Summary

This page is a compilation of game engines, learning materials, and my thoughts on each. I’ve loosely sorted these into Specialty Engines for specialty game creation and Generic Engines for broader game creation.

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As a reminder, It isn’t easy to make a video game in CMSI-3751, especially if you have no coding or game experience. If you want to make a video game in an engine you have never used you are looking at 2x to 3x the amount of work with a regular semester of game design. You have been warned!

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Specialty Engines

These are engines designed to create a “single” type of game.

GB Studio - Free

GB Studio

GB Studio is a an engine designed to create Gameboy Era games.

You should use GB Studio if…

How to learn

Cool Games Made with GB Studio

Murder Mansion (GB-Studio Game)

Health Odyssey