In this blog post I will provide you with options and links to 3D game engines, their features and download page so you can make a better decision on which one is right for you. So, for those who are interested in going a bit further into game development, to explore new technologies to showcase your game environments in or just curious behind game engine technology; here are 22 suggestions for game engines you can get your hands on right now.
Following list is for 3d game engines. Any 3D game engine can be used to create 2d games. Although using a 3d game engine to create a 2d game can often be excessive. If you are looking for recommended 2D game engines, see this post Coming Soon. Unreal Engine 4 is a complete suite of game development tools. From 2D mobile games to console to VR, UE4 provides you with everything you need to start, create and ship a game.
Epic regularly releases new versions which include updates, improved features, community contributions and bug fixes. See this FAQ for more info. See Unreal Engine 4 tutorials list here. Features : unrealengine. Download : unrealengine. Tutorial : Follow this tutorial on how to download and install UE4. Unreal Engine 3 is the complete toolset to create your own games. Although there is a newer Unreal Engine 4 version out.
For a full list of games that used Unreal Engine 3 go here. UDK is no longer being updated or supported but it was one of my favorite engines to work with before Unreal Engine 4 came out. There are a lot of tutorials out there for UDK and you can still get your hands on the game engine. Although it is very likely you will go with the newer Unreal Engine 4. Documentation: udn. Download: unrealengine. Cryengine V has now become available as a "pay what you want" service, allowing the user to set their own price.
If you like the service CryEngine provides then you can contribute to its ongoing development. That is pretty amazing deal. Just like Unreal Engine 4, CryEngine is the complete toolset for game development. It engine has been used as a benchmark for visual graphics for some time and it continues to push the limit what games are capable of.
Download: cryengine. Features: cryengine. Unity3D has been a very popular choice among developers. Full game engine featuring everything you would need to create 3d or 2d games with multi-platform support right out of the box. Great game engine to get into and begin using. Unity has a free indie version as well as commercial license version.
Features: unity3d. Download: unity3d. Source Engine has been used extensively in the modding community with hundreds if not thousands of mods available. Source Engine is a bit outdated, yet still very powerful. Each game has a huge community behind it with new content always being released.
I love using Source Engine because of its games. You can get your hands on the engine by downloading any of Valve's released games on Steam. Eventually Source is going to get an update to Source 2 with unconfirmed and possible releases of Half-Life 3 and Left4Dead 3.
Features: developer. No word on when yet, but it will be available to the public just as Source is. Valve Software has always been very indie game dev and level design friendly. Leadwerks is an OpenGL, 3d game engine. It features deferred lighting system, Screen Space Ambient Occlusion which simulates real-time global illumination, advanced shaders, support for huge terrains, new vegetation system, built-in level design tools, integrated LUA script editor and much more.
Features: leadwerks. Download: store. Demo : leadwerks. Torque 3D is an open source game engine and has been an independent dev favorite for quiet some time. Originally the game engine was developed for FPS shooter, Tribes 2.
Some features include a world editor, Collada support, per pixel dynamic lighting, normal and parallax occlusion mapping, reflections, sky system, physX, multiple platform publishing and access to source code. Here is documentation on getting started with Torque 3D. Features: garagegames. Download: garagegames. It comes with complete pipeline SDK, including resource and map editor, import resources for Maya and 3dsMax.
NeoAxis 3D Engine is a free product. The SDK includes all capabilities of the engine. There are two paid licenses that open access to the source codes of the engine. Features: neoaxis. Download: neoaxis. Primary features include full-scene dynamic lighting and shadows. World editor runs as an engine plugin and uses the engine's own user interface system. Voxel terrain based on voxel maps that can be edited in real time.
As well as standard features such as script editor, special effects, world manager, scene graph, physics and tools for art pipeline creation. Features: tombstoneengine. Download: tombstoneengine. Shiva3D is a 3d game engine that is designed for web, console and mobile games and applications. Some features include Nvidia physX, compound dynamic body, point light shadows, per-vertex per-pixel and lightmapping.
Shiva3D has a free web edition of the engine, with ability to publish your games online as well as full licenses. Features: shivaengine. Download: shivaengine. Features: panda3d. Download: panda3d. It includes collaborative editor. Code editor which is integrated with the engine's editor and automatically handles compilation for all platforms. Advanced graphics and physics with wide range of device support. Unreal Engine is a professional suite of tools and technologies used for building high-quality games across a range of platforms.
GDevelop is an open-source, cross-platform game creator designed to be used by everyone — no programming skills required. Torque 3D is the best full source, open source solution available. Torque 3D has been re-architected for maximum flexibility and performance across a wide-range of hardware.
Torque 3D comes equipped with a full suite of tools to allow your team to excel and produce high-quality games and simulations. Torque 3D supports Windows and Browser-based web deployment out of the box. It is widely used to build games, apps and other cross platform GUI based interactive programs.
There are also JavaScript and Lua bindings included! Built so it can be extended and easily customized. Fully documented and open source. Banshee 3D contains animation, audio, GUI, input, physics and rendering systems. Supports C scripting with a complete high level API. Supports import of most common file formats and comes with a powerful yet easy to use editor.
Optimized core with support for multi-threaded rendering, animation, audio and physics in order to ensure best performance. Can these game engines be installed in a offline windows computer? Will these game engines work offline? Hi Ayman… Of course you can do that, as long as you copy the installer file, not the game folder except the portable verson of the software … Sorry for my bad grammar, english is not my native languange :.
Hi Ayman… Most of the game engine works offline, but you can see his webpage to find further information about it.. Sorry for my bad grammar, english is not my native languange :. Hi I am looking to make a simple game where the sprite dissapears and appears from a scene to be caught for educational purposes purely out of charity.
Which game maker would you recommend i begin with? Hi bouncy…. Great article, but you forgot to put which can export to Google Play and iTunes make apps and which are drag and drop. I want to make a 3D multiplayer shooter game, but my laptop cannot handle Unity or Unreal so do you guys know any lightweight game engines that do not need any coding experience?
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