less_retarded_wiki/game_engine.md

Game Engine

Game engine is a software, usually a framework or a library, that serves as a base code for games. Such an engine may be seen as a platform allowing portability and offering preprogrammed functionality often needed in games (3D rendering, physics engine, I/O, networking, AI, audio, scripting, ...) as well as tools used in game development (level editor, shader editor, 3D editor, ...).

A game engine differs from a general multimedia engine/library, such as SDL, by its specific focus on games. While one may use some general technology such as C or SDL for creating a game, using a game engine should make the process easier. However, beware of bloat that plagues most mainstream game engines. LRS advises against use of any frameworks, so try to at worst use a game library.

Existing Engines

The following are some notable game engines.

• free as in freedom
  • Godot:
  • id Tech engines (engines by Id software)
    • id Tech 0:
    • id Tech 1:
    • id Tech 2:
      • Darkplaces:
    • id Tech 3:
      • ioquake3:
      • OpenArena:
    • id Tech 4:
  • Irrlicht:
  • OGRE:
  • OpenMW:
  • Panda3D:
  • pygame:
  • Raylib
  • SAF: Official LRS library for tiny and simple portable games.
  • Torque3D:
• proprietary (no go!):
  • BRender:
  • Build Engine:
  • id Tech engines (engines by [Id software]
    • id Tech 5:
    • id Tech 6:
    • id Tech 7:
  • Game Maker:
  • RAGE:
  • Source:
  • Source2:
  • Unity:
  • Unreal Engine: