List of game engines

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Several tools called game engines are available for game designers to easily code a game quickly without building from the ground up.

Contents 1 Free open-source engines 2 Freeware engines 3 Commercial engines 3.1 Games and the game engines they use 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Free open-source engines

	Primary programming language	Bindings	Primary platform	Cross-platform?	SDL?	Scripting
Aleph One	C	N/A	Mac OS	Yes	Yes	Lua, Marathon Markup Language
Axiom Engine	C#	N/A	Windows	Yes	Yes	Dynamic Language Runtime
Skylight	C#	N/A	Windows	No	No	C#
Allegro library	C	Ada, C++, C#, D, Lisp, Lua, Mercury, Pascal, Perl, Python, Scheme	Windows	Yes	Yes	N/A
Blender3D	C++	Python	Windows	Yes	N/A	Python
Box2D	C++	Java, ActionScript, C#, JavaScript, D, Python, DarkBasic, Lua	Windows	Yes	No	N/A
Build engine	C	N/A	DOS	No	No	N/A
ClanLib	C++	N/A	Unix	Yes	Yes	N/A
Crystal Space	C++	Python, Perl, Java	Windows	Yes	Yes	N/A
Cube	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	Yes	N/A
Cube 2	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	Yes	N/A
DarkPlaces	C	N/A	Windows	Yes	Yes	N/A
Delta3d	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	No	Python
Doom engine	C	N/A	DOS	Yes	No	N/A
DXFramework	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	No	Python
Exult	C++	N/A	Unix	Yes	Yes	N/A
Game Blender	C++	N/A	Linux	Yes	No	Python
Genesis3D	C	N/A	Windows	No	No	N/A
Genesis Device	Object Pascal	N/A	Windows	No	No	Pascal Script
Glest	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	No	Lua
id Tech 2	C	N/A	Windows	Yes	No	N/A
id Tech 3	C	N/A	Windows	Yes	No	N/A
ika	C++, C#	N/A	Windows	Yes	No	Python
ioquake3	C	N/A	Windows	Yes	Yes	N/A
Irrlicht Engine	C++	Java, Perl, Ruby, Python, FreeBASIC, Lua, Delphi, Game Maker	Windows	Yes	Yes	Squirrel
jMonkeyEngine	Java	N/A	N/A	Yes	No	N/A
Jogre	Java	N/A	N/A	Yes	No	N/A
Lightweight Java Game Library	Java	N/A	N/A	Yes	No	N/A
Leadwerks Engine	C++	C++, C#, Pascal, Java, Python, BlitzMax, PureBasic	Windows	Yes	No	Lua
LÖVE	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	Yes	Lua
Nebula Device	C++	Python, Java	Windows	Yes	No	Lua, Tcl/Tk
Novalis Engine	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	Yes	N/A
OGRE	C++	PureBasic	Windows	Yes	Yes	Ogre scripting language
OpenSceneGraph	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	No	N/A
ORX	C	N/A	Windows	Yes	Yes	N/A
Panda3D	C++	Python	Windows	Yes	No	Python
Quake engine	C	N/A	DOS/Windows	Yes	No	N/A
PLIB	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	Yes	N/A
Retribution Engine	C++	N/A	Windows	No	No	N/A
Second Life	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	No	N/A
Sphere	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	No	JavaScript
Spring	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	No	Lua
Stratagus	C	N/A	Linux	Yes	Yes	Lua
Troll2D	C++	N/A	Windows	Yes	Yes	N/A
Verge 3.2	VC	N/A	Windows	Yes	Yes	Lua, VergeC
Xilon Engine II	Visual Basic .NET	N/A	Windows	No	No	N/A

[edit] Freeware engines

These engines are available for free use, but without the source code being available under an open source license. Many of these engines are commercial products which have a free edition available for them:

• Adventure Game Studio – Mainly used to develop third-person pre-rendered adventure games, this engine is one of the most popular for developing amateur adventure games.
• dim3 – Freeware 3D javascript engine for the Mac (although finished games are cross platform).
• Game Maker Lite – Object-oriented game development software with a scripting language as well as a drag-and-drop interface.
• M.U.G.E.N – A 2D fighting game engine.
• Novalis Engine - A C++ OOP SDK wrapping various SDL libraries.
• Panda3D – (Releases prior to May 28, 2008) A relatively easy to use python-driven game engine made by Carnegie Mellon University. Disney uses it to produce some of their games.
• Unity – An open-ended 3D game/interactive software engine for web, Windows, and Mac OS X. Upgrading to paid licenses can additionally enable support for the iPhone and Nintendo Wii.
• World Builder – A classic Mac OS game engine.
• Wintermute Engine – A runtime and development tools for creating 2D and 2.5D point'n'click adventure games.
• RGSS - A engine made by enterbrain to create RPG's using RPG Maker XP. RGSS2 was used for RPG Maker VX.
• Wild Pockets - An engine designed for 3D hardware accelerated web deployment. Uses Lua as a scripting language and has integrated physics, shader support, global art & script library, and transaction system for selling your game.

[edit] Commercial engines

• AbyssalEngine - A rendering engine and toolset.
• Alamo - the engine used in Star Wars: Empire at War by Petroglyph Games.
• Aurora Engine – For Role-playing games.
• BigWorld - Server, client and development tools for the development of MMOG for games that run on Windows, Xbox 360, and PS3.
• Blade3D - A toolset for XNA based games that run on Windows and Xbox 360.
• BRender – A real-time 3D graphics engine for computer games, simulators and graphic tools.
• C4 Engine – A computer game engine created by Eric Lengyel.
• Coldstone game engine – An old game creation suite for Macintosh/Windows to create role-playing or adventure-style games.
• CryEngine, CryEngine 2, CryEngine 3 – The game engine used for the first-person shooter computer game Far Cry. CryEngine 2 is a new generation engine developed by Crytek to create the FPS game Crysis.
• Crystal Tools – Square Enix's proprietary seventh generation game engine.
• Dagor Engine 3 – A high-tech cross-platform game engine (3D, physics, game logic) with rich toolset for content development
• DX Studio – Engine and editing suite that allows creation of real-time games and simulations.
• Dunia Engine – Engine (heavily modified version of the CryEngine (1)) made especially for Far Cry 2 by Ubisoft Montreal.
• Earth-4 Engine – The graphics engine used in Earth 2160
• Electron engine – Developed by Obsidian Entertainment for their game Neverwinter Nights 2, based on the Aurora engine.
• Elflight Engine – Cross-platform 3D streaming game engine designed from the ground up for use over the Web. Games can play in a web browser window, in a separate window or full-screen. Java and OpenGL based.
• Enigma Engine – A real-time tactics game engine, used in Blitzkrieg.
• Esperient Creator – A very powerful 3D modeler and engine, used world wide for training, simulation, architecture, and games. Built-in Scripting, C/C++, CScript, or Lisp, Shader Editor, import 50+ 3D formats.
• Euphoria – This is a biomechanical Ragdoll engine by NaturalMotion.
• FPS Creator - A game engine by The Game Creators. It lets the user create their own First Person Shooter without any knowledge of scripts.
• Freescape (1986) – Incentive Software; One of the first proprietary 3D game engines, used in Driller and 3D Construction Kit.
• Frostbite Engine – Game engine used for the next-gen title Battlefield: Bad Company.
• Gamebryo – Cross-platform game middleware for professional developers, notable for its rapid development.
• Gamestudio - A 2D and 3D game engine for beginners. Uses the Gamestudio development system and the lite-C programming language.
• Glacier, Glacier2 – Developed by IO Interactive and used for the Hitman series of games. Glacier2 is a new generation engine currently in development for upcoming games.^[1]
• GrimE - Used in LucasArts graphical adventure games starting with Grim Fandango.
• Hedgehog Engine - Created by the Sonic Team with the capability of rendering high quality graphics at high speed. It was first used in Sonic Unleashed.
• HeroEngine - 3D game engine by Simutronics for building MMOs in a live collaborative environment.
• id Tech 4 – (Also known as Doom 3 engine) Used by the games Doom 3, Quake 4, Prey and Quake Wars. Will become Open Source with the release of RAGE some time in 2010^[2].
• id Tech 5 - Currently in development by id Software as engine for their games, Doom 4 and Rage, and as a general purpose engine to be licensed.
• IMUSE – Specifically designed to synchronize music with visual action.
• Infernal Engine - Created by Terminal Reality, provides rendering, physics, sound, AI, and metrics for game development. Used in several games such as Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars, Bass Pro Shops: The Strike and Roogoo: Twisted Towers.^[3]
• INSANE – Used in LucasArts games.
• Infinity Engine – Allows the creation of isometric computer role-playing games.
• Jade engine – Developed by Ubisoft, originally for Beyond Good & Evil.
• Jedi – A game engine developed by LucasArts for Star Wars: Dark Forces and Outlaws.
• Kaneva Game Platform – A MMOG engine for independent and professional game development.
• Kinetica - A game engine developed by Sony for PlayStation 2.
• Leadwerks Engine - Leadwerks Engine is a 3D engine for rendering, sound, and physics in real-time games and simulations.
• Lemon Engine - Lemon Engine is a modular set of libraries for all aspects of game development across all major platforms.
• Lithtech Jupiter Ex – Developed by Monolith Productions to create the game F.E.A.R.
• LyN engine - Developed by Ubisoft, originally for Rabbids Go Home and Beyond Good & Evil 2.
• Medusa – A C++ 3D game engine developed by Palestar and used in the DarkSpace MMO. It features distributed world simulation, single tool version control and asset realisation, cross-platform compatibility and an integrated client/server network system.
• Monumental Technology Suite – A MMOG platform, including server and client technology and development / live management tools.
• MT Framework - Game engine created by Capcom and used for their games on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.
• Multimedia Fusion 2 – A 2D game development system.
• Multiverse Network – An MMOG platform, including server, client, and tools. (Free for development and use — revenue sharing upon commercial deployment).
• Odyssey Engine – Used to create three dimensional computer role-playing games, used in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
• Onyx Engine – Developed by Ubisoft
• PhyreEngine - A cross platform (PC & PS3) graphics engine from Sony Computer Entertainment.
• Q (game engine) - A fully pluggable, extensible and customisable framework and tools from Qube Software for PC, Wii, PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP, iPhone etc created by the team behind Direct3D.
• Quest3D A game engine and full real-time 3D development platform. Used in for instance AudioSurf.
• RAGE – A game engine created by Rockstar Games to power their upcoming video games on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Implemented in Grand Theft Auto 4.
• RelentENGINE – A next-generation FPS engine supporting massive destroyable city environments and realistic vehicle control, makes extensive use of shader model 3.
• RenderWare – A 3D API and graphics rendering engine.
• Revolution3D – A 3D graphics engine developed by X-Dream Project.
• RPG Maker VX – A 2D engine to make top-down and isometric-style role-playing games for Windows.
• RPG Maker XP – A 2D engine to make top-down and isometric-style role-playing games for Windows.
• RPG Maker 2003 - A 2D engine to make top-down and isometric-style role-playing games for Windows.
• Rpg Maker 95 - A 2D engine to make top-down and isometric-style role-playing games for Windows.
• SAGE engine – Used to create real-time strategy games.
• SCUMM engine – Used in LucasArts graphical adventure games.
• Serious Engine – The engine by Croteam used in the epic Serious Sam: The First Encounter and The Second Encounter.
• Shark 3D – A middleware from Spinor for computer, video games and realtime 3D applications.
• ShiVa - A game engine with an authoring tool to produce 3d real time applications for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and iPhone.
• Silent Storm engine – A turn-based tactics/tactical RPG game engine, used in Silent Storm.
• Sith – A game engine developed by LucasArts for Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II.
• Source engine – A game engine developed by Valve Software for Half-Life 2.The SDK comes with Half Life 2
• Torque Game Engine – A modified version of a 3D computer game engine originally developed by Dynamix for the 2001 FPS Tribes 2.
• Torque Game Engine Advanced – A next-generation 3D game engine support modern GPU hardware and shaders.
• TOSHI – A fourth generation cross platform game engine designed by Blue Tongue Entertainment.
• Truevision3D – A 3D game engine using the DirectX API.
• Unigine – Cross-platform middleware engine.
• Unity – An open-ended 3D game/interactive software engine for web, Windows, Mac OS X, the iPhone, and Nintendo Wii .
• Unreal Engine – A game engines for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 .
• Vengeance engine – A video game engine based on the Unreal Engine 2/2.5
• Vicious Engine – Available for Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox, and Sony PlayStation Portable
• Virtools – A 3D engine combined with high-level development framework, used for game prototyping and rapid developments. Available for Windows, Macintosh, Xbox, PSP. Can publish standalone or for the 3DVia Web Player browser plugin.
• Vision Engine – A cross platform game engine, developed by Trinigy
• Visual3D.NET Game Engine - All-in-One 3D game engine and toolset, fully written in C#/.NET for Windows and Xbox360.
• WGAF – The game engine developed by Guild Software which powers their MMORPG Vendetta Online.
• X-Ray – The game engine developed by GSC Game World which powers their FPS series, "S.T.A.L.K.E.R".
• XnGine – Developed by Bethesda Softworks, one of the first true 3D engines.
• Zillions of Games - used to develop games that happen on a grid, like chess

[edit] Games and the game engines they use

game engine table

Game engine	Games	Company
Nel 3d MMORPG Game Engine	Ryzom The Saga of Ryzom	Nevrax
Alamo	Empire at War Forces of Corruption Universe at War: Earth Assault	Petroglyph
BigWorld	Twin Skies Stargate Worlds	Meteor Games Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment
CryEngine	Far Cry, Aion: The Tower of Eternity	Crytek
CryEngine 2	Crysis	Crytek
CryEngine 3	Crysis 2	Crytek
Dunia Engine	Far Cry 2	Ubisoft Montreal
Essence Engine	Company of Heroes Opposing Fronts Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2	Relic Entertainment
Gamebryo	Dark Age of Camelot The Elder Scrolls IV Fallout 3	Mythic Entertainment Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Game Studios
GoldSrc	Half-Life Gunman Chronicles	Valve Rewolf Software
Hedgehog Engine	Sonic Unleashed	SEGA, Sonic Team
HeroEngine	Hero's Journey	Simutronics
id Tech 4	Doom 3 Quake 4 Prey Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Wolfenstein	id software Raven Software Human Head Studios Splash Damage
Infernal Engine	Ghostbusters: The Video Game Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars Bass Pro Shops: The Strike Roogoo: Twisted Towers	Terminal Reality Threewave Software Escalation Studios Streamline Studios Namco Bandai Games Red Fly Studio Wideload Games Piranha Games SpiderMonk Entertainment High Voltage Software
Infinity Engine	Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Planescape: Torment Icewind Dale Icewind Dale II	Bioware Black Isle Studios
Iron Engine	Sins of a Solar Empire	Ironclad Games
Nebula Device 3	Drakensang: The Dark Eye
Neon Engine	Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising Race Driver Grid	Codemasters
PhyreEngine	Full list on main entry Many	Many
RAGE	Midnight Club: Los Angeles Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis Red Dead Redemption	Rockstar Games
Riot Engine	Drakan: Order of the Flame Drakan: The Ancients' Gates The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Suffering The Suffering: Ties That Bind	Surreal Software
RPG Maker VX	Eternal Eden Deadly Sin	Blossomsoft Deadly Sin Studios
SAGE engine	Red Alert 3 Generals Tiberium Wars The Battle for Middle-earth II	EA Los Angeles
Scimitar	Assassin's Creed Prince of Persia	Ubisoft
Silent Storm engine	Silent Storm Silent Storm: Sentinels Hammer & Sickle Night Watch Day Watch Heroes of Might and Magic V Jagged Alliance 3 (in development)	Nival Interactive
Source engine	Half Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Portal, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines Sin Episodes Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Zeno Clash	Valve Troika Games Ritual Entertainment Arkane Studios ACE Team
TGEA	Marble Blast Ultra Fallen Empire: Legions Dreamlords Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness	GarageGames Lockpick Entertainment Hothead Games FXLabs Studios
Unity	Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online GooBall Global Conflicts: Palestine Off-Road Velociraptor Safari WolfQuest	Cartoon Network Electronic Arts Over The Edge Entertainment Serious Games Interactive Flashbang Studios Eduweb
Unreal Engine 2	Exteel The Chronicles of Spellborn	NCsoft Spellborn International
Unreal Engine 3	Batman: Arkham Asylum BioShock, Borderlands BlackSite: Area 51 Gears of War Unreal Tournament 3 Rainbow Six Vegas Lost Odyssey Mass Effect The Last Remnant	Eidos Interactive 2K Games Midway Games Epic Games Midway Games Ubisoft Mistwalker BioWare Square-Enix
X-Ray Engine	S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat	GSC Game World

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.computerworld.dk/art/37193?a=related&i=38760&bottom
2. ^ "QuakeCon Wrapup". LinuxGames. http://www.linuxgames.com/archives/9374. Retrieved 2008-12-29. 
3. ^ http://www.infernalengine.com/

[edit] See also

• Game engine
• Physics engine
• First person shooter engine
• Game Middleware
• List of first-person shooter engines