Real reasons (not) to build custom game engines in 2024
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Drawing from Highfleet's experience, this article explains why building your own engine may be a bad idea and when it might be worth considering.
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Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Drawing from Highfleet's experience, this article explains why building your own engine may be a bad idea and when it might be worth considering.
Game From Scratch
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
GameFromScratch.com The Mirror Stops Using the Godot Game Engine The Mirror, an open-source effort to create an open Roblox or Fortnite alternative that we first covered in 2022 has just announced a massive change. They are no longer going to be building on top of the free and open-source Godot game engine.
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Grumpy Gamer
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
How to make your own game engine (and why) by Tyler Glaiel Well worth a read. In my 35+ year career in games I’ve never used an off the shelf game engine. Starting with SCUMM I’ve always build my own. I love the power and the freedom. Someone responded with “What! Are you Ron Gilbert!”
Harold Serrano
APRIL 27, 2025
After two years of rewriting my game engine from scratch using ECS architecture, I finally arrived at a huge milestone: testing whether I can assign gameplay behavior to a character directly through the editor. Building the editor was one of the hardest parts of this journey.
Grumpy Gamer
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
How to make your own game engine (and why) by Tyler Glaiel. In my 35+ year career in games I've never used an off the shelf game engine. Starting with SCUMM I've always build my own. It's hard work and probably cost me more but I love making game engines and writing compilers.
Harold Serrano
DECEMBER 4, 2024
As stated in my previous post , my goal is to improve the robustness of the Untold Engine by focusing on developing various games. I was thinking of a game to make, and I thought about how much my kids love car games. The Untold Engine has a function that allows for a camera to follow a model at a determined offset.
Brand Game Development
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
This communication happens on five levels: the core engine of the game, mechanics, rules, the internal narrative or “theme”, and the external narrative or “community and marketing.” ” This guide comes in three parts: What’s the core engine of a game? That’s no accident.
Big Games
MARCH 27, 2025
Its massive Asset Store and extensive community support make game development more streamlined and efficient. Unreal Engine Created by Epic Games, it is well known for its advanced rendering capabilities and excellent visuals. Unreal Engine It provides advanced tools, but because of its C++ core, it has a longer learning curve.
Game From Scratch
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Xogot – Godot on iPad Xogot is a new project from Miguel de Icaza (the creator of Mono among other projects) building upon his work on bringing Swift to the Godot game engine.
AWS Games
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Norsfell Team “GameLift is specifically designed for game servers, and has been proven by notable development studios. Knowing other developers were using it gave us more confidence to build. It also saved us time deploying and managing game servers,” shared Benjamin Jouan, Norsfell Co-Founder and Director of Engineering.
Game Designing
MARCH 1, 2023
Video game engineers are an important part of a game development team who takes care of a range of advanced technical tasks. Due to the skills required, becoming a game engineer can take some time and education, but it can also be a very well-paying job. Game Engineer vs Developer or Designer?
Game Daily
APRIL 11, 2023
CEO and founder Sean Pinnock acknowledges that the company’s core offering is a game engine, albeit one made from the ground-up to help resolve Web3 game development’s most pressing challenges. “We want to make it easier to build triple-A content that people can expand upon.” You can just build.”
Game From Scratch
APRIL 3, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Flax Engine 1.8 Released The Flax 3D game engine just released Flax Engine 1.8. This release adds several new features including.NET 8/ C#12 support, a new integrated UI building tool and much more. Details of the Flax Engine 1.8 It brings lots of great […] The post Flax Engine 1.8
Game From Scratch
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Unreal Engine 5.3 Released Epic Games have just released Unreal Engine 5.3. The popular Unreal game engine gets several new improvements with the 5.3 Released Read More The post Unreal Engine 5.3 The popular Unreal game engine gets several new improvements with the 5.3
Logic Simplified
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
This powerful software allows developers to build their 3D assets and sciences with tools for 3D animation , modeling, rendering, shading, simulation, and more. Autodesk also offers 3ds Max, a similar 3D modeling and rendering software for design visualization, games, and animation.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. Help us continue our work: Make a Donation Standard build includes support for GDScript and GDExtension.NET build (marked as mono ) includes support for C#, as well as GDScript and GDExtension.NET 8.0
AWS Games
JANUARY 16, 2024
Game backend solutions empower game developers to save time and money while building reliable and engaging games. These solutions especially benefit those who are just starting their game development, as they provide the tech support and infrastructure needed to bring their gaming visions to life.
CG Spectrum
DECEMBER 15, 2022
CG Spectrum graduate Hanny Lu talks about her experience studying Unreal Connectors: Virtual Production , a 12-week micro-credentialing program created in partnership with Epic Games. Hanny's version of the desert road scene in Unreal Engine, applying what she learned in the course to create the landscape and foliage. Meet Hanny.
Mircosoft Game Dev
JANUARY 16, 2025
If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. The cover illustration is from WEBFISHING , a multiplayer online casual fishing game where you relax, hang out, make friends, and catch fish! You can buy the game on Steam , and follow the development on Twitter.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
This design became common in game engines and libraries in the early 2010s. This can be understood by examining the Engine and Game Logic parts separately: Engine. Game logic. Still (while, by far, not the majority) some types of games will see a performance benefit when using ECS in the game logic side.
Mircosoft Game Dev
MARCH 20, 2025
As such, we encourage testing this build in order to ensure a smooth release for both versions. If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. Malcolm Anderson sought a more streamlined solution, and integrated a new toggle on the Game view ( GH-99555 ).
Mircosoft Game Dev
MARCH 21, 2025
If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. The illustration picture for this article comes from Haulin Oats , a board game about truck driving, the US highways, and oatmeal (?!), You can also try the Web editor or the Android editor for this release.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. Developed by James Dornan, the game was released on Steam in January 2025. or newer is required for this build, changing the minimal supported version from.NET 6 to 8. if something that worked fine in previous 4.x
CG Spectrum
JANUARY 3, 2023
As the excuses he devised not to follow his passion faded, Anthony quit his full-time job to dedicate his efforts to exploring filmmaking within a game engine. I experimented with both Unity and Unreal Engine since real-time workflows seemed most practical for me as a solo artist. Building out the space station in Unreal Engine.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Last week, we released the first of our Release Candidate builds, a state suitable for production settings. If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. Developed by chx games, the game was just released on Steam.
Mircosoft Game Dev
APRIL 25, 2025
If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. The cover illustration is from Cornerpond , a fishing game that takes place entirely in the corner of your desktop. You can get the game on Steam and follow the developer on Twitter. It is developed by foolsroom.
Mircosoft Game Dev
MARCH 14, 2025
If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. The illustration picture for this article comes from Book Bound , a cozy bookshop simulator game by Bit66 Games, which was recently released on Steam. Buildsystem: Android: Fix build with disable_3d ( GH-103523 ).
Grumpy Gamer
MAY 25, 2020
I also uploaded the dev build of the Delores engine (including the complete debugger) so you can run all your edits and changes. I've always skewed away from visual programming and dialogue engines. A game that goes on Steam, Epic, or GOG requires a great deal of testing. don't hit the back button yet. Today it's easy.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Woah, another beta build already? If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. You can buy the game on Steam , and follow the developer on BlueSky and itch.io. Export: Disable Metal and Vulkan renderers in simulator builds.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. You can buy the game on Steam , and follow the developer on Bluesky and his website. or newer is required for this build, changing the minimal supported version from.NET 6 to 8.
Game Dev Unchained
MAY 24, 2023
Riding the Wave of Tech Evolution In an era defined by rapid innovation and evolution, the game development industry continually grapples with the pressure to remain on the cutting edge. Dino Patti and Tadej Gregorcic , both co-founders of Coherence , a platform aiming to democratize multiplayer game development.
Harold Serrano
DECEMBER 28, 2022
But, in terms of the engine, not so much. I'm sad to say that the Untold Engine saw little progress this year. But the main reason was the lack of direction for the game engine. For most of the year, I had no idea what to do with my game engine. I wanted to niche down my game engine to a game genre.
Grumpy Gamer
MAY 24, 2020
But wait… don’t hit the back button yet… I also uploaded the dev build of the Delores engine (including the complete debugger) so you can run all your edits and changes. I’ve always skewed away from visual programming and dialogue engines. Today it’s easy. Today it’s easy. They can’t.
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
An adventure that began in the world of civil engineering, a path she chose but found to be a mismatch with her passion. Now, she’s navigating the world of game development, where each day brings new challenges and exciting discoveries. Today, her high school writing experience plays a part in the narratives she crafts in games.
Mircosoft Game Dev
JANUARY 15, 2023
returns to its own physics engine which, despite not being a high end physics engine like PhysX, aims to offer a lot more flexibility and “just works” capabilities to users. The custom physics engine still has a considerable amount of issues remaining but we are working hard to ensure it is in a decent state for shipping when 4.0
Logic Simplified
OCTOBER 18, 2023
If you are planning to develop a mobile game, then it is crucial to understand that a successful game that attracts players and stands out in crowded app stores takes a lot of time, effort and dedication. Selecting the most suitable mobile game engine is one of the crucial decisions that must be taken.
Mircosoft Game Dev
APRIL 8, 2025
If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. The cover illustration is from Fortune Avenue , a capitalism simulator where you shrewdly extort and outmaneuver your friends in a chaotic, board-game environment. It is developed by Binogure Studio.
Mircosoft Game Dev
MAY 2, 2025
Frederic Plourde is the XR Lead at Collabora where he drives AR/VR strategy, business development, and open-source innovation, leading a team of talented engineers working on XR customer projects and Monado, the cross-platform open-source OpenXR runtime. Combining Monado with Godot, an open-source game engine, creates a powerful synergy.
iXie gaming
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
The world of game development has seen a significant shift with the recent release of Unreal Engine 5, which promises to bring an unprecedented level of realism and interactivity to gaming experiences. With this new iteration, there are several key factors that distinguish Unreal Engine 5 from its predecessor, Unreal Engine 4.
Nvidia
AUGUST 31, 2021
Drops, Global Illumination, Super Sampling, and Low Latency Solutions Level Up Today, Unreal Engine developers receive access. Drops, Global Illumination, Super Sampling, and Low Latency Solutions Level Up Today, Unreal Engine developers receive access to several NVIDIA updates. Custom RTX Branch of UE4.27 Custom RTX Branch of UE4.27
AWS Games
JULY 29, 2022
Creating and maintaining all of these systems from scratch can take crucial developer time away from building those fun, innovative gaming experiences that can satisfy and delight players. For game development, it is important to be able to use AWS with popular game engines such as Unreal Engine.
AWS Games
MARCH 8, 2024
The use of game engines to generate interactive content is a common choice for people these days. Unity , which is one of the popular game engines, is widely used for mobile applications that run on smartphones. AWS for Games has published a reference architecture describing a Unity Build pipeline.
Ask a Game Dev
APRIL 2, 2024
The first thing that any new hire has to do is get the project synced to the latest safe build and get the game running. Without being able to run the game, we can't make or test any of the changes we will inevitably need to make. We'll ignore the administrative stuff and focus on the productivity onboarding.
Nvidia
APRIL 5, 2022
Unreal Engine is an open and advanced real-time 3D creation platform. Evolving from its state-of-the-art use in game engines into a multitude of industries, Unreal Engine is an open and advanced real-time 3D creation platform. You can get started building applications today. Then you’re all set!
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