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A game engine is the framework which is used to lay the groundwork for game developers by providing them with the systems and tools needed like rendering, audio management, level editing, input detection, etc.
  
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A game engine is the framework which is used to lay the groundwork for game developers by providing them with the systems and tools needed like rendering, audio management, level editing, input detection, etc.  
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In some cases you may find that one game shares the same engine as another. This usually happens due to a company licensing out their engine to be used by a development team or, in the case of an in-house engine, may not need to make a whole new engine for a game if the one they have works fine. This can lead to file formats being similar or even identical between games, which can be useful when it comes to ripping and modding.
  
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In some cases you may find that one game shares the same engine as another. This usually happens due to a company licensing out their engine to be used by a development team or in the case of an in-house engine may not need to make a whole new engine for a game if the one they have works fine. This can lead to file formats being similar or even identical between games which can be useful when it comes to ripping and modding.
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==Public Engines==
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Public engines are game engines that are availably licensed for third-party developers.
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==Public engines==
 
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Public engines are game engines that availably licensed for third-party developers.
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Name !! Developer !! Active
+
!Name
 +
!Developer
 +
!Active
 +
!Games
 +
!Notes
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Adobe AIR]]
 
|[[Adobe AIR]]
 
|Adobe
 
|Adobe
 
|Yes
 
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Adobe Director]]
 +
|Macromedia, Adobe
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Adobe Flash]]
 +
|Macromedia, Adobe
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Adventure Game Studio]]
 +
|Chris Jones
 +
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Blazing Renderer]]
 
|[[Blazing Renderer]]
 
|Argonaut Games
 
|Argonaut Games
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|[[Blazing Renderer#List of games using Blazing Renderer|Games list]]
 +
|Also known as BRender
 +
|-
 +
|[[Box2D]]
 +
|Erin Catto
 +
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Build]]
 
|[[Build]]
 
|Ken Silverman
 
|Ken Silverman
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Build 2]]
 +
|Ken Silverman
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Cocos2d]]
 +
|Ricardo Quesada and Lucio Torre
 +
|?
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Construct 2]]
 +
|Scirra
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Construct 3]]
 +
|Scirra
 +
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Construct Classic]]
 +
|Scirra
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[FNA]] || Ethan Lee || Yes
+
|[[CryEngine]]
 +
|Crytek
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Gamebryo]] || Gamebase || No
+
|[[CryEngine 2]]
 +
|Crytek
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[GameMaker]] || YoYo Games|| Yes
+
|[[CryEngine 3]]
 +
|Crytek
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Godot]] || Juan Linietsky & Ariel Manzur || Yes
+
|[[CryEngine 4]]
 +
|Crytek
 +
|?
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[GoldSrc]] || Valve || No
+
|[[CryEngine|CryEngine V]]
 +
|Crytek
 +
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[id Tech 1]]
+
|[[Id Tech 1|Doom engine / id Tech 1]]
 
|id Software
 
|id Software
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[FNA]]
 +
|Ethan Lee
 +
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Gamebryo]]
 +
|Gamebase
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|Formerly known as NetImmerse
 +
|-
 +
|[[GameMaker]]
 +
|YoYo Games
 +
|Yes
 +
|[[GameMaker#Lists of games that run on GameMaker|Games list]]
 +
|Formerly known as Animo, Game Maker, GameMaker Studio, and GameMaker Studio 2
 +
|-
 +
|[[GB Studio]]
 +
|Chris Maltby
 +
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Godot]]
 +
|Juan Linietsky & Ariel Manzur
 +
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[GoldSrc]]
 +
|Valve
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Havok Vision Game Engine]]
 +
|Trinigy / Havok
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|Known as Vision Engine before acquired by Havok
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[id Tech 2]]
 
|[[id Tech 2]]
 
|id Software
 
|id Software
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[id Tech 3]]
 
|[[id Tech 3]]
 
|id Software
 
|id Software
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[id Tech 4]]
 
|[[id Tech 4]]
 
|id Software
 
|id Software
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Irrlicht Engine]]
 +
|Nikolaus Gebhardt et al.
 +
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[LithTech]]
 
|[[LithTech]]
 
|Monolith Productions
 
|Monolith Productions
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[LithTech Jupiter]]
 
|[[LithTech Jupiter]]
 
|Monolith Productions
 
|Monolith Productions
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[LithTech Jupiter EX]]
 
|[[LithTech Jupiter EX]]
 
|Monolith Productions
 
|Monolith Productions
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[MonoGame]]
 +
|MonoGame Foundation
 +
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Open 3D Engine]]
 +
|Open 3D Foundation
 +
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Q]]
 +
|Qube Software
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Quake engine]]
 
|[[Quake engine]]
 
|id Software
 
|id Software
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[RenderWare]] || Criterion Software || No
+
|[[RenderWare]]
 +
|Criterion Software
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[RPG Maker]] || Degica || Yes
+
|[[RPG Maker]]
 +
|Degica
 +
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Serious Engine]]
 
|[[Serious Engine]]
 
|Croteam
 
|Croteam
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Source]] || Valve || No
+
|[[Source]]
 +
|Valve
 +
|No
 +
|[[Source#List of games that run on Source|Games list]]
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Torque 2D]]
 
|[[Torque 2D]]
 
|GarageGames
 
|GarageGames
 
|Yes
 
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Torque 3D]]
 
|[[Torque 3D]]
 
|GarageGames
 
|GarageGames
 
|Yes
 
|Yes
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Torque Game Engine]]
 
|[[Torque Game Engine]]
 
|GarageGames
 
|GarageGames
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Torque Game Engine Advanced]]
 
|[[Torque Game Engine Advanced]]
 
|GarageGames
 
|GarageGames
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Torque X]]
 +
|GarageGames
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Unity]] || Unity Technologies || Yes
+
|[[Unity]]
 +
|Unity Technologies
 +
|Yes
 +
|[[Unity#Lists of games that run on Unity|Games list]]
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Unreal Engine 1]] || Epic Games || No
+
|[[Unreal Engine 1]]
 +
|Epic Games
 +
|No
 +
|[[Unreal Engine#List of games using Unreal Engine|Games list]]
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Unreal Engine 2]]
 
|[[Unreal Engine 2]]
 
|Epic Games
 
|Epic Games
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|[[Unreal Engine#List of games using Unreal Engine|Games list]]
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Unreal Engine 2.5]]
 
|[[Unreal Engine 2.5]]
 
|Epic Games
 
|Epic Games
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|[[Unreal Engine#List of games using Unreal Engine|Games list]]
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Unreal Engine 3]]
 
|[[Unreal Engine 3]]
 
|Epic Games
 
|Epic Games
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|[[Unreal Engine#List of games using Unreal Engine|Games list]]
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Unreal Engine 4]]
 
|[[Unreal Engine 4]]
 
|Epic Games
 
|Epic Games
−
|Yes
+
|No
 +
|[[Unreal Engine#List of games using Unreal Engine|Games list]]
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Unreal Engine 5]]
 
|[[Unreal Engine 5]]
 
|Epic Games
 
|Epic Games
 
|Yes
 
|Yes
 +
|[[Unreal Engine#List of games using Unreal Engine|Games list]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Unreal Engine 6]]
 +
|Epic Games
 +
|Upcoming
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Wolfenstein 3D engine]]
 
|[[Wolfenstein 3D engine]]
 
|id Software
 
|id Software
 
|No
 
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[XNA]] || Microsoft || Yes
+
|[[XNA]]
 +
|Microsoft
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==In-house engines==
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==Middleware Engines==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
−
! Name !! Developer
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!Name
 +
!Developer(s)
 +
!Notes
 +
|-
 +
|[[Acroarts]]
 +
|Sega / CRI Middleware
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Bink Video]]
 +
|RAD Game Tools
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[CRIWARE]]
 +
|CRI Middleware
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[FMOD]]
 +
|Firelight Technologies
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Granny 3D]]
 +
|RAD Game Tools
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Havok]]
 +
|Havok
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[NintendoWare]]
 +
|Nintendo, HAL Laboratory
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[NintendoWare Bezel Engine]]
 +
|Nintendo
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Scaleform GFx]]
 +
|Scaleform
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Simplygon]]
 +
|Simplygon Studios
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Smacker]]
 +
|RAD Game Tools
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Sysdolphin]]
 +
|HAL Laboratory
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wwise]]
 +
|Audiokinetic
 +
|Acronym for Wave Works Interactive Sound Engine
 +
|}
 +
 
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==In-house Engines==
 +
In-house game engines are proprietary game engines, usually made for a developer's own projects. These engines are generally not available for the public to be used. While some of these engines can be, and sometimes have been, licensed to other developers, they usually aren't.
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 +
!Name
 +
!Developer(s)
 +
!Games
 +
!Notes
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[A.L.I.V.E.]]
 
|[[A.L.I.V.E.]]
 
|Oddworld Inhabitants
 
|Oddworld Inhabitants
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[A2M]]
 +
|Artificial Mind & Movement
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[ActionLibrary]]
 +
|Nintendo
 +
|[[Nintendo Game Engines#ActionLibrary|Games list]]
 +
|Unofficial name
 +
|-
 +
|[[Amazon Lumberyard]]
 +
|Amazon Game Studios
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Anvil]]
 +
|Ubisoft Montreal
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[AnvilNext]]
 +
|Ubisoft Montreal
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Apocalypse]]
 +
|Neversoft
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Asura]]
 +
|Rebellion Developments
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Atlas]]
 +
|Knowledge Adventure
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Atrophy]]
 +
|Choice Provisions
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Aurora]]
 +
|BioWare
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Amazon Lumberyard]] || Amazon Game Studios
+
|[[Autodesk Stingray]]
 +
|Autodesk
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Anvil]] || Ubisoft Montreal
+
|[[BANG!]]
 +
|Ensemble Studios
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[AnvilNext]] || Ubisoft Montreal
+
|[[Behaviour]]
 +
|Behaviour Interactive
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Asura]] || Rebellion Developments
+
|[[BlitzTech]]
 +
|Blitz Games
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Autodesk Stingray]] || Autodesk
+
|[[Buddha]]
 +
|Double Fine Productions
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[BANG!]] || Ensemble Studios
+
|[[Carbon Engine]]
 +
|Limited Run Games
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Bezel Engine]] || Nintendo
+
|[[Cobra]]
 +
|Frontier Developments
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Creation Engine]] || Bethesda Game Studios
+
|[[Creation Engine]]
 +
|Bethesda Game Studios
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Creation Engine 2]]
 
|[[Creation Engine 2]]
 
|Bethesda Game Studios
 
|Bethesda Game Studios
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[CryEngine]] || Crytek
+
|[[Crystal Engine]]
 +
|Crystal Dynamics
 +
|
 +
|Also called Gex 3D and Foundation
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Crystal Tools]] || Square Enix
+
|[[Crystal Tools]]
 +
|Square Enix
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[CTG]] || Volition
+
|[[CTG]]
 +
|Volition
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Dagor Engine]] || Gaijin Entertainment
+
|[[Dagor Engine]]
 +
|Gaijin Entertainment
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Decima]] || Guerrilla Games
+
|[[Dawn Engine]]
 +
|Eidos Interactive
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Disrupt]] || Ubisoft Montreal
+
|[[Decima]]
 +
|Guerrilla Games
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Dragon Engine]] || Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
+
|[[Disrupt]]
 +
|Ubisoft Montreal
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Dunia]] || Ubisoft Montreal
+
|[[Dragon Engine]]
 +
|Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[EAGL]] || EA Canada
+
|[[DreamFactory]]
 +
|CyberFlix
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[EGO]] || Codemasters
+
|[[Dunia]]
 +
|Ubisoft Montreal
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[EngineBlack]] || StudioBlack
+
|[[EAGL]]
 +
|EA Canada
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[EngineX]] || Eurocom
+
|[[Eclipse (Arktos)|Eclipse]]
 +
|Arktos Entertainment
 +
|
 +
|Nott to be confused with BioWare's game engine of the same name nor with Digital Eclipse's Eclipse Engine
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[EvilEngine]] || Heavy Iron Studios
+
|[[Eclipse (BioWare)|Eclipse]]
 +
|BioWare
 +
|
 +
|Not to be confused with Arktos Entertainment's game engine of the same name nor with Digital Eclipse's Eclipse Engine
 +
|-
 +
|[[Eclipse Engine]]
 +
|Digital Eclipse
 +
|[[Eclipse Engine#List of games using Eclipse Engine|Games list]]
 +
|Not to be confused with Arktos Entertainment's or BioWare's game engines
 +
|-
 +
|[[EGO]]
 +
|Codemasters
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[EngineBlack]]
 +
|StudioBlack
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[EngineX]]
 +
|Eurocom Entertainment Software
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[EvilEngine]]
 +
|Heavy Iron Studios
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Firebird Engine]]
 
|[[Firebird Engine]]
 
|Monolith Productions
 
|Monolith Productions
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Fox Engine]] || Kojima Productions
+
|[[Fox Engine]]
 +
|Kojima Productions
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Frostbite]] || DICE
+
|[[Frostbite]]
 +
|DICE
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[GbaEngine]]
 
|[[GbaEngine]]
 
|Ubi Soft Montreal
 
|Ubi Soft Montreal
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[GbcEngine]]
 +
|Ubi Soft
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Genie]] || Ensemble Studios
+
|[[Genie]]
 +
|Ensemble Studios
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Geo-Mod]]
 
|[[Geo-Mod]]
 
|Volition
 
|Volition
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Geo-Mod 2.0]]
 
|[[Geo-Mod 2.0]]
 
|Volition
 
|Volition
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Crystal Engine|Gex 3D / Crystal Engine / Foundation]] || Crystal Dynamics
+
|[[GFD]]
 +
|Atlus
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Goliath Engine]] || Beenox
+
|[[GIANTS Engine 1]]
 +
|GIANTS Software
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[GoodEngine]] || Heavy Iron Studios
+
|[[GIANTS Engine 3]]
 +
|GIANTS Software
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[GrimE]] || LucasArts
+
|[[GIANTS Engine 4]]
 +
|GIANTS Software
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Halo Engine]] || Bungie
+
|[[GIANTS Engine 5]]
 +
|GIANTS Software
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Hedgehog Engine]] || Sonic Team
+
|[[GIANTS Engine 6]]
 +
|GIANTS Software
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Hedgehog Engine 2]] || Sonic Team
+
|[[GIANTS Engine 7]]
 +
|GIANTS Software
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[id Tech 5]] || id Software
+
|[[GIANTS Engine 8]]
 +
|GIANTS Software
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[id Tech 6]] || id Software
+
|[[GIANTS Engine 9]]
 +
|GIANTS Software
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[id Tech 7]] || id Software
+
|[[GIANTS Engine 10]]
 +
|GIANTS Software
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[id Tech 8]] || id Software
+
|[[Glacier]]
 +
|IO Interactive
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Infernal Engine]] || Terminal Reality
+
|[[Goliath Engine]]
 +
|Beenox
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Insomniac Engine]] || Insomniac Games
+
|[[GoodEngine]]
 +
|Heavy Iron Studios
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[IW Engine]] || Infinity Ward
+
|[[GrimE]]
 +
|LucasArts
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Jade]] || Ubisoft
+
|[[Halo Engine]]
 +
|Bungie
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Jedi]] || LucasArts
+
|[[Hedgehog Engine]]
 +
|Sonic Team
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Katana Engine]] || Koei Tecmo
+
|[[Hedgehog Engine 2]]
 +
|Sonic Team
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Kinetica]] || Santa Monica Studio
+
|[[Holistic]]
 +
|Keen Games
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Luminous Engine]] || Luminous Productions
+
|[[id Tech 5]]
 +
|id Software
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[LyN]] || Ubisoft
+
|[[id Tech 6]]
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|id Software
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[id Tech 7]]
 +
|id Software
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[id Tech 8]]
 +
|id Software
 +
|
 +
|
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|-
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|[[Infernal Engine]]
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|Terminal Reality
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|
 +
|
 +
|-
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|[[Infinity]]
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|BioWare
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|
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|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Mercury Engine]] || MercurySteam
+
|[[Insomniac Engine]]
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|Insomniac Games
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|
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|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Merkury]] || Krome Studios
+
|[[IW Engine]]
 +
|Infinity Ward
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|
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|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[MT Framework]] || Capcom
+
|[[Jade]]
 +
|Ubisoft
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|
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|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Naughty Dog Game Engine]] || Naughty Dog
+
|[[Jedi]]
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|LucasArts
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|
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|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Nu2]] || Traveller's Tales
+
|[[JSystem]]
 +
|Nintendo
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|[[Nintendo Game Engines#JSystem|Games list]]
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|Unofficial name
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Objectnaut]] || 5th Cell
+
|[[Katana Engine]]
 +
|Koei Tecmo
 +
|
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|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Octane]] || Firebrand Games
+
|[[Kex Engine]]
 +
|Nightdive Studios
 +
|
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|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Onyx]] || Obsidian Entertainment
+
|[[Kinetica]]
 +
|Santa Monica Studio
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|
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|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[OpenSpace]] || Ubi Pictures
+
|[[Luminous Engine]]
 +
|Luminous Productions
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|
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|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[PhyreEngine]] || Sony Computer Entertainment
+
|[[LunchPack]]
 +
|Nintendo
 +
|[[Nintendo Game Engines#LunchPack|Games list]]
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|Unofficial name
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Platinum Engine]] || PlatinumGames
+
|[[LunchPack 2]]
 +
|Nintendo
 +
|[[Nintendo Game Engines#LunchPack 2|Games list]]
 +
|Unofficial name
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[PopCap Games Framework]] || PopCap Games
+
|[[Lux Engine]]
 +
|Luxoflux
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Pure3D]] || Radical Entertainment
+
|[[LyN]]
 +
|Ubisoft
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Quake engine]] || id Software
+
|[[Mercury Engine]]
 +
|MercurySteam
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Quantum3]] || High Voltage Software
+
|[[Merkury]]
 +
|Krome Studios
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[RAGE]] || Rockstar San Diego
+
|[[ModuleSystem]]
 +
|Nintendo
 +
|[[Nintendo Game Engines#ModuleSystem|Games list]]
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|Unofficial name
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[RE Engine]] || Capcom
+
|[[Mohawk]]
 +
|Brøderbund
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[REDengine]] || CD Projekt Red
+
|[[Mortar]]
 +
|Halfbrick Studios
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Retro Engine]] || Christian Whitehead / Evening Star
+
|[[Motor]]
 +
|MachineGames
 +
|[[Indiana Jones and the Great Circle]]
 +
|Custom fork of [[id Tech 7]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Ronin]] || LucasArts
+
|[[MT Framework]]
 +
|Capcom
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Saber3D Engine]] || Saber Interactive
+
|[[Naughty Dog Game Engine]]
 +
|Naughty Dog
 +
|
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|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Scimitar]] || Ubisoft Montreal
+
|[[Neversoft Engine]]
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|Neversoft
 +
|
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|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[SCUMM]] || LucasArts
+
|[[Nintendo Web Framework]]
 +
|Nintendo
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Sith]] || LucasArts
+
|[[NintendoWare Bezel Engine]]
 +
|Nintendo
 +
|[[Nintendo Game Engines#Bezel Engine|Games list]]
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Slipspace Engine]] || 343 Industries
+
|[[Nu2]]
 +
|Traveller's Tales
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Snowdrop]] || Massive Entertainment
+
|[[Objectnaut]]
 +
|5th Cell
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Source 2]] || Valve
+
|[[Octane]]
 +
|Firebrand Games
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Telltale Tool]] || Telltale Games
+
|Octane
 +
|Avalanche Software
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Tiger Engine]] || Bungie
+
|[[Odyssey]]
 +
|BioWare
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Titanium]] || Radical Entertainment
+
|[[Onyx]]
 +
|Obsidian Entertainment
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Tommunism Engine]] || Team Meat
+
|Onyx
 +
|Ubisoft
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[TOSHI]] || Blue Tongue Entertainment
+
|[[OpenSpace]]
 +
|Ubi Pictures
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[UbiArt Framework]] || Ubisoft Montpellier
+
|[[PhyreEngine]]
 +
|Sony Computer Entertainment
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Ubisoft Anvil]] || Ubisoft Montreal
+
|[[Platinum Engine]]
 +
|PlatinumGames
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Untitled Spike Chunsoft game engine]] || Spike Chunsoft
+
|[[Playground SDK]]
 +
|PlayFirst
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Vicarious Visions Alchemy]] || Vicarious Visions
+
|[[PopCap Games Framework]]
 +
|PopCap Games
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Vicious Engine]] || Vicious Cycle Software
+
|[[Prism3D]]
 +
|SCS Software
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[WF Engine]] || WayForward Technologies
+
|[[Pure3D]]
 +
|Radical Entertainment
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Zouna]] || Asobo Studio
+
|[[Quantum3]]
 +
|High Voltage Software
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[RAGE]]
 +
|Rockstar San Diego
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[RE Engine]]
 +
|Capcom
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[REDengine]]
 +
|CD Projekt Red
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Retro Engine]]
 +
|Christian Whitehead / Evening Star
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Ronin]]
 +
|LucasArts
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Saber3D Engine]]
 +
|Saber Interactive
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Scimitar]]
 +
|Ubisoft Montreal
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[SCUMM]]
 +
|LucasArts
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Sega NN Graphics Library]]
 +
|Sega
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Sith]]
 +
|LucasArts
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Slayer]]
 +
|The Collective
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Slipspace Engine]]
 +
|343 Industries
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Snowdrop]]
 +
|Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft
 +
|
 +
|Also known as Ubisoft Snowdrop
 +
|-
 +
|[[SOL-AVES]]
 +
|Bandai Namco Games
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Source 2]]
 +
|Valve
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[SoX]]
 +
|Sega
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[SPACKLE]]
 +
|Sucker Punch Productions
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Sprint Engine]]
 +
|Presto Studios
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Sysdolphin]]
 +
|HAL Laboratory
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Telltale Tool]]
 +
|Telltale Games
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Tiger Engine]]
 +
|Bungie
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Titanium]]
 +
|Radical Entertainment
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Tommunism Engine]]
 +
|Team Meat
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Treyarch NGL]]
 +
|Treyarch
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[TOSHI]]
 +
|Blue Tongue Entertainment
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[UbiArt Framework]]
 +
|Ubisoft Montpellier
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Ubisoft Anvil]]
 +
|Ubisoft Montreal
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Untitled Spike Chunsoft game engine]]
 +
|Spike Chunsoft
 +
|
 +
|Unofficial name
 +
|-
 +
|[[Vicarious Visions Alchemy]]
 +
|Intrinsic Graphics / Vicarious Visions
 +
|
 +
|Originally known as Intrinsic Alchemy before Intrinsic Graphics was acquired by Vicarious Visions
 +
|-
 +
|[[Vicious Engine]]
 +
|Vicious Cycle Software
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Viper]]
 +
|Velan Studios
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[WF Engine]]
 +
|WayForward Technologies
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Zouna]]
 +
|Asobo Studio
 +
|
 +
|
 
|}
 
|}
 +
{{Game Engines}}
 +
 +
[[Category:Middleware]]

Latest revision as of 23:03, 9 October 2026

A game engine is the framework which is used to lay the groundwork for game developers by providing them with the systems and tools needed like rendering, audio management, level editing, input detection, etc.

In some cases you may find that one game shares the same engine as another. This usually happens due to a company licensing out their engine to be used by a development team or, in the case of an in-house engine, may not need to make a whole new engine for a game if the one they have works fine. This can lead to file formats being similar or even identical between games, which can be useful when it comes to ripping and modding.

Public Engines

Public engines are game engines that are availably licensed for third-party developers.

Name Developer Active Games Notes
Adobe AIR Adobe Yes
Adobe Director Macromedia, Adobe No
Adobe Flash Macromedia, Adobe No
Adventure Game Studio Chris Jones Yes
Blazing Renderer Argonaut Games No Games list Also known as BRender
Box2D Erin Catto Yes
Build Ken Silverman No
Build 2 Ken Silverman No
Cocos2d Ricardo Quesada and Lucio Torre ?
Construct 2 Scirra No
Construct 3 Scirra Yes
Construct Classic Scirra No
CryEngine Crytek No
CryEngine 2 Crytek No
CryEngine 3 Crytek No
CryEngine 4 Crytek ?
CryEngine V Crytek Yes
Doom engine / id Tech 1 id Software No
FNA Ethan Lee Yes
Gamebryo Gamebase No Formerly known as NetImmerse
GameMaker YoYo Games Yes Games list Formerly known as Animo, Game Maker, GameMaker Studio, and GameMaker Studio 2
GB Studio Chris Maltby Yes
Godot Juan Linietsky & Ariel Manzur Yes
GoldSrc Valve No
Havok Vision Game Engine Trinigy / Havok No Known as Vision Engine before acquired by Havok
id Tech 2 id Software No
id Tech 3 id Software No
id Tech 4 id Software No
Irrlicht Engine Nikolaus Gebhardt et al. Yes
LithTech Monolith Productions No
LithTech Jupiter Monolith Productions No
LithTech Jupiter EX Monolith Productions No
MonoGame MonoGame Foundation Yes
Open 3D Engine Open 3D Foundation Yes
Q Qube Software No
Quake engine id Software No
RenderWare Criterion Software No
RPG Maker Degica Yes
Serious Engine Croteam No
Source Valve No Games list
Torque 2D GarageGames Yes
Torque 3D GarageGames Yes
Torque Game Engine GarageGames No
Torque Game Engine Advanced GarageGames No
Torque X GarageGames No
Unity Unity Technologies Yes Games list
Unreal Engine 1 Epic Games No Games list
Unreal Engine 2 Epic Games No Games list
Unreal Engine 2.5 Epic Games No Games list
Unreal Engine 3 Epic Games No Games list
Unreal Engine 4 Epic Games No Games list
Unreal Engine 5 Epic Games Yes Games list
Unreal Engine 6 Epic Games Upcoming
Wolfenstein 3D engine id Software No
XNA Microsoft No

Middleware Engines

Name Developer(s) Notes
Acroarts Sega / CRI Middleware
Bink Video RAD Game Tools
CRIWARE CRI Middleware
FMOD Firelight Technologies
Granny 3D RAD Game Tools
Havok Havok
NintendoWare Nintendo, HAL Laboratory
NintendoWare Bezel Engine Nintendo
Scaleform GFx Scaleform
Simplygon Simplygon Studios
Smacker RAD Game Tools
Sysdolphin HAL Laboratory
Wwise Audiokinetic Acronym for Wave Works Interactive Sound Engine

In-house Engines

In-house game engines are proprietary game engines, usually made for a developer's own projects. These engines are generally not available for the public to be used. While some of these engines can be, and sometimes have been, licensed to other developers, they usually aren't.

Name Developer(s) Games Notes
A.L.I.V.E. Oddworld Inhabitants
A2M Artificial Mind & Movement
ActionLibrary Nintendo Games list Unofficial name
Amazon Lumberyard Amazon Game Studios
Anvil Ubisoft Montreal
AnvilNext Ubisoft Montreal
Apocalypse Neversoft
Asura Rebellion Developments
Atlas Knowledge Adventure
Atrophy Choice Provisions
Aurora BioWare
Autodesk Stingray Autodesk
BANG! Ensemble Studios
Behaviour Behaviour Interactive
BlitzTech Blitz Games
Buddha Double Fine Productions
Carbon Engine Limited Run Games
Cobra Frontier Developments
Creation Engine Bethesda Game Studios
Creation Engine 2 Bethesda Game Studios
Crystal Engine Crystal Dynamics Also called Gex 3D and Foundation
Crystal Tools Square Enix
CTG Volition
Dagor Engine Gaijin Entertainment
Dawn Engine Eidos Interactive
Decima Guerrilla Games
Disrupt Ubisoft Montreal
Dragon Engine Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
DreamFactory CyberFlix
Dunia Ubisoft Montreal
EAGL EA Canada
Eclipse Arktos Entertainment Nott to be confused with BioWare's game engine of the same name nor with Digital Eclipse's Eclipse Engine
Eclipse BioWare Not to be confused with Arktos Entertainment's game engine of the same name nor with Digital Eclipse's Eclipse Engine
Eclipse Engine Digital Eclipse Games list Not to be confused with Arktos Entertainment's or BioWare's game engines
EGO Codemasters
EngineBlack StudioBlack
EngineX Eurocom Entertainment Software
EvilEngine Heavy Iron Studios
Firebird Engine Monolith Productions
Fox Engine Kojima Productions
Frostbite DICE
GbaEngine Ubi Soft Montreal
GbcEngine Ubi Soft
Genie Ensemble Studios
Geo-Mod Volition
Geo-Mod 2.0 Volition
GFD Atlus
GIANTS Engine 1 GIANTS Software
GIANTS Engine 3 GIANTS Software
GIANTS Engine 4 GIANTS Software
GIANTS Engine 5 GIANTS Software
GIANTS Engine 6 GIANTS Software
GIANTS Engine 7 GIANTS Software
GIANTS Engine 8 GIANTS Software
GIANTS Engine 9 GIANTS Software
GIANTS Engine 10 GIANTS Software
Glacier IO Interactive
Goliath Engine Beenox
GoodEngine Heavy Iron Studios
GrimE LucasArts
Halo Engine Bungie
Hedgehog Engine Sonic Team
Hedgehog Engine 2 Sonic Team
Holistic Keen Games
id Tech 5 id Software
id Tech 6 id Software
id Tech 7 id Software
id Tech 8 id Software
Infernal Engine Terminal Reality
Infinity BioWare
Insomniac Engine Insomniac Games
IW Engine Infinity Ward
Jade Ubisoft
Jedi LucasArts
JSystem Nintendo Games list Unofficial name
Katana Engine Koei Tecmo
Kex Engine Nightdive Studios
Kinetica Santa Monica Studio
Luminous Engine Luminous Productions
LunchPack Nintendo Games list Unofficial name
LunchPack 2 Nintendo Games list Unofficial name
Lux Engine Luxoflux
LyN Ubisoft
Mercury Engine MercurySteam
Merkury Krome Studios
ModuleSystem Nintendo Games list Unofficial name
Mohawk Brøderbund
Mortar Halfbrick Studios
Motor MachineGames Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Custom fork of id Tech 7
MT Framework Capcom
Naughty Dog Game Engine Naughty Dog
Neversoft Engine Neversoft
Nintendo Web Framework Nintendo
NintendoWare Bezel Engine Nintendo Games list
Nu2 Traveller's Tales
Objectnaut 5th Cell
Octane Firebrand Games
Octane Avalanche Software
Odyssey BioWare
Onyx Obsidian Entertainment
Onyx Ubisoft
OpenSpace Ubi Pictures
PhyreEngine Sony Computer Entertainment
Platinum Engine PlatinumGames
Playground SDK PlayFirst
PopCap Games Framework PopCap Games
Prism3D SCS Software
Pure3D Radical Entertainment
Quantum3 High Voltage Software
RAGE Rockstar San Diego
RE Engine Capcom
REDengine CD Projekt Red
Retro Engine Christian Whitehead / Evening Star
Ronin LucasArts
Saber3D Engine Saber Interactive
Scimitar Ubisoft Montreal
SCUMM LucasArts
Sega NN Graphics Library Sega
Sith LucasArts
Slayer The Collective
Slipspace Engine 343 Industries
Snowdrop Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft Also known as Ubisoft Snowdrop
SOL-AVES Bandai Namco Games
Source 2 Valve
SoX Sega
SPACKLE Sucker Punch Productions
Sprint Engine Presto Studios
Sysdolphin HAL Laboratory
Telltale Tool Telltale Games
Tiger Engine Bungie
Titanium Radical Entertainment
Tommunism Engine Team Meat
Treyarch NGL Treyarch
TOSHI Blue Tongue Entertainment
UbiArt Framework Ubisoft Montpellier
Ubisoft Anvil Ubisoft Montreal
Untitled Spike Chunsoft game engine Spike Chunsoft Unofficial name
Vicarious Visions Alchemy Intrinsic Graphics / Vicarious Visions Originally known as Intrinsic Alchemy before Intrinsic Graphics was acquired by Vicarious Visions
Vicious Engine Vicious Cycle Software
Viper Velan Studios
WF Engine WayForward Technologies
Zouna Asobo Studio
Game Engines
Public enginesAdobe AIR - Adobe Director - Adobe Flash - Adventure Game Studio - Blazing Renderer - Box2D - Build - Build 2 - Cocos2d - Construct 2 - Construct 3 - Construct Classic - CryEngine - CryEngine 2 - CryEngine 3 - CryEngine 4 - CryEngine V - id Tech 1 - FNA - Gamebryo - GameMaker - GB Studio - Godot - GoldSrc - Havok Vision Game Engine - id Tech 2 - id Tech 3 - id Tech 4 - Irrlicht Engine - LithTech - LithTech Jupiter - LithTech Jupiter EX - MonoGame - Open 3D Engine - Q - Quake engine - RenderWare - RPG Maker - Serious Engine - Source - Torque 2D - Torque 3D - Torque Game Engine - Torque Game Engine Advanced - Torque X - Unity - Unreal Engine - Wolfenstein 3D engine - XNA
MiddlewareAcroarts - Bezel Engine - Bink Video - CRIWARE - FMOD - Granny 3D - Havok - NintendoWare - Scaleform GFx - Simplygon - Smacker - Sysdolphin - Wwise
In-house enginesA.L.I.V.E. - A2M - ActionLibrary - Amazon Lumberyard - Anvil - AnvilNext - Apocalypse - Asura - Atlas - Atrophy - Aurora - Autodesk Stingray - BANG! - Behaviour - BlitzTech - Buddha - Carbon Engine - Cobra Engine - Creation Engine - Creation Engine 2 - Crystal Engine - Crystal Tools - CTG - Dagor Engine - Dawn Engine - Decima - Disrupt - Dragon Engine - DreamFactory - Dunia - EAGL - Eclipse (Arktos, BioWare) - Eclipse Engine - EGO - EngineBlack - EngineX - EvilEngine - Firebird Engine - Fox Engine - Frostbite - GbaEngine - GbcEngine - Genie - Geo-Mod - Geo-Mod 2.0 - GFD - GIANTS Engine - Glacier - Goliath Engine - GoodEngine - GrimE - Halo Engine - Hedgehog Engine - Hedgehog Engine 2 - Holistic Engine - id Tech 5 - id Tech 6 - id Tech 7 - id Tech 8 - Infernal Engine - Infinity - Insomniac Engine - IW Engine - Jade - Jedi - JSystem - Katana Engine - Kex Engine - Kinetica - Luminous Engine - LunchPack - LunchPack 2 - Lux Engine - LyN - Mercury Engine - Merkury - ModuleSystem - Mohawk - Mortar - Motor - MT Framework - Naughty Dog Game Engine - Neversoft Engine - Nintendo Web Framework - NintendoWare Bezel Engine - Nu2 - Objectnaut - Octane - Odyssey - Onyx - OpenSpace - PhyreEngine - Platinum Engine - Playground SDK - PopCap Games Framework - Prism3D - Pure3D - Quantum3 - RAGE - RE Engine - REDengine - Retro Engine - Ronin - Saber3D Engine - Scimitar - SCUMM - Sega NN Graphics Library - Sith - Slayer - Slipspace Engine - Snowdrop - SOL-AVES - Source 2 - SoX - SPACKLE - Sprint Engine - Sysdolphin - Telltale Tool - Tiger Engine - Titanium - Tommunism Engine - Treyarch NGL - TOSHI - UbiArt Framework - Ubisoft Anvil - Untitled Spike Chunsoft game engine - Vicarious Visions Alchemy - Vicious Engine - Viper - WF Engine - Zouna
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