Game Engines

Roberto Morales
CS490

overview

Game Engine?
What kinds are there?
Whats the difference?
Which one should I choose?

Game Engines???
What is a Game Engine?
Why do I need a Game Engine?

Rendering
Physics
Lightning
Artificial Inteligence
Sound

Top Video Game Engines

Unity5
Unreal Engine 4
CryEngineV
GameMaker Studio

Unity 5
The Good
Very popular amongst new developers
Very easy learning curve
Supports 2D and 3D development
Tons of Assets
Free

Unreal Engine 4

Allows for complex 3d effects

Blueprint system allows for easy & complex systems
Advanced dynamic lighting
Advanced Particle System
Youve most likely played a game on this
(Bioshock, Batman, Rocket League, Rainbow Six,
Borderlands, Gears of war, Goat Simulator)

The Bad:
5% Royalties on $3,000 or more
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5

CryEngine V

Easy to use Flowgraph Tool

Easy to use AI
Best audio engine (FMOD)
Advanced Animation
State-of-the-art Lighting
Opened Source

GameMaker Studio
No Coding Required!
Drag and drop, point and click.
The Bad
Expensive AF*
No 3D Support
Very limited

Others

Anvil Engine (Assasins Creed)

Amazon Lumberyard
Fox Engine (PES, MGS, PT)
Frostbite (Battlefield)
idTech (Quake, Doom)
Rage (Rockstar Games)
REDengine (The Witcher)
Source 2 (Dota2)
Many More

Which one is better?

Unity

Unreal

CryEngine

GameMaker

Cost

$0-125 month $0

$50-150/month

$0-799

Royalties

0%. Limits

5% > 3k

0%

0%

Coding

C#, javascript

C++

C++, Lua

Not required

2D/3D

Y/Y

N/Y

Y/Y

Y/N

CryEngine V

Unreal Engine 4

Unity

Game Maker

Sources
https://www.cryengine.com/get-cryengine/memberships/
https://www.behance.net/gallery/21839385/5-Incredible-Game-Engines-a
nd-Their-Pros-and-Cons
https://store.unity.com/
http://www.yoyogames.com/get
http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/20/the-top-10-engines-that-can-help-yo
u-make-your-game/view-all/
https://www.unrealengine.com/faq
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_game_engines