Help with games engines Thread

Hi folks,

Sorry if there is some another thread on forum related to this question.

I'm java web developer and right now i'm and my friends interested to develop few games. One of them will be 2D board game and another one 3D coop horror.
I don't know anything about game development and how to choose game engine right.

I'm worry about licenses for engines, for example - CryEngine, idk how to get it for free, or there is some type of license which allow me to develop my own game, publish it in some store for free access.

I ask help in this question, to make right decision and discuss some moments.

Hi jrrakh. Most Engines offer an Indie Option these days, which either gives the developer a limit that they can earn in revenue from publishing games with their engine or a fixed royalty fee on your sales (after a certain limit). For Unity (my own personal favorite), this limit is $100k, at which point you have to buy a Pro License/subscription to continue using the Engine for your games. With Unreal Engine, you pay Epic 5% of gross revenue after the first $3,000 per product per calendar quarter (3 months). I am not sure what Cryengine's Indie license is since I have never used it. Usually, you will select the Indie license option when you make an account for your chosen engine and activate it once you install it on your chosen development machine.

-Paul

If you program in Java, Jmonkeyengine.org could be a good option.

Guys, thank you for answers!

There's also quite a few open-source (royalty-free) engines out there nowadays such as the classic Id Tech, 1, 2, 3 and 4 engines as well as the Cube (2) engine and even some Doom sourceports (GZDoom has support for models & voxels).

If you don't have any previous game programming experience, then you might want to consider one of the higher level tools like Game Maker to get your feet wet on the topic. They hide a lot of the complex details from you, and the amount of extensive education material is perfect for any beginner. Although the tool isn't as fully featured as many of the many AAA engines out there, it is a breeze to get things off the ground.

Edited by: wareification