List of game engines

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

Free and open source

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

Name	Primary programming language	Bindings	Cross-platform	SDL	2D/3D oriented	Scripting	Notable games	License	Notes and references
3D Rad	C#		No	No	3D	AngelScript	wRace		3D, Physics based engine, very easy to learn, no scripting required.
Adventure Game Studio	C++		Yes	No	2D	AGSScript	Chzo Mythos, The Blackwell Series	Artistic License 2.0	Mostly used to develop third-person pre-rendered graphical adventure games, one of the most popular for developing amateur adventure games.
Aleph One	C++		Yes	Yes	2.5D	Lua, Marathon markup language	Aleph One (Marathon remake)	GPL	FPS engine
Allegro library	C	Ada, C++, C#, D, Lisp, Lua, Mercury, Pascal, Perl, Python, Scheme	Yes	Yes	2D			zlib	Graphics and audio
Ardor3D	Java		Yes	No	3D			zlib	Fork of jMonkeyEngine 2.0
Axiom Engine	C#		Yes	No	3D			LGPL
Blender	Python		Yes	No	3D	Python	Yo Frankie!, ColorCube	GPL	2D/3D game engine packaged in a 3D modeler for quick and intuitive use; fully integrated Bullet physics library
Box2D	C++		Yes	Yes	2D	Python	Angry Birds Sleepy Hollow	zlib	Primarily a physics engine, but used in many games
Build engine	C		No	No	2.5D		Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Blood	Custom	FPS engine, 2.5D (2D grid base geometry.)
PolyCode	C++		Yes	Yes	3D	Lua		MIT	A self-described "Framework for creative code"
BRGameEngine	C++ and Lua		No	No	2.5D		Trem de DOido	GPLv2	Adventure engine, 2.5D (3D Ogre, OpenGL, OpenAL, Bullet.)
Cafu Engine	C++		Yes	No	3D	Lua		GPL or proprietary	Full game engine; graphics, audio, physics, scripting, networking, and map editor
ClanLib	C++		Yes	Yes	2.5D			Clanlib	Self-described "toolkit", provides most game engine functionality and extensive GUI programming
Cocos2d	C++, Python, Objective-C	JavaScript, Java	Yes	No	2D			MIT	Ported to Linux, Mac OS X, iOS, Windows. iOS port uses Objective-C and integrates with Box2D and Chipmunk physics engines. Android port binds to Java. Cocos2d-x is multi-platform and uses C++.
Construct Classic	Event Based		No	No	2D		Minitroid	GPL/ BSD
Core3D	Objective-C		Yes	Yes	3D			MIT/GPL v2	The 3D engine powering the CoreBreach anti-gravity racing game
Crystal Space	C++	Java, Perl, Python	Yes	Yes	3D			LGPL	Graphics, audio, physics
Cube	C++		Yes	Yes	3D			zlib	Previous gen, 2d grid-based system, optimised for outdoor rather than indoor maps
Cube 2	C++		Yes	Yes	3D	Cubescript		zlib	Efficient 6 directional height-map based geometry (versus traditional Polygon soup model), hence the name Cube, FPS engine
Delta3d	C++		Yes	No	2.5D	Python		LGPL	Uses modular libraries.
DimensioneX Multiplayer Engine	Java	Java, VBscript	Yes	No	2.5D	VBscript		GPL	Produces browser games with pseudo-3D views, sounds and music. Games can be turned into Facebook Apps. Intended for beginners. Free support and hosting.
ENIGMA	C++		Yes	No	2D	EDL		GPL
Env3D	Java		Yes	No	3D			GPL	3D game engine that creates a simple interface for dynamically adding EnvObjects. Built on jMonkeyEngine 2.0. Intended for educational use in teaching computer science.
Exult	C++		Yes	Yes	2D			GPL	Free software reimplementation of the Ultima VII game engine
FLARE	C++		Yes	Yes	2D			GPL	RPG engine that supports isometric and orthogonal perspective
FlashPunk	ActionScript		Yes	No	2D			MIT
Flexible Isometric Free Engine	C++		Yes	Yes	2D	Python	Unknown Horizons	LGPL	2d game engine optimised for RTS or RPG games
Flixel	ActionScript		Yes	No	2D		Various games by Gregory Weir	MIT	Full boiler-plate code for flash games
GameKit (OgreKit)	C++		Yes	No	3D	Lua		MIT/zlib/ BSD	Has Blender integration similar to BGE. Fully integrated Bullet physics library
GamePlay3D	C++		Yes	No	3D	Lua		Apache 2.0	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, Android, Blackberry, Playbook
Gamvas	JavaScript		Yes	No	2D	JavaScript		MIT	Html5 canvas game engine with Box2D integration
Grit	C++		Yes	No	3D	Lua		MIT	Optimised for Open world games like GTA
Haaf's Game Engine (HGE)	C++	C, Go	No	No	2D		Hammerfight	zlib	Hardware accelerated 2D library with particle effects, sprite & animation handling, GUI controls, distortion, font, and resource handling. Original Windows version lacks cross platform support. API compatible with hge-unix. C binding. Go binding
Haaf's Game Engine(HGE) for UNIX (hge-unix)	C++	C, Go	Yes	Yes	2D		Hammerfight (OS X & Linux port)	zlib	A fork of HGE to provide OS X & Linux support and thus API compatible with HGE. Hardware accelerated 2D library with particle effects, sprite & animation handling, GUI controls, distortion, font, and resource handling. C binding. Go binding
HGamer3D	Haskell		No	No	3D			Apache 2.0	A Windows game engine for the Haskell programmer, including bindings to Ogre, CEGUI, Bullet, enet, SFML for Audio, Network, 3D Graphics, GUI and Input Device functionality.
Horde3D	C++		Yes	Yes	3D			EPL
HPl 1 engine	C++		Yes	Yes	3D	AngelScript	Penumbra: Overture, Penumbra: Black Plague, Penumbra: Requiem	GPLv3	HPL is a cross-platform game engine which is compatible with the OpenGL, OpenAL, and Newton Game Dynamics libraries.One of the engine's defining features is its ability for advanced object interaction through the use of Newton's physics code.
id Tech 1	C		Yes	No	2.5D	ACS	Doom, Doom II, HeXen, Heretic, Strife	GPL	2D based geometry, sprite and particles, uses clever methods to emulate 3D graphics
id Tech 2	C		Yes	No	3D	C	Quake II	GPL	Full game engine, better known as the Quake II engine.
id Tech 3	C	Game Data {PK3 }	Yes	No	3D	C	Quake III Arena	GPL	Full game engine, better known as the Quake III engine.
id Tech 4	C++	Game Data {PK4 }	Yes	No	3D	via DLLs	Doom 3, Doom 3: BFG Edition, Quake 4	GPL	Full game engine, better known as the Doom 3 engine with a set of good tools and MegaTexture.
Indielib	C++		No	Yes	2.5D			LGPL	2d game engine in C++. Includes entity system, sprite animations, collision detection, bitmap/TTF fonts, parallax scrolling, 3d objects, cameras, timers, alpha blending, shaders and image filters.
NetGore	C#		Yes	No	2D			MIT	Open source multiplayer online rpg engine (MMORPG)
ioquake3	C		Yes	Yes	3D		Urban Terror	GPL
Ignifuga Game Engine	Python/Cython		Yes	Yes	2D	Python		Modified BSD/Commercial	Win/Linux/Mac/Android/iOS 2D engine, entity/component based, fully data driven, supports animated sprites, fonts, parallax scrolling. HTML/CSS GUIs via transparent integration with libRocket. Dynamic development and fully static binary only deployment to targets. Simple building and packaging for all targets using the Schafer tool. Actively developed.
IwGame Engine	C++		Yes	No	2D			GPL (requires license to commercial Marmalade SDK)	Seamless support for iPhone, iPad, Android (phone and tablet), Samsung Bada, Blackberry BB10 (inc. Playbook), Symbian, WebOS, Windows Mobile, Mobile Linux, LG-TV, Windows Desktop and Mac OS. IwGame is built on top of the Marmalade SDK.
Irrlicht Engine	C++	Java, Perl, Ruby, Python, FreeBASIC, Lua, Delphi, C#, Game Maker, AutoIt	Yes	Yes	3D	Squirrel, AutoIt	H-Craft Championship, Gekkeiju Online, Star Sonata	zlib
Jake2	Java		Yes	No	3D			GPL
JGame	Java, Actionscript 3		Yes	No	2D			BSD	Also runs on J2ME and Android
jMonkeyEngine	Java		Yes	No	3D			BSD
K-Grunt	C++	Lua	Yes	No	3D			MIT
Jogre	Java		Yes	No	2D			GPL
Kobold2D	Objective-C		Yes	No	2D	Lua		MIT	Supports cross-development of iOS and Mac OS X apps. Based on Cocos2d with integrated Lua, Wax, cocos2d-iPhone-extensions, cocos3d, Box2D, Chipmunk, Chipmunk SpaceManager, Google AdMob and ObjectAL libraries.
Lavgine	Lua, C++		Yes	Yes	2D	Lua		Free for non-commercial, 15% of profits if commercial
Linderdaum Engine	C++	C#, LinderScript	Yes	No	3D	LinderScript	Linderdaum Puzzle	MIT (for non-commercial), commercial	Android, BlackBerry 10, Windows and MacOS. Prototyping can be done on Windows. Supports advanced 3D features on Android (mesh skinning, raycasting)
LÖVE	Lua		Yes	Yes	2D	Lua	Mari0, Journey to the Center of Hawkthorne	zlib
LWJGL	Java		Yes	Yes	3D	BSD	Minecraft		The Lightweight Java Game Library
melonJS	Javascript		Yes	No	2.5D	Javascript	Alex4 WE, Bitzz, Neverwell Moor, Escape from Minimars	MIT	A fresh & lightweight (cross-browser) HTML5 game engine integrating the popular Tiled map editor format.
Maratis	C++		Yes	No	3D	Lua	Save Our Souls	zlib/GPL	Editor based environment. Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS and Android support.
Moai SDK	C++	Lua	Yes	Yes	2D	Lua	Crimson Steam Pirates	CPAL	iOS, Android, Windows, Mac OS X and Chrome browser compatible
Nebula Device	C++	Java, Python	Yes	No	2.5D	Lua, Tcl/Tk		MIT
Multiverse Platform	Python and Java		No	No	3D	Python		MIT	Open source MMO and Virtual World Development Platform. Download includes starter assets and fully functional online world to play around with. Currently optimised for third-person RPG games.
nxPascal	Object Pascal	Delphi, Lazarus	Yes	No	3D			MIT
OpenSimulator	C#		Yes	No	3D	LSL		BSD
ORX	C/C++		Yes	Yes	2.5D	Custom	Le Magasin des Suicides	zlib	3D accelerated, supports Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad and Android
Panda3D	Python	C++	Yes	No	3D	Python	Toontown Online, Pirates of the Caribbean Online	BSD
PixelLight	C++		Yes	No	3D	AngelScript, Lua, Python, Javascript/V8		MIT	[1] OpenGL & ES 2 and D3D 9 & 11 renderers, OpenAL & FMOD sound, physics, Database, & GUI.
PLIB	C++		Yes	Yes	3D			LGPL
PushButton Engine	C++		Yes	No	2D	ActionScript, JavaScript, Python		LGPL	No longer being developed
Pyrogenesis	C++		Yes	Yes	3D	JavaScript	0 A.D.	GPL	Specifically designed for flexibility and ease of modification. Game logic, artwork, and data can easily be changed through data files. The engine itself is modular in design to provide maximal flexibility while still remaining efficient.
Quake engine	C		Yes	No	3D	QuakeC	Quake	GPL	Full game engine, first true 3D id tech engine.
Retribution Engine	C++		No	No	3D			GPL
SFML-Fork	C++		Yes	No	2.5D	Lua		LGPL	Game engine tool kit providing access to graphics, audio, scripting, networking
Sge2d	C		Yes	Yes	2D			MIT
Sphere	C++		Yes	No	2D	JavaScript		GPL
Spring	C++	C, C++, Java/JVM, Lua, Python	Yes	Yes	3D	Lua	Balanced Annihilation, Zero-K	GPL	RTS, simulated events, OpenGL
Storymoto	JavaScript	JavaScript	Yes	No	3D	JavaScript	Adslife	MIT	Runs on any JavaScript-enabled browser, client side. Full sources on GitHub
Stratagus	C		Yes	Yes	2D	Lua		GPL
Torque3D	C++		No	No	3D	TorqueScript		MIT
URGE	C++		Yes	No	3D			Freeware/Custom	First or Third Person 3D Computer Games Engine, created with OpenGL and its own physics engine.
Eclipse Origins	Visual Basic 6		Windows only	No	2D		Crystalshire	GPL	A free and stable 2D MMORPG engine with a very large community. Includes NPCs, maps, resources, dynamic sprites, animations, skills, a bank, player chat, items, and more.
V-Play	C++	Javascript	Yes	No	2D	Javascript	Squaby Defense	MIT (Demos MIT, Engine Custom)	Specialized for 2D mobile games for iOS, Android,Symbian, MeeGo and also Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Supports mobile services like GameCenter, Facebook and Flurry. JavaScript and declarative language QML support for resolution independence, sprites, multi-touch, Box2D, audio, video, particles, AI. Build Server for easy deployment to device. Level editor usable during development, but can also be integrated into final game for user-generated content.
Wire3D	C++		Yes	No	3D			LGPL	Currently supports Wii and Windows.
WorldForge	C++		Yes	Yes	3D	Lua(client), Python(server)		GPL	MMORPG framework consisting of Libraries, Server, Client, and Media.
ZenGL	Pascal	C, C++	Yes	No	2D			zlib	Cross-platform(GNU/Linux, Windows, MacOS X, iOS, Android) game development library written in Pascal, designed to provide necessary functionality for rendering 2D-graphics, handling input, sound output, etc.
Name	Primary programming language	Bindings	Cross-platform	SDL	2D/3D oriented	Scripting	Notable games	License	Notes and references

Proprietary

Commercial

• Abyssal Engine - A complete MMORPG engine game development solution
• Alamo — the engine used in Star Wars: Empire at War by Petroglyph Games.
• AGI- used in Sierra adventure games.
• Aurora Engine — For Role-playing games.
• BatteryTech Engine - Modern Lua-driven 2D/3D game engine specializing in iOS, Android, BlackBerry 10 using OpenGL ES 2.0 - develop in Windows or OSX
• BatteryTech SDK - High performance cross-platform library for C++ games, engines and applications targeting iOS, Android, BB10, Windows and OSX
• BigWorld — Server, client and development tools for the development of MMOG for games that run on Windows, Xbox 360, and PS3.
• Bork3D Game Engine — A cross-platform game engine mostly for iPhone and iPad.
• BRender — A real-time 3D graphics engine for computer games, simulators and graphic tools.
• C4 Engine — A cross-platform game engine developed by Terathon Software.
• Cafu Engine — A game engine with development tools for creating multiplayer, cross-platform, real-time 3D games and applications.
• Chameleon — A game engine developed by Criterion Games, used in their Need for Speed instalments.
• Chrome Engine—A 3D WYSIWYG game engine developed by Techland.
• Cocos2d iPhone RPG Engine - A 2D, top-down, orthogonal RPG engine for iPhone and iPad.
• Coldstone game engine — An old game creation suite for Macintosh/Windows to create role-playing or adventure-style games.
• Construct 2 - An HTML5 2D game engine with a free edition available. Multiple export options available for mobile devices
• CopperCube - A game creation engine with authoring tool to produce 3d real time applications for the Web, Windows and Mac OS X.
• Corona SDK — A cross-platform, Lua-based game engine that can build games to the iPhone, iPad, or Android devices from the same set of code.
• CPAL3D — Complete game creation tools with scene editor, IDE and text server.
• 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. CryEngine 3 is a new generation engine developed by Crytek to create the FPS game Crysis 2.
• Crystal Tools — Square Enix's proprietary seventh generation game engine.
• Dunia Engine — Engine (heavily modified version of the CryEngine) made especially for Far Cry 2 by Ubisoft Montreal.
• Earth-4 Engine — The graphics engine used in Earth 2160
• EGO — Ego Game Technology Engine (more commonly referred to as Ego Engine or EGO, stylised ego) is a video game engine developed by Codemasters.
• Ecstasy Engine — 3D, The graphics engine used in Slave Zero
• 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.
• Forgelight Engine - Engine developed by SOE for Planetside 2 and Everquest 3
• 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 2 and Battlefield 3.
• Gamebryo — Cross-platform game middleware for professional developers, notable for its rapid development. Used by Bethesda Game Studios for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim under the name "Creation Engine" after the closure of the original studio behind the Gamebryo. Previously the NetImmerse engine created by Numeric Design, Ltd before being taken over by Emergent.
• GameSalad — A 2D game engine mostly for the iPhone and an Apple Safari Web-plugin developed by Gendai Games. Has a visual programming interface to aid rapid development.
• Gamestudio — A 2D and 3D game engine for beginners. Uses the Gamestudio development system and the lite-C programming language.
• GIANTS Engine - A 3D cross-platform game engine. Mainly known for its use in the Farming Simulator series.
• Gideros Mobile - A 2D mobile development environment and game engine for iPhone, iPad and Android.
• Glacier, Glacier 2 — Developed by IO-Interactive and used for the Hitman series of games. Glacier 2 is a new generation engine currently used in Hitman: Absolution.
• 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's used in Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions) and in Sonic Generations (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions).
• HeroEngine — 3D game engine by Simutronics for building MMOs in a live collaborative environment.
• HPL Engine 2 — Used in Frictional Games survival horror games. Earlier versions are free software.
• id Tech 5 — As of 2011 in development by id Software as engine for their games, esp. Doom 4 and Rage, and other ZeniMax titles.
• IMUSE — Specifically designed to synchronize music with visual action.
• Infinity Engine — Allows the creation of isometric computer role-playing games.
• INSANE — Used in LucasArts games.
• IW Engine — Created by Infinity Ward its used in Call of Duty series.
• Jade engine — Developed by Ubisoft, originally for Beyond Good & Evil.
• Jedi — A game engine developed by LucasArts for Star Wars: Dark Forces and Outlaws.
• K2 Engine — An engine used in Heroes of Newerth and Savage2 by S2 Games.
• Kaneva Game Platform — A MMOG engine for independent and professional game development.
• Kinetica — A game engine developed by Sony for PlayStation 2.
• KRASS Engine — A game engine developed for Aquanox and Aquanox 2 by Massive Development. Used also in Spellforce
• 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.
• Luminous Engine — a next-generation engine developed by Square Enix.
• LyN engine — Developed by Ubisoft, originally for Rabbids Go Home and Beyond Good & Evil 2.
• M.U.G.E.N — 2D Fighting Engine, created by Elecbyte made for any fighting game genres.
• Maker3D — 3D RPG engine with editor, scripting, large built-in content, character creation, team management and battle system with modern graphics
• 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, Nintendo 3DS and PC.
• Multimedia Fusion 2 — A 2D game development system that can compile a Windows executable, Java applet, Flash file, Mac OS X App, or iOS app. Linux and Android runtimes are in development (unconfirmed, needs citation).
• NeoAxis Game Engine — Windows and Mac OS X multi-purpose 3D Engine with Web deployment. For simulation, visualization and games.
• 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.
• Pie in the Sky — Used in two internal games by Pie in the Sky Software and then in the 3D Game Creation System and the games made with it.
• ProudNet - Developed by Nettention. A multi-player (server and network) engine for online PC and mobile games supporting Unity, Native Android/iOS, Flash and Marmalade.
• 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.
• 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, created by Criterion Games.
• Revolution3D — A 3D graphics engine developed by X-Dream Project.
• RGSS — An engine made by enterbrain to create RPGs using RPG Maker XP. RGSS2 was used for RPG Maker VX.
• RAGE — A game engine created by Rockstar Games to power their upcoming video games on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The system was first introduced in Rockstar Table Tennis and later in Grand Theft Auto IV and Red Dead Redemption.
• RPG Maker — A 2D engine to make top-down and isometric-style role-playing games for Windows.
• S2 Engine HD — A powerful 3D game engine to produce 3d real time applications and videogames for Windows.
• SAGE engine — Used to create real-time strategy games.
• Scaleform — A vector graphics rendering engine used to display Adobe Flash-based user interfaces, HUDs, and animated textures for games in PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, and Wii.
• SCI- used in Sierra sdventure 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 the Web, Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, WebOS, Android, 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.
• SunBurn XNA Game Engine — 2D/3D XNA game engine developed by Synapse Gaming.
• SuperCollider — 2D game engine developed by Cyborgs Anonymous.
• 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.
• Torque Game Engine Advanced — A next-generation 3D game engine support modern GPU hardware and shaders.
• Torque Game Engine — A modified version of a 3D computer game engine originally developed by Dynamix for the 2001 FPS Tribes 2.
• TOSHI — A fourth generation cross platform game engine designed by Blue Tongue Entertainment.
• Traktor Engine — A modern and cross platform game engine with focus on performance and efficient workflow by Doctor Entertainment.
• Truevision3D — A 3D game engine using the DirectX API.
• Unigine — All-in-one 3D engine for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Android, iOS. Supports DirectX9/10/11 and OpenGL/OpenGL ES.
• 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 8 — A cross-platform game engine, developed by Trinigy. Used in games such as: Arcania: A Gothic Tale, The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom, Dungeon Hero, Cutthroat, and Three Investigators.
• Visual3D.NET Game Engine — All-in-One 3D game engine and toolset, fully written in C#/.NET for Windows A browser player is roadmapped for v1.1.
• 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

Freeware

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:

• BYOND — A free 2D engine for making top-down, isometric, or side scroller games for Windows.
• dim3 — Freeware 3D javascript engine for the Mac (although finished games are cross platform).
• Defold — Cross platform 2D game engine with built-in collaboration. Support for iOS, Windows, Mac OS X, Linux.
• DX Studio — A freeware 3D game engine with complete tools for 3D video game development. Upgrading to paid licenses would unlock extra features.
• Future Pinball - A pinball engine.
• Game Editor - A free 2D game engine capable of making games for PC, Mac, Linux, iOs, GP2X, Smartphone, Pocket PC, and in version 1.5, Box 2D, and Android Beta. Also uses C as a scripting system.
• Game Maker — A free game engine oriented towards beginners and people that do not want to learn how to program. A paid upgrade unlocks 3D Direct 3D support along with the ability to run Native Code.
• NeoAxis Game Engine — Windows and Mac OS X multi-purpose 3D Engine with Web deployment. For simulation, visualization and games. Free for Non-Commercial projects.
• Polygon Movie Maker / MikuMikuDance — A proprietary freeware 3D animation program written by Japanese developer Yu Higuchi. Notable for including several models of Vocaloid characters, but lacking any features to create new models.
• Papaya Social Game Engine - A free cross platform 2D OpenGL game engine developed by PapayaMobile for Android and iOS.
• Source engine SDK — Based on the game engine developed by Valve Software for Half-Life 2.The SDK is bundled with any Source game.
• Stencyl - A Windows, Mac, and Linux development tool for 2D games. Physic support, if desired in the game, is provided through Box2D integration. Stencyl can publish a single project to multiple target platforms, including Flash, iOS, and Android. Certain publishing options are available via yearly subscriptions.
• Unity — a game engine not tailored to a specific gamestyle for web, Windows, and Mac OS X (and soon Linux). The free version is feature limited compared to the PRO version. Support for the iPhone, Android, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360 is available as addon licenses.
• Unreal Engine 3 / UDK — UE3 is still considered as one of the most popular game engines in the top market. Epic games released a free edition, called UDK (a binary release of the engine), which allows you to use the engine to create non-commercial games and applications for free. Commercial titles are also allowed under specific terms.
• CryEngine 3 SDK — CryEngine 3 is a new generation engine developed by Crytek to create the FPS game Crysis 2. The engine has been released recently, with a royalty bearing license model that is similar as with the UDK release of the Unreal Engine 3.
• Visual Pinball - A pinball game engine.
• 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 (Windows) . A "lite" Version is also available, but without the 3D Actor function (Windows, MAC, Linux)

With related games

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
Adventure Game Studio	Chzo Mythos Soviet Unterzoegersdorf The Blackwell Series Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator	Ben Croshaw monochrom Wadjet Eye Games
Anvil	Assassin's Creed II Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Assassin's Creed: Revelations Assassin's Creed III (as AnvilNext)	Ubisoft
BigWorld	Twin Skies Stargate Worlds	Meteor Games Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment
Clausewitz Engine	Europa Universalis III Hearts of Iron III Victoria II Crusader Kings II	Paradox Interactive
CPAL3D	Memento Mori Numen: Contest of Heroes Pound of Ground Alternativa	Centauri Production First Reality CINEMAX, Ltd.
CryEngine	Far Cry Aion: The Tower of Eternity	Crytek NCsoft
CryEngine 2	Crysis Crysis Warhead Blue Mars Entropia Universe Merchants of Brooklyn The Day	Crytek MindArk Avatar Reality Paleo Entertainment Reloaded Studios
CryEngine 3	Crysis 2 ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds ArcheAge Cabal 2 Class 3 Forged by Chaos Nexuiz Ryse Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Tour Golf Online Warface	Crytek Polygon Games XL Games ESTsoft Undead Labs Panzar Studio Xaviant IllFonic City Interactive OnNet
Crystal Tools	Final Fantasy XIII Final Fantasy Versus XIII Final Fantasy Agito XIII Final Fantasy XIV	Square Enix
Dunia Engine	Far Cry 2 James Cameron's Avatar: The Game	Ubisoft Montreal
Essence Engine	Company of Heroes Opposing Fronts Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2	Relic Entertainment
Europa Engine	Europa Universalis Hearts of Iron	Paradox Entertainment
Gamebryo	Divinity II Dark Age of Camelot The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas	Larian Studios Mythic Entertainment Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Game Studios Obsidian Entertainment
GIANTS Engine	Farming Simulator 2008 Farming Simulator 2009 Demolition Company Farming Simulator 2011 Ski Region Simulator 2012 Farming Simulator 2012 3D	GIANTS Software GIANTS Software GIANTS Software GIANTS Software GIANTS Software GIANTS Software
GoldSrc	Half-Life Gunman Chronicles	Valve Rewolf Software
HeroEngine	Hero's Journey (video game) Star Wars: The Old Republic	Simutronics Bioware
HPL Engine	Penumbra: Overture Penumbra: Black Plague Penumbra: Requiem Amnesia: The Dark Descent	Frictional Games
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
Jade engine	Beyond Good & Evil Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie Rayman Raving Rabbids TMNT Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 Naruto: Rise of a Ninja Naruto: The Broken Bond James Cameron's Avatar: The Game (Wii version) Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Wii and PSP versions)	Ubisoft
K2 Engine	Savage 2 Heroes of Newerth	S2 Games
M.U.G.E.N	Battle Killer Fighter Battle Killer Fighter Ultimate	WhItE HaCkEr Community Cartoon Picture Studio Indo (Lord of D-Geims)
Nebula Device 3	Drakensang: The Dark Eye
NeoAxis Engine	Homura Combat Beyond the Voyage Elementary My Dear Majesty KitiCat Sacraboar Coocard I'm Lulu King! Adventures of Mopol Project FPTD HitMania! Capoeira Legends: Path to Freedom Pulse Shift SickBrick Incognito Episode 0 Incognito Episode 1 Incognito Episode 2 Incognito Episode 3 IonRealms MMOG Project Warcry Stunford Transportando o Brasil Blood: Butcher's Block Plyushkin Syndrome Raidho	OHBA BFK Dream Dale BKF Makivision Games Evolution Studio Indiegm Hell Entertainment Original Estudio Donsoft Entertainment 3 Core Studio MisfitVillager Magrathean Technologies IonGFX Studio Elseware Entertainment Inc. Regis Cajet Fr Dynamic Games Entertainment Pacific Gold Entertainment Clockwork Brains GP Studio - Brazil - São Paulo
Neon Engine	Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising Race Driver Grid	Codemasters
Onyx Engine		Ubisoft Québec
Panda3D	Toontown Online Pirates of the Caribbean Online Code3D MSA's Thermal Enforcer Full list	Disney Disney Sim Ops Studios MSA, Sim Ops Studios Many
PhyreEngine	Full list on main entry Many	Many
RAGE	Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis Grand Theft Auto IV Midnight Club: Los Angeles Red Dead Redemption Max Payne 3 Grand Theft Auto V	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	Alpha Kimori Corpse Party	Sherman3D Team GrisGris 5pb.
RPG Maker 2000	Super Columbine Massacre RPG!	Danny Ledonne
RPG Maker 2003	Yume Nikki	Kikiyama
RPG Maker VX	Eternal Eden Legionwood: Tale of the Two Swords One Night Trilogy Arevan	Blossomsoft Dark Gaia Studios Dark Gaia Studios Over Cloud 9
RPG Maker XP	Aveyond Laxius Force To the Moon	Amaranth Games Aldorlea Games Freebird Games
S2Engine HD	Power of Destruction I'm Not Alone	Profenix
SAGE engine	Red Alert 3 Generals Tiberium Wars The Battle for Middle-earth II	EA Los Angeles
Scimitar	Assassin's Creed Prince of Persia Shaun White Snowboarding	Ubisoft
ShiVa3D	Voodoo Dice Pinball Yeah! Texting Of The Bread Pirate Wings Graviton	Stonetrip
Silent Storm engine	Silent Storm Silent Storm: Sentinels Hammer & Sickle Night Watch Day Watch Heroes of Might and Magic V Jagged Alliance 3	Nival Interactive
Source engine	Half Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Dota 2, Alien Swarm Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines Sin Episodes Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Zeno Clash Vindictus / Mabinogi: Heroes KOS Secret Operations Postal III	Valve Troika Games Ritual Entertainment Arkane Studios ACE Team devCat (Nexon) Running with Scissors, Inc.
SunBurn	Salty Jim's Putt Putt Island AvaGlide UpAway	Synapse Gaming Haiku Interactive Munomic
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
Unigine	OilRush Syndicates of Arkon Dilogus - The Winds of War	Unigine Corp MCM Online Digital Arrow
Unity	Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online GooBall Global Conflicts: Palestine Off-Road Velociraptor Safari WolfQuest Dead Frontier Battlestar Galactica Online	Cartoon Network Electronic Arts Over The Edge Entertainment Serious Games Interactive Flashbang Studios Eduweb Mikesgames Productions Bigpoint and Artplant
Unreal Engine 2.x	America's Army BioShock Exteel Lineage II Killing Floor The Chronicles of Spellborn Unreal Tournament 2004 Ragnarok Online 2	2K Games NCsoft Tripwire Interactive Spellborn International Epic Games Gravity Corporation
Unreal Engine 3.x	America's Army 3 Batman: Arkham Asylum Borderlands Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway BlackSite: Area 51 Gears of War Gears of War 2 Gears of War 3 Unreal Tournament 3 Rainbow Six Vegas Lost Odyssey Mass Effect Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 3 The Last Remnant Medal of Honor: Airborne Blade & Soul Bulletstorm Dungeon Defenders	Eidos Interactive Gearbox Software Midway Games Epic Games Ubisoft Mistwalker BioWare Square-Enix NCsoft People Can Fly Trendy Entertainment
Vision Engine 8	Arcania: A Gothic Tale The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom DIZZEL Dungeon Hero Arena Morte Cutthroat	JoWood, Spellbound Ubisoft-Blue Byte Studio Neowiz Corp. Firefly Studios Frontline Studios Nitro Games
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
4A Engine	Metro 2033	4A Games

See also

• Physics engine
• Game middleware