprietary | Free | HP | C ++ |
Half-Life 2 Counter Strike: Source Portal Left 4 Dead Postal 3 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Titanfall series more |
| SoftPixel Engine | Lukas Hermanns | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse touch screens |
Android
iOS Linux macOS Windows |
OpenGL | zlib / libpng license | Free | HP | C ++ VisualBasic BlitzBasic BlitzMax PureBasic ObjectPascal |
|
| Spring (formerly Total Annihilation: Spring) | Spring Community | Yes | Yes | No | Keyboard mouse |
Windows, Linux, macOS | OpenGL | GPLv3 | Free | HP | Lua | Absolute Annihilation: Spring, Balanced Annihilation, XTA, Zero-K, Spring: 1944, Star Wars: Imperial Winter, The Cursed, Gundam RTS, Chicken Defense |
| SPUTM ( SCUMM Presentation Utility TM ) | Lucasfilm Games | Yes | No | No | Mouse keyboard |
Amiga , Apple II , Atari ST , C64 , DOS, NES , FM Towns | Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | SCUMM | Maniac Mansion , Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , LOOM , The Secret of Monkey Island , Monkey Island 2 , Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis , Day of the Tentacle , Sam & Max Hit the Road , full throttle , The Dig , The Curse of Monkey Island | |
| Titanium | Radical entertainment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
PlayStation Sega Saturn Windows PlayStation 2 GameCube PlayStation Portable Xbox Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Wii |
Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | Lua | Prototype , Prototype 2 | |
| Tri base engine | David Scherfgen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse joystick |
Windows | DirectX | Proprietary | Included in the book "3D Games Programming with DirectX 9 and C ++" on CD | HP | C ++ | Galactica, Breakanoid |
| Unigine | Unigine Corp. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard joystick gamepad touch screens |
Android iOS Linux macOS Windows |
DirectX OpenGL OpenGL ES Playstation 3 |
Proprietary | $ 15,000- $ 55,000 | HP | UnigineScript | Heaven Benchmark Oil Rush |
| Unity | Unity Technologies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse joystick gamepad |
Android BlackBerry Google Native Client Flash Player iOS Linux macOS Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Switch PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Web Wii Windows |
OpenGL DirectX Vulkan |
Proprietary | Free / $ 1500 | HP | C # | Pokemon Go |
| Unreal Engine 1 | Epic Games | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard gamepad |
Linux macOS PlayStation 2 Windows Dreamcast |
OpenGL DirectX |
Proprietary | HP | UnrealScript | Unreal , Unreal Tournament , Deus Ex | |
| Unreal Engine 2 | Epic Games | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard gamepad |
Linux macOS PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Windows Xbox Xbox 360 GameCube Wii |
OpenGL DirectX |
Proprietary | HP | UnrealScript | America's Army , BioShock , BioShock 2 , Deus Ex: Invisible War , Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Unreal Tournament 2003 and 2004 | |
| Unreal Engine 3 | Epic Games | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse keyboard gamepad |
Android iOS Linux macOS PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One |
OpenGL DirectX AMD Mantle |
Proprietary | Free of charge for non-commercial use | HP | UnrealScript | Borderlands 2 , Batman: Arkham Asylum , XIII (computer game) , Gears of War , Mass Effect , BioShock Infinite , Thief 4 , Rocket League , Tomb Raider |
| Unreal Engine 4 | Epic Games | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mouse Keyboard Gamepad Touch Oculus Rift / VR |
Android iOS Linux macOS PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch |
OpenGL DirectX |
Proprietary | 5% royalties | HP | C ++ Blueprint Scripting C # (Buildscripts only) |
Unreal Tournament 4 , ARK: Survival Evolved , Fortnite |
| Virtual theater | Revolution software | No | No | mouse | Windows | Proprietary | Lure of the Temptress , Beneath a Steel Sky , Baphomet's Curse | |||||
| vision | Trinigy , Havok | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse gamepad |
Windows Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Nintendo Wii Wii U iOS Android PlayStation Vita |
DirectX | Proprietary | Unknown | Unknown | Lula 3D , Desperados 2 , Helldorado , Die Siedler 7 , Arcania , Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes , Stronghold 3 , Orcs Must Die! 1 and 2, World of Subways 3 and 4, City Bus Simulator Munich, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams , Das Schwarze Auge: Demonicon , Stronghold Crusader 2 , Modern Combat Versus | |
| Visual pinball | Randy Davis et al. A. | Yes | No | Yes | Keyboard gamepad |
Windows | DirectX | MAME license ( freeware with source code) | Free | HP | C ++ | |
| Cube engine | Benedikt Vogler and others | Yes | No | No | Keyboard mouse |
Linux
macOS Windows |
OpenGL | BSD | Free | HP | Java | Caveland |
| XnGine | Bethesda Softworks | Yes | No | No | Keyboard mouse |
DOS Windows |
Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Unknown | Unknown | The Terminator: Future Shock , The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall , An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire , The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard | |
| ZenGine | Mad Scientists, Piranha Bytes |
Yes | No | Yes | Keyboard mouse |
Windows | DirectX | Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Unknown | Daedalus | Gothic , Gothic II |
| zero | Pandemic Studios | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keyboard mouse |
Windows macOS PlayStation 2 Xbox PlayStation Portable PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 |
Proprietary | Not intended for sale | Unknown | Unknown | Battlezone II: Combat Commander , Dark Reign 2 , Star Wars: Battlefront , Star Wars: Battlefront II , The Lord of the Rings: Conquest | |
| Game engine | developer | SE | NF | PE | Input devices | BS | Graphics API | License | costs | HP | Supported scripting languages | Use of the engine in games (selection) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elex - The Genome Evolution. In: Making Games . January 25, 2018, accessed September 1, 2019 .
- ↑ jPCT 3D engine. In: jPCT. Retrieved September 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Technical characteristics of Krass Engine . massive.de. April 12, 2001. Archived from the original on April 12, 2001. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ↑ Richard Aihoshi: SpellForce - The Order of Dawn Interview, Part 2, Page 2 ( English ) RPG Vault. December 9, 2003. Archived from the original on March 17, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ↑ Unity Technologies: The platform behind Pokémon Go is worth $ 1.5 billion. Retrieved December 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Unity Technologies: Cuphead. Retrieved December 26, 2019 .
- ↑ http://www.unrealengine.com/udk/
- ↑ DevPlay: Do we even gamble ourselves? - DevPlay (from 0:21:26) on YouTube , November 12, 2019, accessed on November 22, 2019.