Top 5 Tools for Mobile Game Development

Top 5 Tools for Mobile Game Development

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The global gaming industry will likely be valued at 128.5 Billion by 2020 with mobile acquiring over 50% percent of the market share. With innovative technologies like augmented reality and virtual reality in the picture, these predictions are likely to tilt further in favor of the mobile industry. Mobile technologies have evolved drastically over the past few years. Innovations in this space have covered many limitations which previously loomed in the mobile app market. Problems like heating issues, limited storage, processing limits, battery issues etc. are all being either resolved or at least the situation has improved dramatically.

Here is the list of top 5 tools for mobile game development

1. Unreal Engine:

 

Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) is the next version of UDK (Unreal Development Kit). It is brand new engine released by Epic Games. This game development kit comes with immense options for mobile, PC as well as console game development. UE4 encompasses stunning graphical capabilities like advanced dynamic lighting and a new particle system that can handle up to a million particles in a scene simultaneously. This is a definite treat for any 3D game developer.

The new Unreal Engine 4 comes with many changes from its predecessor. Unlike UDK, Unreal Engine 4 uses C++ as the scripting language, completely replacing the popular UnrealScript. Also, the Kismet is replaced with a more user-friendly Blueprint system. Because of these changes, even experienced game designers will go through a learning curve to master the updated version.

2.Unity:

 
Unity is an intuitive game development engine that offers a vast array of features for both 2D and 3D game development. It is one of the best engines for cross-platform mobile game development. You can quickly and easily port games onto Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8, and BlackBerry platforms. Unity supports assets from major 3D applications like 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, CINEMA 4D, Blender etc. With the recent release of Unity 4.3, native 2D capabilities, supporting sprites and 2D physics are also added to its design capabilities. 

Though Unity integrates with all major 3D applications, there are many limitations to its editing capabilities inside the engine editor. Apart from some primitive shapes, everything has to be created using a third-party 3D application. Alternatively, you can always purchase assets from the asset library (pricing is determined by the asset author). Also, with the new 64-bit support and WebGL, Unity 5 is evidently a strong contender among the mobile game development engines.

3.Corona SDK:
 

Corona SDK is a cross-platform 2D game development kit used for games development for mobile platforms as well as Apple TV & Android TV. It uses Lua as its scripting language which is popular among game developers because of a short learning curve. Corona SDK is available for Mac as well as Windows operating systems. It comes with over 500 APIs for a range of functions from animations to networking. With real-time testing in Corona, you can easily ideate, code and validate in one go.

Another major perk of using Corona for mobile game development is its pricing. With a free plan Corona has attracted many developers and in turn, has created a huge support community. While the basic version is free, it also comes with an enterprise solution costing $79/month, and another version priced a little higher at $199/month. One downside with Corona is that it can only be used for 2D game development. It has limited to no capabilities in 3D gaming, VR or AR. If you are planning to create an AAA game then this platform might feel a little limiting.

4.Lumberyard:

Amazon’s Lumberyard is a free AAA game engine which can be used for Android, iOS, PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It is based on CryEngine, a game development kit developed by Crytek. With cross-platform functionality, Lumberyard provides a lot of tools to create AAA quality games. Some of its best features include full C++ source code, networking, Audiokinetic’s feature-rich sound engine, seamless integration with AWS Cloud and Twitch API. Its graphics are accelerated with a range of terrain, character, rendering and authoring tools which help to create photo-quality 3D environments at scale.

Amazon also acquired Twitch, a live-streaming and chatting social video platform with a user base of over 100 million users per month. The platform being primarily focused on video game streaming has become a critical platform for mobile and video game marketing. With a native integration developers can include social gaming features using Twitch ChatPlay, Twitch Metastream and TwitchJoinIn.

5.Cocos2D-x:

Cocos2D-x is a 2D game development kit for Android, iOS, Linux, OS X and Blackberry mobile phones. Being an open-source tool, it comes with loads of detailed documentation and community support. It is highly resource efficient in the sense that you can create games of a size as low as 1.5 MB. It uses OpenGL to render optimized 2D graphics.

This platform has evolved dramatically over the past few years and has become a preferred choice many developers around the world. Some of the popular games developed using Cocos2D-x include Badland, Clash of Kings, Hardest Game Ever 2, Contra: Evolution etc. It free pricing and library of existing resources make it a good competitor for 2D game development. Though it is a very effective tool it has limited capabilities in 3D game development. Apart from this, it is a superb game development SDK for a small to mid-size project.

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