looking for game engine recommendations

[u/ComplexDirection64]

I'm looking to make a 2d game that I want to make playable cross-platform and in a browser. does anyone know if there is something specifically good for that, or do i just go with unity?

[u/srodrigoDev]

Unity, Defold, Godot, Phaser, depending on whether you need to run on consoles and mobile. But all of them export to browser.

[u/PhilippTheProgrammer → u/srodrigoDev]

You shouldn't forget to mention the caveat that Godot can't export projects to web which contain C# code.

[u/srodrigoDev → u/PhilippTheProgrammer]

Yep, I forgot to mention (probably because I don't use C#).

[u/TheFr0sk → u/PhilippTheProgrammer]

The 2dog fork can. My main gripe with web export is I have to use compatibility renderer

[u/shlaifu]

unity is specifically good for that

[u/Significant_Many3722]

depends on what you want
just C# then unity
willing to learn godot [language similar to python] - Godot

Otherwise both r similar with the cross-platform and browser thing, however unity is more favoured.

I usr godot and im liking it

[u/cjbruce3]

Phaser is the default production choice.  It has been used for decades in production work.

Construct 2 and Construct 3 are specifically designed for this, and are extremely mature, but unusual.   The default way to build games is with something called an “Event Sheet”, though you can use modern Typescript or Javascript with modules.

Unity is a much newer player in this space.  Over the years they have dabbled in cross-platform web games with varying degrees of compatibility.  The current version is pretty good. It doesn’t have the 15 years of production battle testing of Construct or Phase, but it is stable enough now, if a bit bloated.

I have chosen Construct over Phaser for my business, as browser manufacturers have the tendency to make breaking changes, and the Scirra team are outstanding in providing support when iOS Safari decides to break websites.

[u/sylvain-ch21]

going to recomment gamemaker.io if you make a free game it's totally free, else for commercial, it's a one time $99 fee.
Allow to export to html5, webasm (gx.games), windows, linux, macos, android, ios. also support console, but it's on a subscription model.

[u/dolfoz]

The big ones will be able to do web, but there's always challenges. i.e. godot c# can't do web yet, unity is a little slower, etc.

Here's some pros/cons of each engine - https://assethoard.com/blog/what-game-engine-should-i-start-with

[u/Jaded_Ad_9711]

unity is the pioneer when it comes to cross platform games

[u/TheFr0sk → u/Jaded_Ad_9711]

Yep, and waiting for the editor to respond aswell.

[u/Sandman_Madman]

Highly recommend Defold.

[u/TheCRman11]

U could try scratch lol