Game engines are tools available for game designers to code and plan out a video game quickly and easily without building one from the ground up. Whether they are 2D or 3D based, they offer tools to aid in asset creation and placement. Engines Note: The following list is not exhaustive. Also, it mixes game engines with rendering engines as well as API bindings without any distinctions. See also Physics engine Game engine recreation List of open-source video games List of WebGL frameworks Role-playing game creation software References Technology-related lists