The game engine is an architect that developers use to run a game. A video game engine allows the addition of physics, rendering, input, scripting, collision detection, artificial intelligence, and more without the need to program it. 

Importance of game engines- 

• Developers use it to create the framework of the game.
• Game engines are reusable.
• With the help of the game engine, we can utilize our time in character, texture, and how it interacts. 
• With the help of game engines, games are created in less time
• Without a game engine, it's not easy to develop a game. 
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We can consider these in best game engines-

1. Unity-  

Unity is a cross-platform game development software with powerful rendering, tools, and a rapid workflow for 2D and 3D design and coded in C# & developed by Unity technologies a well-known Game Development Company. We have two versions of unity one is free and another is paid or professional version. By using the Unity platform, we can develop games for multiple platforms like- desktop, gaming consoles, AR & VR environments, and mobile devices. 

Features of Unity -

1. One of the best multi-platform game engine
2. Prestigious Unity asset store
3. Great visual experience, fabulous graphics design, effective and reliable.
4. Online tutorials, easy to learn, codes are easy and in multiple languages

2. Unreal-

Unreal is a cross-platform game development engine developed by Epic Games, a game development company. It is coded in C++. Unreal is developed for first-person shooting games. Unreal is highly portable. With the help of Unreal, we can create a hyper-realistic environment. Unreal is able to create an immersive world. With immersive worlds, Virtual Reality experiences can be created. Poker game development can be easily done with the help of Unreal.

Features of Unity -

1. Epic gives you the right to source code
2. One of the best platforms for FPP shooter games
3. Quick prototyping and iteration
4. Is really helpful for big games

3. Amazon Lumberyard-

Lumberyard is a superseded open-platform 3D game engine developed by Amazon corporation in 2016. Amazon Lumberyard is based on CryEngine and is licensed from Cytek. It is coded in C++ and Lua. It supports game development for PC, XBOX, iOS, PS4, and Android platforms. This is also able to create Virtual reality effects for OSVR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift. It allows for visual charters, environment, and special effects. 

4. CRYENGINE- 

CRYENGINE is a cross-platform engine developed for first-person shooter games.it was developed by CryTek. It is written in C++(Qt), Lua, and C#. It is known for its great visuals. Compatible with XBOX, PS4, PS5, PC, and mobile platforms like iOS and Android. 

5. Godot- 

Godot is known as the most powerful 2D & 3D game development cross-platform engine. Godot is an open-source platform licensed under MIT. Godot is coded in C++, C#, or in its own coding language GDscript. It is quite comfortable with android, iOS, macOS, Linux, Windows, and Haiku. 

Conclusion- 

In this blog, we shared about 5 top game engines. Game engines are a priest priority to develop games. Without a game engine, we are not able to create games visuals, rendering, effects, sounds, and other main features. These game engines are different-different for operating systems so make sure to choose the perfect game engine for your operating system. These are cross-platforms for game development and most had free versions to develop games. There are thousands of game development companies that are using these platforms. Mainly we had 5 engines- Unity, Unreal, Amazon Lumberyard, Godot, and CRYENGINE. CRYENGINE is now Amazon Lumberyard. Unity is the perfect game engine in all ways. Its features make it easy to choose and use.

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