Game Engines Comparison

 

 

Platforms API's Game
Features
Editors Graphics
Features
Physics
Features
Name Windows Mac Android iOS X360 PS3 Wii C++
Interface
Graphics
API
Physics
Engine
Builtin
MMO
Path
Finding
Unlimited
Sized
Worlds
World
Editor
Collaborative
World
Editing
Version
Control
Server
Gui
Editor
Deferred
Renderer
Forward
Renderer
Ambient
Occlusion
Parallax
Mapping
Per
Object
Motion
Blur
Physical
Clothing
Ragdolls Destructible
Objects
Price
BigWorld Yes No No No No
network
only
No
network
only
No Indie: No (Python)
Pro: Yes (+Python)
DX 9 Custom Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes No No No No Indie: 299$/year
Pro: ?
CryEngine 3 Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes
(+Visual Script)
DX 9, 10, 11 Custom No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Limited: Free
1,000,000$ ?
Esenthel Engine Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes
(C++ and
Esenthel Script)
DX 9, 10, 11
OpenGL
PhysX
Bullet
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Demo: Free
Full: 199$
Gamebryo Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes DX 9, 10, 11 PhysX No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes No No Yes No ?
Hero Engine Yes No No No No No No Indie: No (Hero Script)
Pro: Yes
DX 9 PhysX Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes ? No 99$/year
Source Engine Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes DX 9
OpenGL
Custom No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes ?
Unity Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
(C#, JavaScript)
DX 9
OpenGL
PhysX No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Limited: Free
Full: >= 1,500$
Unreal (UDK) Yes No No Yes No No No No
(Unreal Script)
DX 9, 11 PhysX No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Limited: Free
99$ + 25% Royalties
Unreal Engine 3 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
(+Unreal Script)
DX 9, 11 PhysX No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,000,000$ ?
Vision Engine Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
(+LUA)
DX 9, 10, 11 PhysX
Havok
Bullet
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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