Best Game Engines of 2021



 Unreal Engine



Unreal Engine is one of the most popular and widely used game engines owned by Epic Games. Games like PUBG, Fortnite were created with this fantastic game engine. Unreal Engine will offer you everything to create a high-quality game. 

Scripting is handled with C++  so you may benefit from some programming background. But you can create a game without a single line of code with Blueprints A node-based scripting editor.

Unreal Engine also has its own marketplace where users can find models and tools to use.

To create a really awesome AAA game Unreal Engine is the best.


Unity



Unity is one of the best multi-platform game engines. This is the choice of many large organizations to create awesome games with excellent functionality, high-quality content. It supports both 2D and 3D content.

Games like Pokemon Go Heartstone are made with Unity. Users can create any kind of game for Windows, Mac, IOS, Linux, Android, Xbox, PS4, and other platforms. 

You can create a game with C#. But if you are lazy to code then you can use Bolt or other visual scripting extensions.

Unity has its own large marketplace where users can find assets.


Godot



Godot is the best open-source cross-platform game engine. You can create both 2D and 3D games using Godot. It's easy to learn.

You can use C#, C++, and GDScript to create games using Godot.

Godot has an Active community to solve bugs. You can get answers to your questions from them easily.


CryEngine



CryEngine is a powerful 3D game engine. It' one of the best game engines for AAA quality content. Like other game engines, it also offers some tools to game development easier.

CryEngine is pretty hard to learn and use but you can create a great game with it.


Buildbox


Buildbox is one of the easiest game engines I've ever used. You can create both 2D and 3D games with it easily and without code. 

You don't need to code much in Buildbox. You can create games with visual scripting only. 

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