Game engines
There’s never been a better time to get into game development on Linux. Michael Reed puts five capable engines under the microscope.
Michael Reed
has been a Linux nerd since the winter of 1996 when he had only a 386DX/25 to warm himself.
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o, you may ask, what is a game engine? Generally speaking, it’s an integrated environment that enables you to – you’ve guessed it – make video games. If you’ve ever wanted to produce your own game then this might be the best period in history to give it a go, thanks to all the free tools that are available. And as luck would have it, Linux has most of the major game engines available for it.