List of game engines

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

Engines

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 Scripting Cross-platform 2D/3D oriented Target platform Notable games License Notes and references
4A Engine Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light Proprietary
Adventure Game Interpreter C style Yes 2D DOS, Apple SOS, ProDOS, Macintosh System, Atari TOS List Proprietary
Adventure Game Studio C++ AGSScript Yes 2D Windows, Linux 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.
Alamo Yes 3D Windows, OS X, Xbox 360 Star Wars: Empire at War, Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption, Universe at War: Earth Assault Proprietary
Aleph One C++ Lua, Marathon markup language Yes 2.5D Windows, Linux, OS X Aleph One (Marathon remake) GPL FPS engine
Allegro C Ada, C++, C#, D, Lisp, Lua, Mercury, Pascal, Perl, Python, Scheme Yes 2D Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, Raspberry Pi, DOS zlib Graphics, audio, and input.
Antiryad Gx C, C++, Gel Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iOS, Android, AmigaOS, AROS, MorphOS, NACL Proprietary
Anura C++ Yes 2D Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, Android, BlackBerry 10 Frogatto & Friends zlib [citation needed]
Anvil C++, C# Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One List Proprietary
Ardor3D Java Yes 3D Cross-platform zlib Fork of jMonkeyEngine 2.0
Aurora toolset C++ NWScript No 3D Windows 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, OS X, iOS, Android Experience Curiosity, Petigor's Tale, Back to the Middle Ages GPLv3 or commercial Game content, including graphics, animation, sound, and physics, is authored in the 3D modeling and animation suite Blender.[1]
Blender C, C++ Python Yes 2D, 3D Windows, Linux, OS X, Solaris Yo Frankie!, Sintel The Game, ColorCube GPL 2D/3D game engine packaged in a 3D modeler with integrated Bullet physics library.[2][3]
Bork3D Game Engine C++ Yes 3D iOS, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows List Proprietary
BRender Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, PlayStation Carmageddon, FX Fighter, I-War (Independence War). Proprietary
Build engine C Yes 2.5D Windows, Linux, OS X, DOS Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Blood, Redneck Rampage Custom FPS engine, 2.5D (2D grid base geometry.)
Buildbox C++ Yes 2D Windows, OS X, iOS, Android Ball Jump, Sky, The Line Zen, Phases Proprietary "Drag and drop game builder without scripting"
C4 Engine Yes 3D PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS List Proprietary "The C4 Engine has been retired and is no longer available for licensing."
Cafu Engine C++ Lua Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X GPL or Proprietary Includes a map editor and networking.[4]
Chrome Engine C++ Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One List Proprietary
ClanLib C++ Yes 2.5D Windows, Linux, OS X zlib
Clausewitz C++ Yes 3D Windows, OS X, Linux All Paradox Development Studio games since 2007 Proprietary
Clickteam Fusion Yes 2D Windows, iOS, Android, HTML5, Adobe Flash Five Nights at Freddy's Proprietary
Cocos2d, Cocos2d-x, Cocos2d-html5 C++, Python, Objective-C, JavaScript JavaScript, Java, Lua Yes 2D, 2.5D, 3D Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Tizen Hardest Game Ever 2, DQMSL, Tiny Village, Badland, Small Street, Tiny Tower, Pocket Planes, Hill Climb, Star Thief, Geometry Dash MIT iOS target uses Objective-C. Android target binds to Java.
Codea Lua No 2D iOS Cargo-Bot Apache 2.0
Coldstone Yes 2D Mac OS 9, OS X, Windows Pillars of Garendall Proprietary
Construct C++ Javascript Yes 2D Microsoft Windows, OS X, Wii U, HTML5 capable internet browsers Proprietary, GPL Classic version available under GPL.
CopperCube Yes 3D Windows, OS X, Android, WebGL, Adobe Flash Proprietary
Core3D Objective-C Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS CoreBreach 3D Engine MIT, Source Code GPL v2 [5]
Corona Lua Yes 2D iOS (Apple), Android, Kindle, Windows Phone 8, Apple TV, Android TV, Mac OS X, Windows Proprietary
CPAL3D No 3D Windows Memento Mori Proprietary
Creation Engine C++ Papyrus Yes 3D Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout 4 Proprietary
CryEngine C++ Lua Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android List Proprietary
Crystal Tools Yes 3D PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Wii List Proprietary
Crystal Space C++ Java, Perl, Python Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X Keepsake, The Crystal Scrolls, Yo Frankie! LGPL
Cube C++ Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X AssaultCube, Cube zlib Previous generation (means it has a successor), 2D grid-based system, optimized for outdoor rather than indoor maps.
Cube 2 C++ CubeScript Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X Cube 2, Red Eclipse zlib Efficient 6-directional height map based geometry (versus traditional Polygon soup model), hence the name Cube, FPS engine.
Dagor Engine Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux, OSX List Proprietary
Delta3D C++ Python Yes 2.5D Cross-platform LGPL
Dim3 C++ JavaScript Yes 3D Cross-platform MIT
DimensioneX Multiplayer Engine Java Java, VBScript Yes 2.5D Cross-platform Underworld Online GPL Produces browser games with pseudo-3D views. Games can be turned into Facebook Apps. Intended for beginners.
DX Studio C++ JavaScript No 3D Windows Notable games Proprietary / Freeware
Dunia Engine C++ Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One List Proprietary Based on CryEngine.
ego Yes 3D PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X, Wii, Wii U, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 List Proprietary Primarily utilized for racing games.
Electron toolset C# NWScript No 3D Windows Neverwinter Nights 2 Proprietary
Elflight Engine Java Yes 3D Cross-platform Proprietary Targeted for web based games
Enforce No 3D Windows Shade: Wrath of Angels, Alpha Prime, Carrier Command: Gaea Mission, Take On Mars Proprietary
Enigma Engine Yes 3D Windows, OS X, Blitzkrieg, Blitzkrieg 2 Proprietary
Esperient Creator Lang Lisp, CScript No 3D Windows Proprietary
Essence Engine No 3D Windows List Proprietary
Euphoria Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Android Proprietary
Exult C++ Yes 2D Windows, Linux, OS X, BSD GPL Free software re-implementation of the 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 Boiler-plate 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 Microsoft 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 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One List Proprietary Used originally for the Battlefield series of video games.
Future Pinball No 3D Windows Freeware
Gamebryo C++ Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One List Proprietary
Game Editor Custom (C styled) Yes 2D iPhone, iPad, Mac OS X, Windows (95-Windows 7), Linux, Windows-based Smartphones, GP2X, Pocket PCs, Handheld PCs Notable games GPL / Proprietary
GameMaker: Studio C++ Game Maker Language Yes 2D Windows, Windows 8, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Mac OS X, Ubuntu, HTML5, Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8, Tizen Hotline Miami, Spelunky, Undertale, Gunpoint Proprietary Limited 3D capabilities.
GamePlay3D C++ Lua Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, BlackBerry 10, Android Apache 2.0 Aimed at the indie game developer ecosystem with similar features to cocos2d-x.
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.
Godot C++ GDScript Yes 2D, 3D Cross-platform MIT
GoldSrc C, C++, Assembly Yes 3D Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Dreamcast Half-Life, Team Fortress Classic, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Counter-Strike, Ricochet, Deathmatch Classic, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life: Decay, Day of Defeat, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike Neo, Counter-Strike Online Proprietary Heavily modified Quake engine.
HeroEngine C++, C# HeroScript Language No 3D Windows Star Wars: The Old Republic Proprietary
Horde3D C++ Yes 3D Windows, Linux EPL Horde3D is a small 3D rendering engine designed for large crowds of animated characters.
HPL Engine C++ AngelScript Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X Penumbra: Overture, Penumbra: Black Plague, Penumbra: Requiem, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Soma (video game) Proprietary, GNU General Public License 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. HPL Engine 1, the first version, is available under GPL.
id Tech 1 (Doom) C ACS Yes 2.5D Windows, Linux, OS X Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen, Strife, Chex Quest GPL 2D-based level geometry, sprites, and particles, uses clever methods to give the illusion of 3D depth.
id Tech 2 (Quake) C QuakeC Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X Quake GPL First true 3D id Tech engine.
id Tech 2 (Quake II) C C Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X Quake II GPL Better known as the Quake II engine.
id Tech 3 C C Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X Quake III Arena GPL Better known as the Quake III engine.
id Tech 4 C++ C++ via DLLs Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X Doom 3, Doom 3: BFG Edition, Quake 4 GPL Better known as the Doom 3 engine; featured advanced lighting and shadows, and interactive GUI surfaces.
id Tech 5 C++, AMPL, Clipper, Python Script Yes 3D Windows, Mac OS X, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 Rage, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, The Evil Within Proprietary First id Tech engine to feature MegaTexture technology, starting with Rage.
id Tech 6 Yes 3D Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Doom (2016) Proprietary
iMUSE N/A N/A Integrated with other engines Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, all LucasArts adventure games afterwards Proprietary Dynamic music system.
Infinity Engine Yes 2D Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Mac OS X, AmigaOS 4 Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Icewind Dale II Proprietary
INSANE N/A N/A Integrated with other engines Star Wars: Rebel Assault, Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire, Full Throttle Proprietary Video compression technology used to create high-quality full screen videos.
ioquake3 C Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X Urban Terror GPL
Iron Engine No 3D Windows Sins of a Solar Empire, Sins of a Dark Age Proprietary
IW engine C++ Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, Wii Call of Duty series Proprietary Originally built from id Tech 3.
Jade Yes 3D Cross-platform List Proprietary
Jake2 Java Yes 3D Cross-platform GPL Java port of the Quake II game engine.
Jedi C Yes 2.5D MS-DOS, Windows Star Wars: Dark Forces, Outlaws Proprietary Was rumored to have been reverse engineered from Doom's engine.
jMonkeyEngine Java Yes 3D Cross-platform BSD A community-centric project that is used by several commercial game studios.
Jogre Java Yes 2D Cross-platform GPL Used by many schools as part of the course work.
Kinetica No 3D PlayStation 2 List Proprietary
Kivy Python Kv Yes 2.5D Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, Android Deflectouch, FishLife MIT For rapid development that can make multi-touch apps.
Leadwerks Game Engine C++ Lua Yes 3D Linux, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Hoodwink, Rogue System Proprietary Easy to learn game development for beginners.
LibGDX Java Yes 2D, 3D GNU/Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Android, Java applet, WebGL Apache 2.0 Libgdx is a Java game development framework that provides a unified API that works across all supported platforms.
LithTech Yes 3D Cross-platform List Proprietary
Lumberyard C++ Lua Yes PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows Proprietary
Luminous Studio Yes 3D PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows Final Fantasy XV Proprietary
LyN Yes 3D Cross-platform List Proprietary Intended to scale effectively on both 7th and 8th generation consoles.
M.U.G.E.N C Yes 2D Linux, MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X Freeware Used Allegro initially, now relies on SDL
LÖVE C++ Lua Yes 2D iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, OS X, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris,and all platforms supportted by pkgsrc[6] Mari0, Journey to the Center of Hawkthorne zlib [7]
Marmalade C++, Lua, Objective-C, HTML5 Lua, 2DKit Yes 2D, 3D iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows 10, Amazon, Mac OS X, Windows, Tizen, Roku, Chromecast List of Marmalade Games Proprietary High-performance, cross-platform game engine with authoring tools and asset store.
MikuMikuDance C++ No 3D Windows Freeware
Mizuchi Yes 3D PC, PlayStation 4 Proprietary Under development, no games have been released yet.
Moai SDK C++ Lua Yes 2D Windows, OS X, iOS, Android, Linux Crimson Steam Pirates, Broken Age, Lost in Paradise CPAL
MT Framework Yes 3D PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita List Proprietary Intended to be a 7th generation console engine, it was replaced by Panta Rhei.
Nebula Engine No 3D Windows Drakensang: The Dark Eye, Drakensang: The River of Time Proprietary [citation needed]
NScripter No 2D Windows Freeware
Odyssey Engine Yes 3D Windows, OS X 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), OS X, NaCl, WinRT, Windows Phone 8, iOS and Android Torchlight MIT 3D rendering engine used by several games.
ONScripter NScripter NScripter Yes 2D Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Dreamcast, PSP, iOS Narcissu, Saya no Uta, Tsukihime GPL Used to develop visual novels and first-person adventure games.
OpenClonk C++ C4Script Yes 2.5D Windows, Linux, Mac OS X OpenClonk ISC Engine for 2D action/strategy platformers with 3D graphics.
OpenSimulator C# LSL Yes 3D BSD A server platform for hosting virtual worlds that is compatible with Second Life clients.
ORX C/C++ Custom Yes 2.5D Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, iOS, Android Le Magasin des Suicides zlib 3D accelerated
Panda3D C++ Python Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS Toontown Online, Pirates of the Caribbean Online BSD
Panta Rhei Yes 3D PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows Deep Down Proprietary Successor to MT Framework for 8th generation consoles.
PhyreEngine C++ Yes 3D PC, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 List Proprietary, Freeware
Pie in the Sky C Yes 2.5D MS-DOS, Windows, OS X List Proprietary
PlayCanvas JavaScript JavaScript Yes 3D Windows Linux Mac OS X iOS HTML5 Android Swoop, Zombie Pac-man MIT Users can work on a 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 Angry Birds Chrome Apache 2.0
PLIB C++ Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X LGPL
Pyrogenesis C++ JavaScript Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X 0 A.D. GPL Designed for RTS games.
Q Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X , Linux, PS2, PS3, Wii Proprietary
Real Virtuality C++ Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, Xbox ARMA 2, ARMA 3, DayZ Proprietary
REDengine Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Proprietary
Ren'Py Python Pygame Yes 2D Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, OpenBSD Analogue: A Hate Story, Jisei, Katawa Shoujo MIT Used to develop visual novels and first-person adventure games.
RenderWare RWX Yes 3D Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable List of RenderWare games Proprietary RenderWare script only available in version 2.
Retribution Engine C++ No 3D Windows GPL For first person shooter games.
Riot Engine Yes 3D Windows, PlayStation 2 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 Proprietary
Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE) Yes 3D Microsoft 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, Microsoft 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: Gaiden, Corpse Party, Eternal Eden, Laxius Force, One Night Trilogy, Super Columbine Massacre RPG!, To the Moon, Yume Nikki Proprietary Game creation system that 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, Fujitsu Towns & Marty, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo Entertainment System, DOS, Microsoft Windows, Sega Mega-CD and TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Maniac Mansion Proprietary Full name is Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion, from the first game it was used with. It utilizes iMUSE and INSANE. ScummVM provides an open source recreation.
Shark 3D C++ Python Yes 3D Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360 Dreamfall: The Longest Journey Proprietary
ShiVa C++ Lua Yes 3D Windows, OS X, 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.
Sith COG No 3D Windows Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Proprietary Used as the basis of the GrimE engine
Source C++ Squirrel, Lua Yes 3D Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Android Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Left 4 Dead and others (list) Proprietary The SDK is bundled with many Source games
Source 2 C++ Lua Yes 3D Windows, OS X, Linux Dota 2 Proprietary The first game using Source 2, Dota 2, was ported over from the original Source engine
Spring C++ C, C++, Java/JVM, Lua, Python Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X Balanced Annihilation, Zero-K GPL RTS, simulated events, OpenGL
Starling Framework ActionScript Yes 2D Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, iOS, Android Angry Birds Friends, Incredipede Simplified BSD Recreates the traditional Flash display list architecture on top of accelerated graphics hardware.
Stencyl Haxe Yes 2D Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows 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 For real-time strategy games
SunBurn XNA No 3D Xbox Live AvaGlide Proprietary
Three.js Javascript Javascript Yes 3D, 2D HTML5, Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, Android MIT
TOSHI Yes 3D Windows, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis,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, OS X no more supported Marble Blast Gold, ThinkTanks, Tribes 2, Villagers and Heroes, Blockland MIT Includes multiplayer network code, seamless indoor/outdoor rendering engines, skeletal animation, drag and drop GUI creation, a built in world editor, and a C-like scripting language.
Turbulenz TypeScript JavaScript Yes 2D, 3D HTML5, iOS, Android Polycraft, Save the Day, Score Rush MIT [citation needed]
UbiArt Framework Yes 2.5D Cross-platform Rayman Origins, Rayman Legends, Child of Light, Valiant Hearts: The Great War Proprietary
Unigine C++ UnigineScript Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 3, Android, iOS List Proprietary
Unity C, C++, C# Mono, UnityScript ("also known as JavaScript for Unity"[8]), C#, Boo[9] Yes 2D, 3D Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, New 3DS, PlayStation 3, 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 List of Unity games Proprietary
Unreal Engine C++, C#, Assembly GLSL, Cg, HLSL, UnrealScript Yes 3D Cross-platform List of Unreal Engine games Proprietary UnrealScript was removed in the version 4.
V-Play Game Engine C++ QML, Javascript Yes 2D iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X List Proprietary Built on Qt
Vengeance Engine C++ No 3D Windows Tribes: Vengeance, SWAT 4 Proprietary Based on Unreal Engine version 2/2.5
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 developments.
Vision Lang Script Yes 3D Microsoft 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 the open-source RealmForge game engine.
Visual Pinball C++ VBScript No 3D Windows MAME like license
VRAGE Yes 3D Windows, Xbox One Miner Wars 2081, Space Engineers Proprietary Source code has been released under a commercial license.
Wintermute Engine C-like syntax No 2.5D Windows Donationware, MIT License The "lite" version lacks the 3D Actor function
World Builder No 2D System 3 Freeware
WorldForge C++ Lua (client), Python (server) Yes 3D GPL MMORPG framework consisting of Libraries, Server, Client, and Media.
X-Ray Engine No 3D Windows 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 Proprietary
XnGine No 3D MS-DOS The Terminator: Future Shock, The Terminator: SkyNET, TES 2: Daggerfall, TES Legends: Battlespire, TES Adventures: Redguard Proprietary
ZGameEditor Delphi Custom Yes 3D Windows, Linux, OS X, Android MIT A lightweight game engine and IDE.
Zest3D ActionScript 3, C++ Lua Yes 3D Web, Windows, Linux, OS X, Android, iOS, BlackBerry Boost
Zillions of Games Zillions Rules No 2D Windows Proprietary
Name Primary programming language Scripting Cross-platform 2D/3D oriented Platform Notable games License Notes and references

See also

References

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  8. ↑ http://blogs.unity3d.com/2014/09/03/documentation-unity-scripting-languages-and-you/
  9. ↑ http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/220984/why-script-in-boo.html
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