General Game Engines
| Engine | Prgramming Required? | 2D / 3D? | Available for OS | Builds to… |
| Construct 2 | No | 2D (All Genres) | Windows | Desktop, Consoles, Mobile, Web |
| GameMaker: Studio | No, but available | 2D (All Genres) | Windows | Desktop, Consoles, Mobile, Web |
| Unity | Yes, but WYSIWYG plugin available | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac | Desktop, Consoles, Mobile, Web |
| Unreal Engine | Yes | 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac | Desktop, Consoles, Mobile |
| Clickteam Fusion | No | 2D (All Genres) | Windows | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
| Stencyl | No | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
| GameSalad | No | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
| PICO-8 | Yes | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Web |
| CryEngine | Yes | 3D (All Genres) | Windows | Desktop, Consoles |
| PlayCanvas | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Browser (Windiws, Mac, Linux, Mobile) | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
| Godot Engine | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Web |
| Superpowers | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop |
| Torque 2D/3D | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows | Desktop, Consoles, Mobile |
Genre Specific Game Engines
| Engine | Programming Required? | 2D / 3D? | Available for OS | Builds to… |
| Arcade Game Studio | No | 2D (Arcade Games) | Windows | Desktop |
| RPG Maker | No | 2D (RPGs) | Windows | Desktop |
| Adventure Game Studio | No | 2D (Point n Click Adventure Games) | Windows | Desktop |
| Visionaire Studio | No | 2D (Point n Click Adventure Games) | Windows | Desktop |
| Wintermute Engine | No | 2D (Point n Click Adventure Games) | Windows | Desktop |
| Ren’Py | No | 2D (Visual Novels) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop |
| Twine | No | 2D (Interactive Text Adventures) | Windows, Mac | Desktop |
| Inform | No | 2D (Interactive Text Adventures) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop |
| Adrift | No | 2D (Interactive Text Adventures) | Windows | Desktop |
Game Frameworks
| Engine | Prgramming Required? | 2D / 3D? | Available for OS | Builds to… |
| MonoGame | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
| Phaser | Yes | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
| LOVE | Yes | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
| Flixel | Yes | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Web |
| HaxelFlixel | Yes | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
| Flashpunk | Yes | 2D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Web |
| Polycode | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
| Turbulenz | Yes | 2D & 3D (All Genres) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Mobile, Web |
Programming and Code Editors
| Editor | Available for OS |
| Notepad ++ | Windows |
| Sublimetext | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Komodo Edit | Windows |
Interactive Stories, Games and Animation in Your Browser
| Engine | Prgramming Required? | 2D / 3D? | Available for OS | Builds to… |
| Scratch | No | 2D (All Genres) | Online, Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Web |
| Snap! | No | 2D (All Genres) | Online, Windows, Mac, Linux | Desktop, Web |