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Irrlicht Engine vs Ren'Py

Irrlicht Engine

irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Ren'Py

renpy.org

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FigureIrrlicht EngineRen'Py
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source—Yes
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
iOSYesYes
AndroidYesYes
API—Yes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published11
Spec score · Game Engine Software8.4 (#34)9.0 (#6)
Free planYesYes
LicenseThe engine may be used, altered, and redistributed, including in commercial applications, subject to the stated attribution and source notice conditions.Most Ren'Py code is MIT licensed, while bundled components include LGPL and other licenses.
Mobile exportYesYes
PurposeIrrlicht is an open source realtime 3D engine written in C++ for creating 3D and 2D applications such as games and scientific visualizations.Ren'Py is a visual novel engine for creating interactive stories and life simulation games using words, images, and sounds.
Scripting languagesC++,C#,Visual Basic,Delphi,JavaRen'Py script language; Python
Source code modelopen_sourceopen_source
SupportThe authors ask users to post engine use questions to the forum and direct bug reports through the bug reports forum and bug tracker.Ren'Py directs users to its Discord and Lemma Soft Forums for questions, and to GitHub for bug reports.
Target platformsWindows,Linux,macOS,SDL,iPhone,Android,Nokia Symbian,WebGLWindows 10+,macOS 10.10+,Linux x86_64/Arm,Android 5.0+,iOS 11+,HTML5/WebAssembly (beta)

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Irrlicht Engine

  • Irrlicht EngineFree

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Ren'Py

  • Ren'PyFree

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Irrlicht Engine

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Ren'Py

Ren'Py is a free visual novel engine for making interactive stories and life simulation games with words, images, and sounds. Its script language handles visual-novel writing, while Python can be used for more complex game logic. Default games include menus, automatic saves, rollback, predictive image loading, and mouse, keyboard, or gamepad controls. Creators can customize screens and styles using the screen language and Python. The launcher builds Windows, Mac, and Linux games from any of those desktop systems. Ren'Py also supports Android export and can package games for WebAssembly browsers, though web support is beta and lacks networking and multithreading. It targets Windows 10 or later, macOS 10.10 or later, Linux x86_64 or Arm, Android 5.0 or later, and iOS 11 or later. Building for iOS requires a Mac and Xcode, and that support remains a work in progress. The engine is free for commercial and non-commercial use; most is MIT-licensed, with some LGPL components whose terms distributors must meet.

Visit renpy.org