Game development sits at the intersection of programming, mathematics, physics and creative design — making it one of the most technically demanding and rewarding fields in software engineering. Whether you want to build your first game, understand how professional game engines work under the hood, or master the graphics programming techniques that power modern AAA titles, this section gives you the technical foundation to do it.
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You will find in-depth articles on over 100 game engines, practical C++ programming guides for game systems, DirectX and OpenGL graphics programming tutorials, and career resources for developers building a future in the games industry. Whether you are a beginner exploring game development for the first time or an experienced programmer going deeper into engine architecture, start here.
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Delta3D is an open-source multi-platform game development engine. Written in C++, the engine is available to users under the license of LGPL (Lesser General Public License). Community-supported, Delta3D is widely prevalent among developers around the globe. The engine is used for multipurpose including training, education, visualization, and of course entertainment.
The word Esenthel is made by combining two words i.e. Essential and Essence. It is an open source game engine for developing commercial and noncommercial games (it is not Free, there are some limitations, i.e. its code cannot be used to create/improve other game engines.). It is written in C++ and is very easy to use. It uses very clean APIs. It is in development since 2000.
Exult is a FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) game Engine. It is written in C++ and runs on Mac, Windows and Linux. Exult was developed in 2004 to recreate a massive hit game of 1990’s called Ultima VII. It is created for the revival of Ultima VII (The Black Gate) and Ultima VII part2 (Serpent Isle) on modern PCs.
Gambryo is a cross-platform game engine written in C++. It is a suit of several C++ libraries, plug-ins and run-time libraries. The engine supports several platforms like Windows, Android, Mac, Linux, iOS, Wii, Wii Ware, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS X, PS 2, PSP, PS3 and PS4.
G3D Innovation Engine is a fully featured, cross platform game engine. This is a 3D engine written in C/C++. It is a commercial-grade, open source engine for different platforms i.e. Windows, Linus and Mac OS. The engine is licensed under BSD-2 license and mainly used for teaching purpose.
Godot is a cross platform free and open source game engine with MIT (a light license) licensing. It is written in C++ and C# and used to develop 2D and 3D games. The development environment runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux and develops games for platforms like windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, HTML5, WebAssembly and Xbox One.
What is DirectX? DirectX is comprised of application programming interfaces (APIs) that are grouped into two classes: the DirectX Foundation
The Aurora Engine was developed by BioWare using Borland C++ Builder. It is the successor of the Infinity Engine. This game engine
Anura Game Engine is an open-source, C++-based game engine designed primarily for creating 2D games. It is known for its flexibility, ease of
Armory is an opensource 3D graphic game engine. It comes up with complete Blender integration that has turned it into
Construct is an HTML-5 based 2D gaming engine developed by Scirra Ltd. Written in C++ and JavaScript language-focused fundamentally for non-programmers. It allows visual programming making it easier for artists to give life to their imagination into the game. Construct is not a template engine; it has a complete set of tools to create something unique and genuinely your creation.
Blend4Web is an open source 3D graphic software framework. The main advantage of the framework is that it works right within the browser without installing any third party plugins. It can render both graphics as well as audio inside the browser window.
