Gaming Insights · Karl Kontus · January 2025
The Big Game Engines Report of 2025
Video game engines have evolved significantly over the past decade. While mobile game development has long been dominated by third-party engines—most notably Unity—the same was not true for PC and console games. Until recently, the majority of large titles were developed using in-house, custom-built engines. Not anymore.
This report covers:
State of game engines today
Game engine market share trends over time
Forecasting the future trends
Did Unity’s pricing debacle impact market share?
The growth of Unreal Engine – Is Godot really winning share?
Game engine shares by sub-genre of games
Highlights of the Report:
Unity, Unreal Engine (UE) and custom game engines of large AAA studios continue to dominate the game engine market
However, the market shares have been shifting
Unreal Engine is quickly winning share from custom engines, becoming the go-to game engine for many AAA studios
Unity is retaining its market share for now, but is getting pressured by both UE on the higher end and Godot on the lower end
Download the full report here.
Written by: Karl Kontus, SVP & GM, Video Game Insights
Date: January 2025