Best free software for Game development !! (Android/iOS/AR/Windows/Console)

All the listed tools are best free game making software, that I assure you. Some of them are easy to use and provide ability to build any type of online and offline games for any platform.

Note:

You need to be familiar with specific Programming Language here for using these tools because each tool supports specific programming language (Lua/C++/C#/Python) to program the Game.

Here Programming only uses for creating the game logic and in some tools, it also uses for the design of the object as well.

Some software also support visual scripting for creating game logic that means you can create games without coding/programming.

So let’s start the list,

1: Unity 3D Game Engine –

-> Programming Used for game logic in Unity 3D:

C# (C-Sharp)

-> Is Unity 3D free to Use?

Unity has two editions, Personal and Professional. The personal edition is completely free to use but it displays a ‘Made with Unity’ logo while your game starts.

Neglecting that logo, the personal edition is completely free to use. It is the best game engine you can use to make games if you are a beginner.

If your company or the game that you had just made makes more than $100k a year, then you must upgrade to Unity Professional. The Unity Professional costs $125/month. The price will increase a bit if you want android or iOS add-ons/plugins.

-> Asset Store for Unity game engine :

The Unity asset store is a marketplace where developers and artists sell content they have made so that you can use it. You can either use these assets in your game, to facilitate the production of your game or just for your own edification.

For Example: let’s say you only knew how to program, and you couldn’t make a character model and animate it. You could download a model from the asset store and use it in your game.
Visit Marketplace

-> What types of games you can build with Unity 3D ?

You can create any type of game as you are only limited by your skills. No matter which platform game you are building like -Android Games, -iOS Games, -PC Games, -Console & VR Games.

Games made with Unity

-> Can I create the games without coding as well on Unity game engine?

Yes, recently Unity added some assets through which you can create Games and its prototype using it. This asset considers as visual scripting tools in which, you create the logic of the game using Block in place of code.

Here are the best available assets:

Unity Bolt View

Unity PlayMaker View

Unity Adventure Creator View

2: Unreal Game Engine –

-> Programming Used for game logic in Unreal Engine:

C++

-> Is Unreal engine free to Use?

Unreal Engine End User License Agreement for Publishing: This license is free to use and incurs 5% royalties when you monetize your game or other interactive off-the-shelf product and your lifetime gross revenues from that product exceed $1,000,000 USD.

Unreal Engine End User License Agreement for Creators: This license is free to use and 100% royalty-free; you can use it to create internal or free projects, or to develop linear content or custom projects for clients, but not for publishing off-the-shelf offerings.

-> Asset Marketplace of Unreal engine :

Unreal Engine also have huge marketplace similar to unity for buy/sell game development assets. Marketplace have both free & premium assets.

Visit Marketplace.

-> What types of you can develop?

You can create any type of game as you are only limited by your skills. No matter which platform game you are building like Android Games, iOS Games, PC Games, Console & VR Games.

Games made with Unreal Engine

-> Can I create the games without Coding as well on this platform?

Yes, using Blueprint (Built-in) View

3: Godot Game Engine –

-> Programming Used for Game Logic:

GDScript(Like Python), C#, C++

-> Completely Free to Use?

Godot Engine is free and open-source software released under the permissive MIT license (also named Expat license).

You are free to use Godot Engine, for any purpose

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-> Asset Store (Free & Premium):

Visit Marketplace

-> What types of Games you can develop?

Desktop platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, UWP, *BSD

Mobile platforms: iOS, Android

Consoles: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One via third-party providers.

Export to the web using HTML5 and WebAssembly

-> Can I create the games without Coding as well on this platform?

Yes, With Visual scripting using blocks and connections. (Built-in)

4: Amazon Lumberyard Game Engine –

-> Programming Used for Game Logic:

Lua

-> Completely Free to Use?