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Unreal Engine

High-end 3D game engineSource-available

Epic's engine for high-fidelity 3D, with C++ and Blueprints visual scripting, and built-in rendering features like Nanite geometry and Lumen lighting. Also used for film and visualization.

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Reach for it when

  • High-fidelity 3D on PC and consoles
  • Real-time visualization and virtual production

Worth knowing

Full source is on GitHub once you link an Epic account, but it isn't open source: games pay a 5% royalty on lifetime gross revenue above $1M (sales through the Epic Games Store are exempt). There is no official browser export — pick another engine for web games.

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