List of game engines

Short description: Wikipedia list article

Game engines are tools available for game designers to code and plan out a video game quickly and easily without building one from the ground up. Whether they are 2D or 3D based, they offer tools to aid in asset creation and placement.

## Engines

Note: The following list is not exhaustive. Also, it mixes game engines with rendering engines as well as API bindings without any distinctions.

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4A Engine | C++ |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Google Stadia | Metro 2033, Metro, Metro Exodus | Proprietary |
A-Frame (VR)  | JavaScript  | JavaScript  | Yes  | 3D  | Cross-platform  |  | MIT | Open source Entity component system WebVR framework
Adventure Game Interpreter |  | C style  | Yes  | 2D  | DOS, Apple SOS, ProDOS, Classic Mac OS, Atari TOS | List | Proprietary |
Adventure Game Studio | C++ | AGSScript  | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, Linux | Chzo Mythos, Blackwell | Artistic 2.0  | Mostly used to develop third-person pre-rendered graphic adventure games, one of the most popular for developing amateur adventure games
Alamo |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, Xbox 360 | Star Wars, Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption, Universe at War | Proprietary |
Aleph One  | C++ | Lua, Marathon markup language  | Yes  | 2.5D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Aleph One (Marathon remake)  | GPL-3.0-or-later | FPS engine
Antiryad Gx | C, Assembler  | C, C++, Gel  | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | Windows, DOS, Mac OS, Linux, iOS, Android, AmigaOS, AROS, MorphOS, NACL |  | Proprietary |
Anura  | C++, FFL[1] | FFL[1] | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, BlackBerry 10 | Frogatto & Friends | zlib | , feature freeze
Anvil  | C++, C#  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Google Stadia | List  | Proprietary |
AppGameKit  | C++, BASIC  | C#, C++, AGK BASIC  | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, HTML5, Raspberry Pi  |  | Proprietary |
Ardor3D | Java  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Cross-platform  |  | zlib | Fork of jMonkeyEngine 2.0
Aurora toolset  | C++  | NWScript | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Neverwinter Nights | Proprietary |
BigWorld |  | Python  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | List | Proprietary |
Blend4Web | JavaScript, Python, C, C++ | JavaScript | Yes  | 3D  | WebGL, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android | Experience Curiosity | GPLv3 or commercial | Game content, including graphics, animation, sound, and physics, is authored in the 3D modeling and animation suite Blender[2]
Blender Game Engine | C, C++  | Python  | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS, Solaris | Yo Frankie!, Sintel The Game, ColorCube | GPL-2.0-or-later | 2D/3D game engine packaged in a 3D modelar with integrated Bullet physics library[3][4]
Bork3D Game Engine | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | IOS, macOS, Windows | List | BSD |
BRender |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, DOS, PlayStation | Carmageddon, FX Fighter, I-War (Independence War).  | Proprietary |
Build engine | C  |  | Yes  | 2.5D  | Windows, Linux, macOS, DOS | Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Blood, Redneck Rampage | Custom, free non-commercial use  | FPS engine; 2.5D, 2D grid base geometry
Buildbox | C++  | Optional

(JavaScript)

| Yes  | 2D, 3D  | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android |  | Proprietary | 2D/3D game builder with drag and drop functionalities, coding optional (not required), FREE license available
C4 Engine | C++  | C++, Visual Script  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | List | Proprietary |
Cafu Engine | C++  | Lua | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS |  | MIT | Includes map editor and networking[5]
CPAL3D |  |  | No  | 3D  | Windows | Memento Mori | Proprietary |
Chrome Engine | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | List | Proprietary |
ClanLib | C++  |  | Yes  | 2.5D  | Windows, Linux, macOS |  | zlib |
Clausewitz | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, Linux | All Paradox Development Studio games since 2007 | Proprietary |
Clickteam Fusion |  |  | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, iOS, Android, HTML5, Adobe Flash | Five Nights at Freddy's, Baba Is You | Proprietary |
Cocos2d, Cocos2d-x, Cocos2d-html5 | C++, Python, Objective-C, JavaScript  | C++, JavaScript, Java, Lua  | Yes  | 2D, 2.5D, 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Tizen | Geometry Dash | MIT | Android target binds to Java; iOS target uses Objective-C
Codea | Lua |  | No  | 2D  | iOS |  | Apache 2.0  |
Coldstone  |  |  | Yes  | 2D  | Mac OS 9, macOS, Windows | Pillars of Garendall | Proprietary |
Construct | C++  | JavaScript, Event System  | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, macOS, Wii U, HTML5 capable internet browsers  |  | Proprietary, GPL Classic version  |
CopperCube | C++  | JavaScript  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, Android, WebGL, Adobe Flash |  | Proprietary |
CraftStudio |  | Lua | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | Windows, macOS, Linux |  | Free use  | Used to create voxel-based games.
Creation Engine | C++  | Papyrus  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | The Elder Scrolls V, Fallout 4, Fallout 76 | Proprietary |
CryEngine | C++  | C++, C#  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android | List  | Proprietary |
Crystal Tools  |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii | List  | Proprietary |
Crystal Space  | C++  | Java, Perl, Python  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Keepsake, Yo Frankie! | LGPL-2.0-or-later |
Cube | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | AssaultCube, Cube | zlib | Prior generation (means it has a successor), 2D grid-based system, optimized for outdoor not indoor maps
Cube 2 | C++  | CubeScript  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Cube 2 | zlib | Efficient 6-directional height map based geometry (versus traditional Polygon soup model), hence the name Cube, FPS engine
Dagor Engine  |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux, macOS | List  | Proprietary |
Dark Engine | C++  |  | No  | 3D  | Windows | Thief, System Shock 2, Thief II: The Metal Age  | Proprietary | Advanced AI and sound features (full control of sound propagation). Edited with DromEd.
Decima |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | PlayStation 4, Windows | Death Stranding, Horizon Zero Dawn, Killzone, Until Dawn, Until Dawn: Rush of Blood  | Proprietary |
Defold  | Lua  | Lua  | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | iOS, Android, HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch |  | Defold License 1.0 | Scene Editor, Particle Fx editor, Tilemap Editor, Code Editor, Debugger. Extend the engine with your own native code (C/C++, Obj-C, Java, JavaScript).
Delta3D | C++  | Python  | Yes  | 2.5D  | Cross-platform  |  | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
Dim3 | C++  | JavaScript  | Yes  | 3D  | Cross-platform  |  | MIT |
DimensioneX Multiplayer Engine | Java  | Java, VBScript  | Yes  | 2.5D  | Cross-platform  |  | GPL | Produces browser games with pseudo-3D views; games can be made into Facebook Apps; intended for beginners
DX Studio | C++  | JavaScript  | No  | 3D  | Windows |  | proprietary, Freeware |
Dunia Engine | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | List | Proprietary | Based on CryEngine
ego  |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, macOS, Wii, Wii U, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | List  | Proprietary | Primarily used for racing games
Electron toolset  | C#  | NWScript | No  | 3D  | Windows | Neverwinter Nights 2 | Proprietary |
Enforce  |  |  | No  | 3D  | Windows | Shade, Alpha Prime, Carrier Command, Take On Mars | Proprietary |
Enigma Engine |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS,  | Blitzkrieg, Blitzkrieg 2 | Proprietary |
Essence Engine |  |  | No  | 3D  | Windows | List | Proprietary |
Euphoria |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Android |  | Proprietary |
Exult  | C++  |  | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD |  | GPL-2.0-or-later | Free software re-implemented Ultima VII game engine
Flare3D | ActionScript 3  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Web, Windows, iOS, Android, BlackBerry | List | Proprietary |
Flixel  | ActionScript  |  | Yes  | 2D  |  | Various games by Gregory Weir  | MIT | Boilerplate code for Flash games
Forgelight Engine  |  |  | No  | 3D  | Windows | Free Realms, PlanetSide 2, Landmark, EverQuest Next, H1Z1: Just Survive, H1Z1: King of the Kill | Proprietary |
Fox Engine  |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One | List  | Proprietary |
Freescape |  | Freescape Command Language  | Yes  | 3D  | Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, IBM PC, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST | List | Proprietary |
Frostbite | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One,Google Stadia | List  | Proprietary | Used originally for Battlefield (series) video games
Future Pinball  |  |  | No  | 3D  | Windows |  | Freeware |
Gamebryo | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One | List | Proprietary |
Game Editor |  | Custom (C styled)  | Yes  | 2D  | iPhone, iPad, macOS, Windows (95-Windows 7), Linux, Windows-based smartphones, GP2X, Pocket PCs, Handheld PCs  |  | GPL, Proprietary |
GameMaker Studio | GML  | Game Maker Language, JavaScript, C++, GLSL, HLSL  | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | Windows, Windows 8, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, macOS, Ubuntu, HTML5, Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8, Tizen, Amazon Fire TV, Nintendo Switch | List of GameMaker Studio games  | Proprietary | Limited 3D abilities
GameSalad | Lang  | Script  | Yes  | 2D  | iOS, Android |  | Proprietary |
Gamestudio |  | C-Script, Lite-C  | No  | 3D  | Windows | List | Proprietary | Games can be published royalty-free
Gamvas | JavaScript | JavaScript | Yes  | 2D  | HTML5 |  | MIT | HTML5 canvas game engine with Box2D integration
GDevelop | C++, JavaScript | Events editor, JavaScript (Optional)  | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, Linux, Mac, HTML5, Android, iOS, Facebook Instant Games  | Examples of Released games | MIT | Drag-and-drop game engine for everyone, almost everything can be done from the GUI, no coding experience required to make games
Godot | C++  | GDScript, C#, Visual Script, GDNative  | Yes  | 2D, 2.5D, 3D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, UWP, iOS, Android, HTML and Web Assembly  | Cruelty Squad, Hardcoded, Kingdoms of the Dump, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams (Nintendo Switch port only)  | MIT | 3.0+ adds C# scripting plus other languages via modules and GDNative. PBR and Global Illumination.
Gold Box | Assembly, Pascal, C, C++  |  | Yes  | 2D  | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64/128, DOS, Macintosh, Nintendo Entertainment System, PC-9801, Sega Genesis | Pool of Radiance, Gateway to the Savage Frontier, Champions of Krynn, Buck Rogers, Neverwinter Nights, Spelljammer | Proprietary | SSI's engine for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing games
GoldSrc | C, C++, Assembly  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Dreamcast | Half-Life, Team Fortress Classic, Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Ricochet, Deathmatch Classic, Half-Life, Half-Life, Day of Defeat, Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike Neo, Counter-Strike Online | Proprietary | Highly modified Quake engine
HeroEngine | C++, C#  | HeroScript Language  | No  | 3D  | Windows | Star Wars | Proprietary |
Horde3D  | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux |  | EPL | Small 3D rendering engine for large crowds of animated characters
HPL Engine  | C++  | AngelScript | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Penumbra, Penumbra, Penumbra, Amnesia, Amnesia, Soma | Proprietary, GPL-3.0-or-later (version 1[6] and 2[7])  | Cross-platform, compatible with OpenGL, OpenAL, and Newton Game Dynamics libraries; defining features include ability for advanced object interaction via use of Newton's physics code
id Tech 0  | C  |  | Yes  | 2.5D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of Destiny, Blake Stone, Corridor 7, Blake Stone, Operation Body Count | GPL-2.0-or-later | Also termed the Wolfenstein 3D engine
id Tech 1 | C  | ACS  | Yes  | 2.5D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen, Strife, Chex Quest | GPL-2.0-or-later | 1999-10-03. 2D-based level geometry, sprites, and particles, uses clever methods to give illusion of 3D depth.
id Tech 2 | C  | QuakeC | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Quake | GPL-2.0-or-later | 1999-12-21. Also termed the Quake engine. First true 3D id Tech engine.
id Tech 2.5 | C  | C  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Quake II | GPL-2.0-or-later | 2001-12-22. Also termed the Quake II engine. Improvements to the id Tech 2 engine.
id Tech 3 | C  | C  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Quake III Arena, Quake Live | GPL-2.0-or-later | 2005-08-19. Also termed the Quake III engine.
id Tech 3.5 | C  | C  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Wolfenstein | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2010-08-12. Improvements to the id Tech 3 engine.
id Tech 4 | C++ | C++ via DLLs | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Doom 3, Quake 4, Prey, Enemy Territory, Wolfenstein, Brink | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2011-11-22. Also termed the Doom 3 engine; features advanced: lighting, shadows, interactive GUI surfaces.
id Tech 4.5 | C++ | C++ via DLLs | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Doom 3 | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2012-11-26. Improvements to the id Tech 4 engine.
id Tech 5 | C++, AMPL, Clipper, Python | Script  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 | Rage, Wolfenstein, Wolfenstein, The Evil Within | Proprietary | First id Tech engine to feature MegaTexture technology, starting with Rage
id Tech 6 | C++ |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia | Doom (2016), Wolfenstein II | Proprietary |
id Tech 7 | C++ |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia | Doom Eternal | Proprietary |
iMUSE |  |  | N/A  | N/A  | Integrated with other engines  | Monkey Island 2, all LucasArts adventure games afterwards  | Proprietary | Dynamic music system
Infinity Engine  |  |  | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, Mac OS, macOS, AmigaOS 4 | Baldur's Gate, Planescape, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate II, Icewind Dale II | Proprietary |
Irrlicht | C++  | C++  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Windows CE | List of Irrlicht games | zlib | Open source, audio with extension
ioquake3 | C  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Urban Terror | GPL-2.0-or-later |
Iron Engine  |  |  | No  | 3D  | Windows | Sins of a Solar Empire, Sins of a Dark Age | Proprietary |
IW engine | C++  | Custom (C styled) (derived from Quake-C)  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, Wii | Call of Duty series  | Proprietary | Originally built from id Tech 3
Jade | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Cross-platform  | List | Proprietary |
Jake2 | Java  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Cross-platform  |  | GPL | Java port of Quake II game engine
Java 3D | Java  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Cross-platform  |  | BSD | Community-centric project. Used by many schools as part of course work
Jedi | C  |  | Yes  | 2.5D  | DOS, Windows | Star Wars, Outlaws | Proprietary | Rumored to have been reverse-engineered from Doom engine
jMonkeyEngine | Java  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Cross-platform  |  | BSD | Community-centric project, used by several commercial game studios
Kinetica  |  |  | No  | 3D  | PlayStation 2 | List  | Proprietary |
Kivy (framework) | Python  | Kv  | Yes  | 2.5D  | Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android |  | MIT | For rapid development, can make multi-touch apps
LayaAir |  | ActionScript 3, JavaScript, TypeScript | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | WebGL, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android |  | GPL or commercial | 2D/3D game engine and also VR mode, provide free tools to convert 3d assets content from FBX files or Unity scene.
Leadwerks | C++  | Lua  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux |  | Proprietary |
LibGDX | Java, Kotlin |  | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Java applet, WebGL | Ingress | Apache 2.0  | Java game development framework, provides a unified API that works across all supported platforms
LithTech |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Cross-platform  | List | Proprietary |
Lumberyard | C++  | Lua  | Yes  | 3D  | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows |  | Proprietary | The software is free to download and use, however, it works closely with Amazon services.
Luminous Studio |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Google Stadia | Final Fantasy XV | Proprietary |
LyN |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Cross-platform  | List | Proprietary | Intended to scale effectively on 7th and 8th generation consoles
LÖVE 2D | C++  | Lua  | Yes  | 2D  | iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, macOS, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, and all platforms supported by pkgsrc[8] | Mari0, Journey to the Center of Hawkthorne, Move or Die[9] | zlib | [10]
M.U.G.E.N | C  |  | Yes  | 2D  | Linux, DOS, Windows, macOS |  | Freeware | Used Allegro initially, now uses on SDL
Marmalade | C++, Lua, Objective-C, HTML5  | Lua, 2DKit  | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows 10, Amazon, macOS, Windows, Tizen, Roku, Chromecast  |  | Proprietary | High-performance, cross-platform, with authoring tools and asset store
Moai SDK  | C++  | Lua  | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux | Broken Age | CPAL |
MT Framework | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS , PlayStation Vita | List | Proprietary | Intended to be 7th generation console engine, replaced by Panta Rhei
MonoGame / XNA | C# | C#  | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | Windows, macOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, Windows Store, Ouya, BSD, Google Stadia | Skulls of the Shogun, Terraria, Bastion, TowerFall, Transistor (video game), Fez (video game), Axiom Verge | Microsoft Public |
Nebula Engine |  |  | No  | 3D  | Windows | Drakensang, Drakensang | Proprietary | [citation needed]
NScripter  |  |  | No  | 2D  | Windows |  | Freeware |
O3DE  | C++ | Lua | Yes  | 3D  | iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux | New World | MIT |
Odyssey Engine  |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | Proprietary |
OGRE | C++  | C++ | Yes  | 3D  | Linux, Windows (all major versions), macOS, NaCl, WinRT, Windows Phone 8, iOS and Android | Torchlight, Kenshi | MIT | 3D rendering engine used by several games
OHRRPGCE | FreeBASIC | HamsterSpeak  | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android |  | GPL-2.0-or-later | Role-playing game creation system; use of scripting is optional
ONScripter  | NScripter  | NScripter  | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, Dreamcast, PSP, iOS | Narcissu, Saya no Uta, Tsukihime | GPL-2.0-or-later | Used to develop visual novels and first-person adventure games
OpenClonk | C++  | C4Script  | Yes  | 2.5D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | OpenClonk | ISC | Engine for 2D action/strategy platformers with 3D graphics
OpenMW | C++  | mwscript, Lua  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS |  | GPL-3.0-or-later | Reimplementation of the Morrowind game engine
OpenSimulator | C#  | LSL | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD |  | BSD | Server platform to host virtual worlds, compatible with Second Life clients
ORX | C/C++  | Custom  | Yes  | 2.5D  | Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android |  | zlib | 3D accelerated
Panda3D | C++, Python  | Python  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS | Toontown Online, Pirates of the Caribbean Online | BSD |
Panta Rhei |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows | Deep Down | Proprietary | Successor to MT Framework for 8th generation consoles
Phaser | JavaScript  | JavaScript  | Yes  | 2D  | Cross-platform  |  | MIT |
PhyreEngine  | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | PC, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 | List  | Proprietary, Freeware |
Pico-8 | Lua  |  | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, HTML5, Google Stadia | Celeste, UFO Swamp Odyssey, Pico Racer, P.Craft  | Proprietary | Strict limitations to game design: 32kB cartridge size, 16 colours, 4 channel wavetable sound, 128x128 pixels, 256 sprites of 8x8 pixels.[11]
Pie in the Sky | C  |  | Yes  | 2.5D  | DOS, Windows, macOS | List | Proprietary |
Pixel Game Maker MV | JavaScript | JavaScript, CoffeeScript | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, Nintendo Switch |  | Proprietary |
PlayCanvas | JavaScript | JavaScript | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, HTML5, Android |  | MIT | Users can work on game at the same time via online browser and publish to multiple platforms; engine uses WebGL and includes physics
PlayN | Java |  | Yes  | 2D  | iOS, Android, HTML5, Windows, Linux |  | Apache 2.0  |
Pyrogenesis | C++  | JavaScript  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0 A.D. | LGPL | Designed for RTS games
Q |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, PS2, PS3, Wii |  | Proprietary |
Qfusion | C/C++  | AngelScript | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS, Android | Warsow | GPL-2.0-or-later |
Real Virtuality  | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Xbox | ARMA 2, ARMA 3, DayZ | Proprietary |
REDengine | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Google Stadia | The Witcher 2, The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 | Proprietary |
Ren'Py | Python | Pygame | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, OpenBSD | Analogue, Jisei, Katawa Shoujo, Doki Doki Literature Club! | MIT | Used to develop visual novels and first-person adventure games
RenderWare |  | RWX  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Mac OS, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable | List of RenderWare games  | Proprietary | RenderWare script available in version 2 only
Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE)  |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox One | List | Proprietary |
RPG Maker |  | Ruby, JavaScript  | Yes  | 2D  | PC-8801, MSX2, PC-9801, Super Famicom, Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS  | Alpha Kimori, Ao Oni, Aveyond series, Barkley, Shut Up and Jam, Corpse Party, Eternal Eden, Laxius Force, One Night Trilogy, Super Columbine Massacre RPG!, To the Moon, Yume Nikki | Proprietary | Game creation system, allows users to build their own role-playing games
SAGE |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Macintosh, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | List | Proprietary | Used for real-time strategy games
SCUMM |  |  | Yes  | 2D  | 3DO, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, CDTV, Commodore 64, FM Towns & Marty, Macintosh, Nintendo Entertainment System, DOS, Windows, Sega Mega-CD, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine  | Proprietary | Full name is Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion, from the first game it was used with; uses iMUSE and INSANE; ScummVM provides an open source re-creation
Shark 3D | C++  | Python  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360 | Dreamfall | Proprietary |
ShiVa | C++  | Lua  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox One, WebGL | Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (Mobile remake)  | Proprietary |
Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)  |  |  | Yes  | 2D  | Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh, PC-9801, IBM PC  | Version list with games  | Proprietary |
Silent Storm engine |  |  | No  | 3D  | Windows | Silent Storm, Night Watch, Hammer & Sickle, Day Watch | Proprietary | Used for turn-based tactics games
Snowdrop | C++  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia | Tom Clancy's The Division, South Park, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Skull & Bones | Proprietary |
Solar2D | Lua  |  | Yes  | 2D  | iOS, Android, Kindle, Windows Phone 8, Apple TV, Android TV, macOS, Windows |  | MIT |
Source | C++  | Squirrel, Lua, Python (Vampire, The Masquerade: Bloodlines, there is also a guide[12] on how to add python to your own Source game or mod)  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Android | Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead, Portal, Team Fortress 2, others (list)  | Proprietary | The SDK is bundled with many Source games
Source 2 | C++  | Lua | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS[13] | Dota 2 (port),[14] The Lab (limited), Artifact, Dota Underlords, Half-Life | Proprietary | The first game using Source 2, Dota 2, was ported over from the original Source engine. One of The Lab's minigame Robot Repair uses Source 2 engine while rest of seven uses Unity's engine.
Spring  | C++ | C, C++, Java/JVM, Lua, Python | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Balanced Annihilation, Zero-K  | GPL-2.0-or-later | RTS, simulated events, OpenGL
Starling Framework | ActionScript  |  | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android | Angry Birds Friends, Incredipede | BSD Simplified | Recreates the traditional Flash display list architecture on accelerated graphics hardware
Stencyl | Haxe | Haxe, VPL | Yes  | 2D  | Flash, HTML5, iOS, Android, Linux, macOS, Windows |  | Proprietary | Free to publish to flash and HTML5. Subscription required for publishing to desktop or mobile.
Autodesk Stingray (Bitsquid) | Lua  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Mac, Linux, IOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360  |  | Proprietary |
StepMania | C++  | Lua  | Yes  | 3D  | Cross-platform  | In the Groove, Pump It Up Pro, Pump It Up Infinity  | MIT | A rhythm video game and engine that was originally developed as a simulator of Konami's DDR
Stratagus | C++  | Lua  | Yes  | 2D  | Linux | Bos Wars | GPL-2.0-only | For real-time strategy games
Stride | C#  | C#  | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, Xbox One, iOS, Android, UWP  |  | MIT | Built in .NET, so it always supports latest C#. Previously known as Paradox and Xenko.
Three.js | JavaScript | JavaScript | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | HTML5, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android |  | MIT |
TOSHI  |  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox | Jurassic Park, Nicktoons Unite!, Barnyard, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, de Blob, Marvel Super Hero Squad | Proprietary |
Truevision3D | Visual Basic, C++ |  | No  | 3D  | Windows |  | Proprietary |
Torque3D | C++ | TorqueScript  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS | Marble Blast Gold, Tribes 2, Blockland | MIT | Includes multiplayer network code, seamless indoor-outdoor rendering engines, skeletal animation, drag and drop GUI creation, built in world editor, C-like scripting language
Turbulenz  | TypeScript | JavaScript | Yes  | 2D, 3D  | HTML5, iOS, Android |  | MIT |
Twine | Css/javascript  | javascript  | Yes  | 2D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, Web application | Depression Quest, The Temple of No | GPL | export html without server, use for text games and good idea for visual novels
UbiArt Framework | C++  |  | Yes  | 2.5D  | Cross-platform  | Rayman Origins, Rayman Legends, Child of Light, Valiant Hearts | Proprietary |
Unigine | C++  | C#, UnigineScript, GLSL, HLSL, UUSL  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 3, Android, iOS | List | Proprietary | Focused on large open scenes: 64-bit precision of coordinates, support for geo coordinates, round Earth model. Mainly used in enterprise and professional simulators.
Unity | C++[15] | C#, Visual Scripting (Bolt)[16] | Yes  | 2D, 2.5D, 3D  | Windows, macOS, Linux, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, New 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, BlackBerry 10, Tizen, Unity Web Player, Windows Store, WebGL, Oculus Rift, Gear VR, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, Google Stadia | List of Unity games  | Proprietary | Bolt was acquired by Unity Technologies in May 2020, henceforth introducing Visual Scripting in Unity
Unreal Engine | C++  | C++, Blueprints  | Yes  | 3D  | Cross-platform  | List of Unreal Engine games | Proprietary | UnrealScript was removed in version 4
V-Play Game Engine  | C++  | QML, JavaScript  | Yes  | 2D  | iOS, Android, Windows, macOS | List  | Proprietary | Built on Qt
Vengeance Engine  | C++  |  | No  | 3D  | Windows | Tribes, SWAT 4 | Proprietary | Based on Unreal Engine version 2/2.5
Vicarious Visions Alchemy  | Lang  | Script  | Yes  | 3D  | Nintendo GameCube, Wii, WiiWare, WiiU, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox One, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS, tvOS | Skylanders, Crash Bandicoot, etc. | Proprietary |
Vicious Engine | Lang  | Script  | Yes  | 3D  | Nintendo GameCube, Wii, WiiWare, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network, Microsoft Windows | List | Proprietary |
Virtools  |  |  | Yes  | 3D  |  | Ballance | Proprietary | Used for game prototyping and rapid development
Vision | Lang  | Script  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, iOS, Android, PlayStation Vita, IE6 and up, Firefox 2.0 and up, Google Chrome, Opera 9 and up  | List | Proprietary |
Visual3D Game Engine | C#/.NET  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Xbox 360 |  | Proprietary | Commercial successor to open-source RealmForge engine
Visual Pinball | C++  | VBScript  | No  | 3D  | Windows |  | MAME-like pre-0.172, then BSD, GPL |
VRAGE | C#  |  | Yes  | 3D  | Windows, Xbox One | Miner Wars 2081, Space Engineers,Medieval Engineers | Proprietary | Source code was released under a commercial license
Wintermute Engine | C++  | C-like syntax  | No  | 2.5D  | Windows |  | Donationware, MIT, LGPL | Lite version lacks 3D Actor function
World Builder |  |  | No  | 2D  | System 3 |  | Freeware |
WorldForge | C++  | Lua (client), Python (server)  | Yes  | 3D  |  |  | GPL | MMORPG framework made of libraries, server, client, media
XnGine |  |  | No  | 3D  | DOS | The Terminator, The Terminator: SkyNET, TES 2: Daggerfall, TES Legends: Battlespire, TES Adventures: Redguard | Proprietary |
Zillions of Games |  | Zillions Rules | No  | 2D  | Windows |  | Proprietary |

## See also

* Physics engine
* Game engine recreation
* List of open-source video games
* List of WebGL frameworks
* Role-playing game creation software

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A Gentle Introduction to Frogatto Formula Language". frogatto.com. https://github.com/frogatto/frogatto/wiki/A-Gentle-Introduction-to-Frogatto-Formula-Language.
2. ↑ "Blend4Web Official Site". Blend4Web.com. https://www.blend4web.com/en/.
3. ↑ "blender.org - Installation Policy". Web.archive.org. March 25, 2009. http://www.blender.org/development/coding-guides/installation-policy/.
4. ↑ "Features". blender.org. http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/features/#c883.
5. ↑ "Feature List – Cafu 3D Game and Graphics Engine". Cafu.de. April 18, 2012. http://www.cafu.de/features.
6. ↑ Frictional Games (May 12, 2010). "FrictionalGames/HPL1Engine: A real time 3D engine.". https://github.com/FrictionalGames/HPL1Engine.
7. ↑ "Amnesia is now open source!" (in en-GB). https://frictionalgames.com/2020-09-amnesia-is-now-open-source/.
8. ↑ "pkgsrc.se - The NetBSD package collection". pkgsrc.se. http://pkgsrc.se/wip/love.
9. ↑ "LÖVE - Free 2D Game Engine". https://love2d.org.
10. ↑ Akinlaja, Damilare. LÖVE2d for Lua Game Programming. ISBN 978-1782161608.
11. ↑ https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
12. ↑ "Adding Python". https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Adding_Python.
13. ↑ Bailey, Dustin (March 8, 2018). "Artifact will use Source 2, bringing the engine to iOS and Android". PCGamesN. https://www.pcgamesn.com/artifact/artifact-source-2-ios-android.
14. ↑ Martin, Michael. "Valve Announces Dota 2 Reborn". http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/13/valve-announces-dota-2-reborn-open-beta-coming-next-week.
15. ↑ "How Unity3D Became a Game-Development Beast". https://insights.dice.com/2013/06/03/how-unity3d-become-a-game-development-beast/.
16. ↑ "Unity Technologies acquires Bolt". https://ludiq.io/blog/unity-acquires-bolt#:~:text=Ludiq is proud to announce,on their game or application./.

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Game engines (list)

* Source port
* First-person shooter engine
* list
* Game engine recreation
* list
* Game creation system
* List of visual novel engines

Free and
open-source|

| 2D|

* Adventure Game Studio
* Beats of Rage
* Cocos2d
* Corona
* Moai
* OHRRPGCE
* OpenFL
* ORX
* Pygame
* Ren'Py
* Stencyl
* Stratagus

|

2.5D|

* Build
* Doom ports
* ORX

3D|

* Away3D/AwayJS
* Cafu
* GamePlay
* GLScene
* Horde3D
* Irrlicht
* JMonkey
* OGRE
* Panda3D
* Platinum Arts Sandbox
* PlayCanvas
* Torque
* Xenko

Mix|

* Allegro
* Godot
* libGDX
* Lightweight Java Game Library
* Spring

Proprietary|

| 2D|

* Clickteam Fusion
* Construct
* Felgo (V-Play Engine)
* GameMaker Studio
* GameSalad
* RPG Maker
* UbiArt Framework
* Vicious
* Zillions of Games

|

3D|

* 4A
* Amazon Lumberyard
* AnvilNext
* Chrome
* Creation
* CryEngine
* Crystal Tools
* Decima
* Diesel
* Disrupt Engine
* Dunia Engine
* Ego
* Essence
* Fox
* Frostbite
* HeroEngine
* id Tech
* 5
* 6
* 7
* Ignite
* IW
* LithTech
* Luminous Studio
* MT Framework
* PhyreEngine
* REDengine
* RAGE
* Shark 3D
* ShiVa
* Snowdrop
* Source
* Unigine
* Unreal

Mix|

* Gamebryo
* Unity

Historical
(Free and
open-source)|

| 2D|

* Thousand Parsec
* Vassal
* Xconq

|

2.5D|

* Doom engine

3D|

* Blender Game
* Bork3D
* Crystal Space
* CyanWorlds.com Engine
* Delta3D
* Dim3
* Genesis3D
* id Tech
* Quake
* Quake II
* 3
* 4
* Open Wonderland
* Papervision3D
* PLIB

Mix|

* Wintermute Engine

Historical
(Proprietary)|

| 2D|

* Game-Maker
* GameMaker
* Garry Kitchen's GameMaker
* Genie
* MADE
* M.U.G.E.N
* SCUMM
* Southpaw
* Virtual Theatre

|

3D|

* Bitsquid
* C4
* Dark
* Enigma
* Flare3D
* GoldSrc
* Filmation
* Freescape
* INSANE
* Jade
* Jedi
* LyN
* Marmalade
* Panta Rhei
* Pie in the Sky
* Q
* Reality Lab
* RenderWare
* SAGE
* Silent Storm
* Sim RPG Maker
* Sith
* Titan
* Truevision3D
* Vision
* Visual3D
* Voxel Space
* XnGine
* Zero

Proprietary
middleware|

* Euphoria
* Gameware
* GameWorks
* Havok
* iMUSE
* Kynapse
* SpeedTree
* FaceGen

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