Here's some alternatives to the Unity game engine
In the wake of Unity setting everything on fire with their new revenue model for developers, here's a reminder on what other game engines and tech is out there for developers to look into.
Category: Game Engine
The open source Godot Engine has a new Godot Development Fund
The same day that Unity confused all their developers with a new pay per user install revenue model, the team behind the open source Godot Engine just announced their new Godot Development Fund.
Morrowind engine replacement OpenMW v0.48 out now with shaders
Bringing with it some pretty fancy new features, the Morrowind engine replacement OpenMW version 0.48.0 is out now.
Godot Engine has a new funding platform and they're calling for help
With Godot Engine moving over to being supported by the Godot Foundation directly, they've begun pushing for people to support their efforts via their new funding platform inspired by Blender.
Godot Engine 4.1 brings a detachable script editor, Vulkan pipeline cache
Godot 4.1 has been released today for game developers who want a cross-platform free and open source game engine. Bringing with it plenty of new features.
Godot Engine 4.1 to get FSR 2.2, better 3D support for OpenGL, shader improvements
Seems like the next update for Godot Engine is going to be a nice one for game developers, with multiple graphics enhancements on the way.
Godot Engine 4.0 out now plus console porting is coming
Today is the big day! Godot Engine 4.0 is officially out now, and there's also work happening for developers to port their games to consoles now too.
Godot Engine 4.0 gets a first Release Candidate
Game developers might want to begin to look closer at this one! The free and open source Godot Engine is about to have the biggest update ever with 4.0 that now has a first Release Candidate.
4A Games release a full Metro Exodus SDK for modders
4A Games have done something quite awesome. They've released a SDK for people to make full game modifications of Metro Exodus.
Might and Magic 6, 7 and 8 get an open source reimplementation with OpenEnroth
Want to play Might and Magic 6, 7 and 8 on modern systems with an updated game engine? Well, OpenEnroth looks mighty promising.
GameMaker makes a few more open source moves with extensions
Well, I have to admit I am surprised that the takeover of YoYo Games (who develop GameMaker) by Opera has been largely positive with them making more moves towards open source.
Star Wars Dark Forces lives on again with The Force Engine
A dedicated Star Wars fan and code hacker has created something awesome: The Force Engine. A brand new free and open source modern game engine for Star Wars Dark Forces.
Godot Engine 4.0 is approaching release, future plans detailed
Godot Engine 4.0 is so close now, with an overhauled and powerful Vulkan rendering system and now their developers have a new blog post up detailing some plans.
Godot Engine 4.0 gets a Movie Maker
With Godot Engine 4.0 slowly approaching release, the developers are still hooking up some huge features to this free and open source game engine like a Movie Maker.
Unreal Engine 5.1 rolled out with plenty of Linux improvements
Epic Games announced that Unreal Engine 5.1 is now available, and along with all the usual big new features, they continued improving their Linux support in this release.
Godot Engine now has its own dedicated Foundation for funding
The free and open source game engine Godot Engine continues to grow, and now the team behind it has formed a Godot Foundation to continue funding it.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game engine OpenRCT2 gets another big upgrade
OpenRCT2 is a free and open source game engine reimplementation for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, upgrading many parts of it and making it work well cross-platform on modern systems. Version 0.4.2 was recently released with some fun new features.
The latest Godot Engine showreel is an impressive look at upcoming games
Every now and then the developers of Godot Engine, a cross-platform free and open source game engine, put together a showreel of what's made with it.
Castle Game Engine building up towards a huge new release
It's not only Godot Engine that's building towards a big new release. We also have the free and open source Castle Game Engine you might want to keep an eye on.
Godot Engine 4 hits Beta with absolutely loads new
Godot Engine, the powerful free and open source game engine that is becoming increasingly popular has a massive new Beta release available for Godot 4.
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