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Picking a Game Engine as a Solo Developer

Picking the right game engine can be a big decision.

The game engine you choose will affect the tools you have, how your game looks, and how it feels to play.

In this post, we'll compare three popular game engines: Unity3D, Unreal Engine, and Godot.


Spoiler: I would choose Unity 3D

Unity 3D

Unreal Engine

Godot Engine

Ease of Use

5

3

4

Asset store

5

4

1

License

Free

Free

Free

License if you make money alot

399$/year

​5% of profit

Free

Graphics

4

5

4

​System Requirements

3

1(Needs a really good computer)

5


Unreal Engine uses C++ code that itself is hard to use language

Unity 3D and Godot Engine uses easier language compared to C++




variety of game assets in asset store is most important to me as single developer,

this saves a lot of time

Unity Asset store has lots of assets including whole complete game project


Licenses are all free if you just started the project

Only annoying thing in Unity 3d is we need to pay 399$/year for removing splash screen






Unreal Engine nanite

Unity 3D HDRP

Godot Engine 4.0

I make mobile games and normal desktop so Unity3D and Godot are enough.

Unreal has best graphics for high end device.


Conclusion:

If you want to make a video game with acceptable graphics and develop the game fast, Unity 3D is best

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Bryan Bui
Bryan Bui
13 sept. 2023

Now that Unity has added a download fee system, do you still believe that Unity is really the best option? Will the game continue to be developed in Unity. Why or why not? Will this negatively impact the game development?

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Maximiliano Lee
Maximiliano Lee
14 sept. 2023
En réponse à

The per-install fee is too high for those who make free games with little ads, especially casual games. I'm still planning to use Unity 3D, but now I can't confidently recommend Unity3D to new developers

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