Game engines

Main article: Game engine recreations and source ports

This is a list of known game engines.

Before diving in

• ScummVM does get referenced on this page because it's the main active engine recreation project (there's almost no other project like it)
• This page is not limited to the ScummVM project, while they have allowed some non-adventure games to be added like RPGs & strategy games, other projects are needed for engines they most likely won't accept.
• Engines with historical significance are highlighted in yellow.

Multi-Genre

These engines were used to make games of varying genres, and benefit the most from engine recreations do to the large variety of titles made with them.

Some of these engines such as Macromedia Director and mTropolis were also used to make non-game related software.

Name	ScummVM Support	Released	NOG	Description & Other Recreation Projects
Atlas	None	1994	47+	Developed by Davidson & Associates, It was used make many kids games and oddities like What's Her Face!, Superstar Rivals and the 2002 adaptation of American Idol. It's place in Video game history is in edutainment, Atlas was used to make entries in classic franchises like the Davidson's Learning Center series, Blaster series, and the JumpStart series. it was used to make quite a few Fisher-Price games as well.
Chrome	None	2001	28+	An engine developed by Techland.
Composer	Good	1995
Dagor Engine	None	2003	16
Director	Low	1985
DIV Games Studio	None	1999	12+
Entropy	None	2002	3	The engine used to make Tribes: Aerial Assault, Area 51 (2005) and The Hobbit (2003)
Freescape	Decent	1987
Genesis3D	None	1999	14+
Gob	Decent	1990c
HyperCard	None	1987		Developed by Apple, HyperCard was used to make hundreds games and software for MacOS computers from 1987 to roughly 1999. An engine recreation for modern computers would have a major impact on video game and software preservation but this would also be a huge project as well.
Hypno	Decent	1995	4
ImaginEngine Technology	None	1997	13	An in-house engine developed by ImaginEngine. It was first used to make "Monster Maker Ultra Edition" and games for Hasbro like Operation & Tonka Construction 2, it would later get used to make educational titles like Arthur's Camping Adventure, Blue's Room & three Clifford The Big Red games.
Klik & Play	None	1994
Kyra	Decent	1991	6
LithTech Jupiter	None	2002	18	Developed by Monolith Productions. It was used to make some well-known titles like No One Lives Forever 2, Tron 2.0, and Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault. In an unexpected change in circumstances, there is a chance of it getting added to ScummVM, as Jupiter was used make two adventure games(Mysterious Journey II, Sentinel: Descendants in Time) and three RPG's (Face of Mankind, Rubies of Eventide, Mistmare)
MADE	Decent	1992	4
Media Station	Preliminary	1994	23 - 30
Mohawk	Decent	1993
mTropolis	Low	1995
Pie in the Sky	None	1993c	20+
ToolBook	None	1990		Developed by Asymetrix. ToolBook is authoring platform that was to make video games and software, most of which are undocumented making impossible to say how many games / software were made with it. Although ToolBook has always been marketed, to varying degrees, towards the education sector, Asymetrix would later almost exclusively target the e-learning market once it became clear that they couldn't compete with platforms like Macromedia Director or even mTropolis. The final version of ToolBook was release in 2012 with support ending in 2017.
Torque	None	2001	41
Torque GEA	None	2006	9
TsAGE	Low	1992
WAP32	None	1997	3	Developed by Brian Goble, "Windows Animation Package 32" was the engine powering three of Monolith Productions most well-known games, the hack & slash dungeon crawler, Get Medieval, puzzle/strategy game, Gruntz and the Classic 2D platformer, Claw.
World Builder (Synergistic)	None	1989	6
Yaga	Preliminary	2002

Genre Specific

These engines were made for a specific genre of game

Action

Name	ScummVM Support	Released	NOG	Description & Other Recreation Projects
Black Hawk Engine	None	2001	6
Build Engine	None	1995	18+
Glacier	None	2000	12	An engine developed by IO Interactive
Shoot 'em up Construction Kit	None	1988	16+

Adventure

Name	Engine Type	ScummVM Support	Year	NOG	Description & Other Recreation Projects
A A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Access	2D	Decent	1991c	6
ADL	Text	Good	1980	7
ADVENT	Text	None	1985	4
Adventure Game Studio	2D	Decent	1997
Adventure Game Toolkit	Text	None	1987
Adventure Maker	2D	None	2001	13+	A point-and-click Game Engine and Toolkit developed by Giovanni Albani and the "Adventure Maker Team" It hasn't been updated since 2013 and seems to be a mostly dead project by now.
Adventure Master	Text / 2D	None	1984
Adventure Programming Engine	2D	None	1990	2	Adventure game engine developed by Accolade, APE was used to make two games: Altered Destiny and Les Manley in: Search for the King.
AGDS	3D / 2.5D	Preliminary	2003	5	The "Advanced Graphic Development System" or AGDS for short, is an engine developed by Future Games, they used it to make adventure games like The Black Mirror, Alter Ego and NiBiRu - Age of Secrets
AGI	2D	Good	1984
AGOS	2D	Decent	1989	8
Alcachofa	2D	Preliminary	2000	10
ALG	FMV	Decent	1990	6
B A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
BAGEL	2D	Decent	1995	2
BTZ	Text	None	1985	4
C A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
CineActive	FMV	None	1995c	3+	An engine developed by Peter Marx for FMV games. There are only three game currently known to of used this engine: Terror T.R.A.X.: Track of the Vampire, Johnny Mnemonic and the windows version of Capcom's Fox Hunt.
Cinematique	2D	Decent	1989	2
Cougar	3D / 2.5D	None	2001	4	Developed by House of Tales Entertainment, Cougar is an Adventure Game engine that was used to make The Moment of Silence, Overclocked: A History of Violence, 15 Days and the infamous, The Mystery of the Druids.
CPAL3D	3D / 2.5D	None	2004	7
Cryomni3D / Cryo	3D / 2.5D	Low / Low	1995
D A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
DGDS	3D / 2.5D	Low	1990	4
F A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Filmation	2D	None	1984	5
G A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Gadget Player	FMV / 2D	None	1997	3
Generic Adventure Game System	Text	None	1985
Glk	Text / 2D	Good	Various
Graphic Adventure Creator (GAC)	Text / 2D	None	1985	30+
GrimE	2.5D	Decent	1998	2
Groovie	2D / 2.5D / FMV	Decent	1993	5
I A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Illusions	2D	Low	1997	2
Inglish	Text	None	1982	5	The engine used by Beam Software for their "Tolkien Software Adventure" series
L A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Legend	Text / 2D	Preliminary	1990	11	ScummVM git fork
M A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
M4	2D	Low	1995	2	a continuation of MADS (MicroProse Adventure Development System) by Sanctuary Woods.
MADS	2D	Low	1992	4
Magnus	2D	None	1997c	14	Engine developed by Ivanoff Interactive A/S.
O A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Opalium	3D / 2.5D	None	2006	3	Developed by Nebulaquest, Opalium is an Adventure Game engine that was used to make Paradise, Sinking Island and Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
P A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Panda3D	3D / 2.5D	None	2003	8
Parallaction	2D	Low	1992	3
Phoenix3D	3D / 2.5D	None	2000	7
PhoenixVR	3D / 2.5D	Low	1999	9
Playground	2D	None	2006	72	An engine developed by PlayFirst that was used to make many casual games and adventure games like Emerald City Confidential and the Dream Chronicles series.
Professional Adventure Writer (PAW)	Text / 2D	None	1987	100+
Q A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Quest Engine	2D / 2.5D	Decent	2003c	14
R A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Ring	2.5D	Preliminary	1999	7	ScummVM git fork
S A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
SAGA	2D	Decent	1994	4
SCI	2D	Decent	1988
SCUMM	2D	Decent	1987
SLUDGE	2D	Preliminary	2003	15
Spark Casual Engine	2D	None	2011	16+	An engine developed by Artifex Mundi that was used to make adventure games.
ST Adventure Creator (STAC)	Text / 2D	None	1988	16+
T A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Tetraedge	3D / 2.5D	Low	2001	13
The Quill	Text	None	1983	100+
V A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Video Reality	2D	None	1997	2	The engine SouthPeak Interactive used for Temüjin and Dark Side of the Moon.
Virtools	3D / 2.5D	None	2000	26+	Many Adventure Games from early to mid 2000s were made with this engine including contemporary classics like Still Life and Syberia.
Visionaire	2D	None	2006	47+
W A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Wintermute	2D / 2.5D	Low	2003
World Builder (SBS)	2D	Decent	1984

Edutainment

Name	ScummVM Support	Released	NOG	Description & Other Recreation Projects
ARQ	None	1998	2+	An engine developed by Top Meadow. Only two games are known, so far, to have used ARQ: Heaven Quest (1998) and Gil's Bible Jumble (2001)
DAS	Preliminary		8
FPCCS	None	2008	9	All games made for the Fisher-Price Computer Cool School PC peripheral used the same engine. There is currently no way to play these games without the peripheral.
Sun / SunX	None	199?	5+	An engine developed by Sunburst Communications, It was use by them for most if not all of their mid to late 90s-era games .
Titan	None	199?	22	Developed by Compedia, They used this engine to make under thirty educational games, before moving to Macromedia Director for all their games.
VBS Engine	None	2003	5	This engine gets its name from how all the games using this engine were made for Vacation Bible School (VBS) events. The games that use this engine are: Take the Plunge, Construction Zone, Power Up, Trading Places and Treasures of the Nile. These games were all developed by Jon Alexander during the early to mid 2000s.

RPG

Name	ScummVM Support	Released	NOG	Description & Other Recreation Projects
CRAB	Low	2012	3
Gold Box	None	1988	22
Infinity Engine	None	1998	10	Engine developed by BioWare, it was used to make Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Icewind Dale and Planescape Torment
VirtualDungeon	None	1992	2+	Engine developed by Neurosport to make pseudo-3D 1st-person RPG's
Wolf RPG Editor	None	1998	140+
XnGine	None	1995	9	Engine developed by Bethesda Softworks. It was used to make Elder Scrolls Battlespire, Redguard and Daggerfall
zEngine / ZenGine	None	2001	2	The engine used to make Gothic and Gothic II.

Simulation

Name	ScummVM Support	Released	NOG	Description & Other Recreation Projects
Prism 3D	None	2001	17	An engine developed by SCS Software.

Strategy

Name	ScummVM Support	Released	NOG	Description & Other Recreation Projects
BRender	None	1995	25
Europa	None	2000	9
CatCore	None	2002	20	An engine developed by Cat Daddy Games that was used to make most of there games. It was used to make games such as Medieval Conquest, School Tycoon and Mall Tycoon 3
Genie Engine	None	1997	3	An engine developed by Ensemble Studios, it was used to make Age of Empires, Age of Empires II, Age of Empires Definitive Editions, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds and the expansion packs for these three games.
S3D	None	1998	3	Engine developed by PopTop Software for Railroad Tycoon II, Tropico, and Tropico 2
SAGE	None	2003	5	Engine developed by Electronic Arts LA for games like Command & Conquer Generals, Command & Conquer 3 and both Battle for Middle-earth games.

Visual Novel

Name	ScummVM Support	Released	NOG	Description & Other Recreation Projects
A A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ADV98V	None	1991c	70	A Visual Novel engine designed for the PC-98 series of computers.
ADVIZ	None	1992c	7+	A Visual Novel engine developed for the PC-98.
AGS	None	1993	6	This is not that AGS, it a much older engine developed by C's Ware for the PC-98 that was use to make 90s classics like Eve ~Burst Error~, Desire and Love Potion. these games are some of the most impotent games in video game history, with of them being some of, if not, the first visual novels to get an English translation.
AI / AI4	None	1989	80	Custom visual novel engines designed for the PC-98 series of computers used to make some of the earliest games made by the ELF Corporation.
AI5	None	1991c	20+	A visual novel engine designed for DOS, PC-98, FM Towns and the Sharp X68000.
AI5Win	None	1997c	25+	The Windows 9x port of the AI5 engine
AVG32	None	1993c	25+	Although it's unknown how many games were made with AVG32, the engine was vary popular with 90s visual novel developers. This engine was used to make classics like Air, Kanon and Gakuen Heaven.
B A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
BlueGale	None	2003	8	A custom engine developed by and named after BlueGale, a developer of adult visual novels.
C A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
CatSystem	None	1998	100+
CodeX RScrip	None	2002	70	Custom visual novel engine developed and used by Liar-soft.
Comic Maker	None	1998c	180+	This hard to research engine was mainly used by dōjin developers.
E A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Ethornell / BGI	None	2004	90+
H A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Hot Soup Processor	None	1994	35+	HSP is a scripting language popular within Japanese indie game circles, it was used to make many visual novels, dōjin games and school projects.
I A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Interheart FPK	None	1999	4	A custom engine developed by Interheart that was used to make a few of their games.
K A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
KaGuYa	None	2001	55	Named after the company that develop it, this engine is used by almost every game by Atelier Kaguya.
KiriKiri	None	1998	3500+	One of the most widely use used engines, It has been used make classic visual novels like Fate/stay night, Witch on the Holy Night, 1999ChristmasEve and many other gems.
M A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Main System	None	2002	5	An engine almost entirely only used by BL game developer, Vivid Color.
Majiro Script Engine	None	2004	118
Malie	None	2001	56
MAPL	None	1995	30
N A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
N2System	None	2003	12	A custom engine developed by Nitroplus, it was used for many visual novel classics such as CHAOS;HEAD, Steins;Gate, and DRAMAtical Murder.
NScripter	None	1999	1100+	Widely used by both commercial and dōjin developers. NScripter gave us classics like Ever17, Kurai Nichiyoubi, Memories Off 2nd and the When They Cry series (Ciconia, Higurashi, Umineko)
Q A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
QLIE	None	2005c	68
R A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
RealLive	None	2001	100+	The successor to AVG32, it was used to make of the genres most well-known classics such as Little Busters, Clannad, & Planetarian
S A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
SaiSys	None	2000	60+	A custom engine made by Aqua House, it was exclusivity used by them and their subsidiaries.
Shiina Rio	None	2000	150+	An engine developed by Foster, it was exclusivity used by WillPlus and their subsidiaries
System	None	1988	150+	Dating all the way back to 1988. Every game AliceSoft has made runs on a version of this engine. They currently use System 4.x to develop their games.
System-98	None	1993	11	A custom engine made by Excellents for the PC-98, , it was exclusivity used by them and their subsidiaries.
System-NNN	None	2000	110
T A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
TMR-Hiro ADV System	None	2005	25
W A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
WADVIZ	None	1997c	9+	The Windows 9x port of the ADVIZ engine

Miscellaneous Engines

Still Compatible

These engines are still compatible with modern hardware & operating systems and would not benefit from an engine recreation just yet.

Name	Released	ScummVM support	Description
ChoiceScript	2010	None
Clausewitz	2007	Out of Scope
Construct	2007	Out of Scope
Ego Engine	2007	Out of Scope
Essence	2004	Out of Scope
Godot	2001	Out of Scope
Mugen	1999	Out of Scope
OpenBOR	2005	Out of Scope
Ren'Py	2004	Out of Scope
Sol	2008	Out of Scope
TyranoScript	2015	Out of Scope	TyranoBuilder is an engine designed for making visual novels.
Unity	2005	Out of Scope
YU-RIS	2001c	Out of Scope

Console Engines

These engines were either made for video game consoles or the main focus for these engines were consoles.

Name	Released	NOG	ScummVM support	Description, SVM Support & Other Recreation Projects
Alchemy	2002	41	Out of Scope	initially developed by Intrinsic Graphics before being bought by Vicarious Visions. Alchemy was used to make games like Crash Nitro Kart, Marvel Ultimate Alliance & X-Men: Legends.
Infernal	2002	24	Out of Scope	An engine developed by Terminal Reality.
Jade	2003	10	Out of Scope	Proprietary game engine developed by Ubisoft. This is the engine that powered Beyond Good & Evil, Rayman: Raving Rabbids and the Prince of Persia Sands of Time Trilogy.
Vicious Engine	2005	17+	Out of Scope
Slayer	2002	12	Out of Scope
Zero	1999	9	Out of Scope	An engine developed by Pandemic Studios.
Zouna	2002	30+	Out of Scope

Mobile Engines

Name	Released	NOG	ScummVM support	Description, SVM Support & Other Recreation Projects
ABYSS	2005	9	Out of Scope
Cosmos	2013	4	Out of Scope	A proprietary engine developed by Ubisoft for iOS and Android.
ExEn	2000	125+	Out of Scope
Mascot Capsule	2001	600	Out of Scope
Mophun	2002	310+	Out of Scope
X-Forge	2003	10+	Out of Scope
Wireless Game Engine	2001c	22+	Out of Scope

Also See

• Game engines: Games
• Game engine recreations and source ports
• Preservation projects
• ScummVM
• Visual novel problem

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