Popular Game Dev Engines for Indie & Small Teams

Here are some of the best game engines for indie developers and small teams — affordable, easy to learn, and powerful enough to create great games.

Unity Free tier, 2D/3D, huge community.

• Brackeys
• Jason Weimann
• Unity Official
• Code Monkey

Godot Open-source, lightweight, beginner-friendly.

• Brackeys
• GDQuest
• HeartBeast
• KidsCanCode

GameMaker Studio Great for 2D games, drag & drop + scripting.

• Shaun Spalding
• Friendly Cosmonaut

Construct No-code, browser-based, fast prototyping.

• Scirra Official
• The Construct Team

RPG Maker Perfect for story-driven RPGs without heavy coding.

• Driftwood Gaming
• SumRndmDde