Armory3D vs CRYENGINE

Armory3D is a free, open-source 3D game engine that works as a Blender add-on and external SDK. It targets games for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android and the web, with visual scripting and Haxe available for game logic. Its scriptable renderer supports deferred and forward paths, and developers can create custom render paths. The engine includes a UI library and editor, physics based on Bullet for rigid and soft body simulation, and an option to use Oimo. Navigation meshes support real-time pathing for objects marked as actors. Effects and animation include emitter and hair particles with GPU instancing, GPU skinning, bones, keyframes, shape keys and tilesheets. Listed lighting features include voxel-based ambient occlusion, lightmapping, area lights, reflection probes and IES textures. The setup guide asks users to install Blender 4.5.x LTS and says Blender 3.3 LTS and earlier are unsupported. The repository identifies the license as zlib/libpng and permits commercial use subject to its stated restrictions. The privacy policy says Armory software does not collect, market or sell user data.

CRYENGINE is a game engine for building projects targeting PC, consoles, mobile, web and VR. Its offering includes full source code, engine features and access to supported platforms. Developers can use C++, Lua or Schematyc visual scripting, along with multiplayer tools and mobile export. The Sandbox Editor creates worlds without baking and exports them as they appear in the editor. Rendering includes dynamic global illumination and a physically based rendering workflow; physics simulations account for physical properties. The engine also includes particle tools, animation systems and a physics solution for dynamic destruction. CRYENGINE can be used for free under royalty-based licensing: a 5% royalty applies when a project ships, while the first $5K in annual revenue per project is royalty-free. Documentation includes guides and tutorials, and community channels include Discord and GitHub. The maker was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.