Flax Engine vs Open 3D Engine
Flax Engine
flaxengine.com
Open 3D Engine
o3de.orgSide by side
| Figure | Flax Engine | Open 3D Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Game Engine Software | 8.9 (#10) | 8.8 (#15) |
| Spec score · Game Development Software | 8.8 (#7) | 8.5 (#16) |
| Founded | 2012 | 2021 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile export | Yes | Yes |
| Multiplayer tools | Yes | Yes |
| Networking | The engine provides low-level and high-level networking APIs for multiplayer games. | The networking Gem supports TCP/UDP transport, encryption and compression, and player-hosted or dedicated-server models. |
| Scripting | It provides seamless C++, C# and Visual Scripting, plus hot-reloading of C# and C++ in the Editor. | Runtime logic can be created with visual Script Canvas or Lua, and both can be used in the same project. |
| Scripting languages | C#,C++ | C++,Lua,Script Canvas |
| Source code model | source_available | open_source |
| Target platforms | Windows,Linux,Android,iOS,PlayStation 4/5,Xbox One/Series,Nintendo Switch | Windows,Linux,Android |
| Visual scripting | Yes | Yes |
Plans
In their own words
Flax Engine
Flax Engine is a 3D game engine written in C++ and C#, with visual scripting and full Editor source code available. It supports C++, C#, and visual scripting, with hot-reloading for both programming languages in the Editor. Rendering features include real-time global illumination, reflections using custom software ray tracing, and GPU lightmap baking. World-building tools cover terrain, foliage, fog, nested prefabs, level streaming, and large-world 64-bit coordinates. Multiplayer projects can use low- and high-level networking APIs. Its Online system supports services such as Steam, Xbox Live, and PlayStation Network for profiles, friends, achievements, presence, and cloud saves. Supported targets include Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, macOS, web, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series, and Nintendo Switch. Web support is experimental and lacks C# scripting, video playback, and some other engine features. NDA-protected platform support is excluded from the public repository. The engine is free for non-commercial or educational use; commercial releases pay a 4% royalty on earnings exceeding $250,000 per calendar quarter.
Open 3D Engine
Open 3D Engine has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.