# GameMaker, Unreal Engine vs Unity Comparison | | GameMaker | Unreal Engine | Unity | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 32 | 151 | 365 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (75.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (71.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (73.9% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### GameMaker **Not enough data** ### Unreal Engine **Not enough data** ### Unity Pros: - Ease of Use (4 reviews) - Intuitive (3 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (3 reviews) - Expensive Subscriptions (2 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | GameMaker | Unreal Engine | Unity | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.1 (31 reviews) | 9.0 (130 reviews) | 8.8 (310 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.4 (31 reviews) | 7.5 (132 reviews) | 8.6 (309 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 8.0 (41 reviews) | 8.4 (58 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 8.1 (24 reviews) | 7.9 (46 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.7 (28 reviews) | 8.4 (120 reviews) | 8.3 (290 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 6.4 (6 reviews) | 8.5 (25 reviews) | 8.4 (47 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.5 (31 reviews) | 9.3 (130 reviews) | 9.2 (300 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### GameMaker #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Unreal Engine #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Unity #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### 3D Modeling | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GameMaker** | N/A | N/A | | **Unreal Engine** | N/A | N/A | | **Unity** | 8.2/10 | 58 | #### Design | Feature | GameMaker | Unreal Engine | Unity | |---|---|---|---| | **Sculpting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.8 (45 reviews) | | **Topology** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.4 (46 reviews) | | **Drawing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.7 (48 reviews) | | **Brush Variety ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.5 (46 reviews) | | **Effects** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (51 reviews) | #### Move | Feature | GameMaker | Unreal Engine | Unity | |---|---|---|---| | **Animate** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (53 reviews) | | **Render** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (53 reviews) | | **Views** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (52 reviews) | #### Store & Manage | Feature | GameMaker | Unreal Engine | Unity | |---|---|---|---| | **Pipeline ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (50 reviews) | | **Controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (51 reviews) | | **Template library ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (49 reviews) | #### Generative AI | Feature | GameMaker | Unreal Engine | Unity | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text-to-Image** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text-to-3D** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Game Engine | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GameMaker** | 7.9/10 | 10 | | **Unreal Engine** | 8.8/10 | 51 | | **Unity** | 8.1/10 | 136 | #### Visual Fidelity | Feature | GameMaker | Unreal Engine | Unity | |---|---|---|---| | **Rendering Quality** | 8.3 (10 reviews) | 9.3 (48 reviews) | 8.5 (125 reviews) | | **VFX Quality** | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 9.0 (45 reviews) | 8.4 (120 reviews) | | **Texture and Terrain Quality** | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 9.1 (48 reviews) | 8.4 (121 reviews) | #### Creation Tools | Feature | GameMaker | Unreal Engine | Unity | |---|---|---|---| | **Cutscene Creation** | 8.2 (10 reviews) | 8.7 (42 reviews) | 8.2 (104 reviews) | | **Shader Creation** | 7.5 (10 reviews) | 8.7 (44 reviews) | 8.2 (109 reviews) | | **AI Control** | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 8.3 (39 reviews) | 7.8 (107 reviews) | | **Animations** | 7.7 (10 reviews) | 8.8 (45 reviews) | 8.3 (122 reviews) | | **No-code Creation Capabilities** | 6.9 (6 reviews) | 8.6 (45 reviews) | 7.4 (109 reviews) | | **Team Collaboration** | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (40 reviews) | 7.8 (109 reviews) | ### 3D Rendering | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GameMaker** | N/A | N/A | | **Unreal Engine** | N/A | N/A | | **Unity** | 5.4/10 | 6 | #### Generative AI | Feature | GameMaker | Unreal Engine | Unity | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text-to-Image** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 5.6 (6 reviews) | | **AI Text-to-Video** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 5.3 (6 reviews) | | **AI Text-to-3D** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 5.3 (6 reviews) | ### Animation | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GameMaker** | N/A | N/A | | **Unreal Engine** | N/A | N/A | | **Unity** | 5.9/10 | 6 | #### Generative AI | Feature | GameMaker | Unreal Engine | Unity | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Image-to-Text** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 5.8 (6 reviews) | | **AI Text-to-3D** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 6.1 (6 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Animation | Feature | GameMaker | Unreal Engine | Unity | |---|---|---|---| | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Game Engine Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/game-engine) **Unique to Unreal Engine (2):** [Augmented Reality (AR) Game Engine](https://www.g2.com/categories/ar-game-engine), [Virtual Reality (VR) Game Engines](https://www.g2.com/categories/vr-game-engine) **Unique to Unity (5):** [Augmented Reality (AR) Game Engine](https://www.g2.com/categories/ar-game-engine), [Virtual Reality (VR) Game Engines](https://www.g2.com/categories/vr-game-engine), [3D Modeling Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/3d-modeling), [3D Rendering Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/3d-rendering), [Animation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/animation) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | GameMaker | Unreal Engine | Unity | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 75.0% | 71.3% | 73.9% | | **Mid-Market** | 12.5% | 16.0% | 18.4% | | **Enterprise** | 12.5% | 12.7% | 7.6% | ### By Industry #### GameMaker - **Computer Games:** 34.4% - **Entertainment:** 9.4% - **Program Development:** 6.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 6.3% - **Design:** 6.3% - **Computer Software:** 6.3% - **Accounting:** 6.3% - **Research:** 3.1% - **Primary/Secondary Education:** 3.1% - **Pharmaceuticals:** 3.1% - **Other:** 15.6% #### Unreal Engine - **Computer Games:** 36.7% - **Entertainment:** 10.0% - **Animation:** 7.3% - **Computer Software:** 7.3% - **Higher Education:** 4.7% - **Architecture & Planning:** 4.0% - **Media Production:** 4.0% - **Design:** 3.3% - **Motion Pictures and Film:** 2.7% - **Information Technology and Services:** 2.0% - **Other:** 18.0% #### Unity - **Computer Games:** 40.7% - **Computer Software:** 10.7% - **Entertainment:** 6.8% - **Information Technology and Services:** 4.8% - **Animation:** 4.2% - **Higher Education:** 2.8% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.5% - **Media Production:** 2.5% - **Education Management:** 2.5% - **Design:** 2.3% - **Other:** 20.1% --- ## 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Top Discussions ### GameMaker - Title: [Does GameMaker cost money?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/does-gamemaker-cost-money) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Good inquiries. That interests me as well. However, I am aware of a website that offers a number of entertaining games. So why not find out for yourself what..." - Title: [Is GameMaker Studio free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-gamemaker-studio-free) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "This question is good. I'm also interesting about that. But I know one platform where are many interesting games. So why not experience yourself what..." ### Unreal Engine - Title: [What is Unreal Engine used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-unreal-engine-used-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Game designing primarily but you can use it to render 3d cinematics as well." - Title: [Unreal engine questions](https://www.g2.com/discussions/51677-unreal-engine-questions) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "By Anonymous Many binary operations are rippers. I invested about $320,000 then i decided to withdraw after several week but the withdrawal wasn't..." - Title: [What is a](https://www.g2.com/discussions/47500-what-is-a) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "It is nothing" ### Unity - Title: [What are the features of unity?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/unity-what-are-the-features-of-unity) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** " Here are some of its key features: Cross-platform support: Unity allows developers to build games for a wide variety of platforms including mobile..." - Title: [will unity always will have only one language support?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/will-unity-always-will-have-only-one-language-support) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "I'm not aware of any plans for adding new programming languages as of right now. However, there's always a possibility for this in the future." - Title: [Is Unity PLUS subscription need to pay monthly for a year?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-unity-plus-subscription-need-to-pay-monthly-for-a-year) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Hey Zulkifli, good question! In the jump between Unity Personal and Unity Plus, it doesn't seem Unity has a month-to-month subscription option. If you're..." - Title: [What are the most compatible tools for models](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-most-compatible-tools-for-models) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Usually 3ds Max, Maya and Cinema4D all are used professionally to author models into Unity. Autodesk is more "Unity" friendly than Cinema4D or even the free..." - Title: [What is the free version of Unity?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-free-version-of-unity) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "You can download Unity for free via Unity hub. There is pro version available if you want to have premium services like cloud build, splash removal and..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/gamemaker-vs-unreal-engine-vs-unity)