UNITY VS UNREAL:Which is better for game development ??

Game Development is the art of creating games and describes the design, development, and release of a game. It may involve concept generation, design, build, test, and release. While you create a game, it is important to think about the game mechanics, rewards, player engagement, and level design. 

In game development scenario there are two well-known game engine and as a part-time game developer, I will help you decide which one is better for you:-

Unity 3d vs Unreal engine

Unity 3d

Unity is a cross-platform game engine developed by Unity Technologies first announced and released in June 2005 at Apple.Inc's Worldwise developers Conference as a Mac OS-X-exclusive game engine. As of 2018, the engine had been extended to support more than 25 platforms. The engine can be used to create three dimensional, two-dimensional virtual reality, and augmented reality games, as well as simulations and other experiences. The engine has been adopted by industries outside video gaming, such as film, automotive, architecture, engineering, and construction.

Link to download unity:- Unity

key Points of Unity:-

Unity Supports coding frameworks C#, JavaScript, and Action Script.

Unity is excellent for cross-platform development. Cross development platforms are trending much these days. It is really time-consuming and demands lots of efforts for developing native apps.

The asset store features various add-ons, props, particles, and sound effects. Tools for motion capture and GUI-based animation are available as well in the store.

Pricing is free for Unity 3D. Unity Plus costs $35 a month while Unity Pro comes to $75 a month. Paid versions include additional features like replacing the standard splash screen and letting users create asset bundles. The charge also varies for IOS and ANDROID games development.

Supports major platforms like IOS, Android, Windows Phone, Tizen, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Windows PC, Mac OS X, Linux, Web Player, WebGL, VR Platforms, SteamOS, PS4, PS Vita and WiiU.

Lightweight, fast, and efficient UI experience. Assets can be imported quickly and rendering times are fast.

Rendering is a bit on the slower side when compared to Unreal Engine 4.

Scripting API supports multi-object editing for Unity 3D game development.

Source code is made available to the community but is read-only and cannot be modified.

Unity is easy to use for the beginner UI is very user friendly.API support includes Vulkan and there are tools included for cutting-edge 3d game development.

Plenty of tutorials are available online for learning about Unity 3D for free and the engine features an active and supportive game development community. Example-Brackey on youtube.

Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine is a game engine developed by Epic Games, first showcased in the 1998 first-person shooter game Unreal. Although initially developed for first-person shooters, it has been successfully used in a variety of other genres, including platformers, fighting games, MMORPGs, and other RPGs. Written in C++, the Unreal Engine features a high degree of portability, supporting a wide range of platforms.

Link to download Unreal Engine:- Unreal Engine

key Points of Unreal Engine:-

 

Unreal Engine has better characteristics for the different types of graphics. It is better than other games actually. Thus this engine is known for the creation of a high-tech Triple-A game in which the primary role played by the achievement of the best class.

Unreal Engine uses C++ as its main coding language.

Mostly geared towards making AAA-rated games with high-quality graphics. More realistic textures, lights/shadows, and effects when compared to making simple games.

Unreal Engine has an asset store too just like Unity 3D but falls behind when it comes to the pricing and variety of features.

Unreal Engine 4 is free but charges 5% of your income if your game revenues exceed $3,000 in the first quarter.

Supports cross-platform development in consoles like Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch. It also supports IOS, Android, and VR platforms like Oculus Rift, OSVR, Gear VR, Google VR/Daydream, and SteamVR/HTC Vive.

Unreal engine lags a lot when importing assets and is not as responsive when compared to Unity3D.

Visual scripting Editor is Blueprint which lets developers build games and architectural walkthroughs without writing a single line of code.

The renderer is fast, efficient, and the particle editor is top-notch.

Unreal Engine uses fewer memory and resources as compared to unity.

Source code is made available to the community and can be modified by the user as their need.

Tough to learn for beginners due to heavy UI and steep learning curves of the C++ framework.

Game dev support is limited for older devices, with games dropping to 5fps on old-gen.

In-depth tutorials on building games using this engine are lacking on the internet.

API support is included, there is an integrated material editor, lighting tools, and shadow falloffs that give games a nice cinematographic production quality.

Conclusion:-

If you are a beginner you go for Unity game engine as there are a lot of beginners tutorial on the web which will help you a lot as a beginner and Unity UI is very user friendly and easily understandable by the anyone, but if you are seeing your future in game development and want to take it as your profession then go for Unreal engine, but first get your hand on Unity it will help you understand Unreal engine better, beginners might face a lot of difficult on Unreal so I will suggest you get used to of this game engine environment then switch to Unreal engine. Unreal is better than unity for graphic intensity 3D games.

I HOPE THIS BLOG WILL HELP YOU TO CHOOSE BETTER ACCORDING TO YOUR NEED.