Game Making Tools to Make Your Games
List of game developer resource materials for your game development and game making. Be sure to check back often for updates!
General Game Engines
Engine | Prgramming Required? | 2D / 3D? | Available for OS | Builds to… |
Construct 3 | No | 2D (All Genres) | Windows | Desktop, Consoles, Mobile, Web |
GameMaker 2 | No, but available | 2D (All Genres) | Windows | Desktop, Consoles, Mobile, Web |
Unity | Yes, but WYSIWYG plugin available | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac | Desktop, Consoles, Mobile, Web |
Unreal Engine | Yes | 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac | Desktop, Consoles, Mobile |
Clickteam Fusion | No | 2D (All Genres) | Windows | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
Stencyl | No | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
GameSalad | No | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
PICO-8 | Yes | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Web |
CryEngine | Yes | 3D (All Genres) | Windows | Desktop, Consoles |
PlayCanvas | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Browser (Windiws, Mac, Linux, Mobile) | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
Godot Engine | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Web |
Superpowers | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop |
Torque 2D/3D | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows | Desktop, Consoles, Mobile |
Genre Specific Game Engines
Engine | Programming Required? | 2D / 3D? | Available for OS | Builds to… |
Arcade Game Studio | No | 2D (Arcade Games) | Windows | Desktop |
RPG Maker | No | 2D (RPGs) | Windows | Desktop |
Adventure Game Studio | No | 2D (Point n Click Adventure Games) | Windows | Desktop |
Visionaire Studio | No | 2D (Point n Click Adventure Games) | Windows | Desktop |
Wintermute Engine | No | 2D (Point n Click Adventure Games) | Windows | Desktop |
Ren”Py | No | 2D (Visual Novels) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop |
Twine | No | 2D (Interactive Text Adventures) | Windows, Mac | Desktop |
Inform | No | 2D (Interactive Text Adventures) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop |
Adrift | No | 2D (Interactive Text Adventures) | Windows | Desktop |
Game Frameworks
Engine | Prgramming Required? | 2D / 3D? | Available for OS | Builds to… |
MonoGame | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
Phaser | Yes | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
LOVE | Yes | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
Flixel | Yes | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Web |
HaxelFlixel | Yes | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
Flashpunk | Yes | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Web |
Polycode | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
Turbulenz | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |