Top Mobile Game Development Platforms

The mobile gaming industry is constantly trying to improve itself and also figuring out ways to increase user engagement. Nowadays, creating games for the app store has become really popular among a large number of developers and companies. But it is a mystery to many people as to how a developer creates such exciting games. In this article, we'll take a look at the most popular gaming platforms used by companies and developers to build a game and tips to avoid any fraud/scam issues with these platforms.

Top mobile game development platforms used by developers are given below:

Unity

This is a cross-platform tool used by Unity Technologies and is one of the top mobile development engines. With the help of this platform, an individual can create a game that has amazing 2D and 3D features and also the ability to form a team. It also allows developers to import various assets from other 3D applications, such as Maya or Blender. Assets can also be purchased for the Unity store as well. This is one of the most used developing platforms and also provides tutorials and guides to help people who are developing a game for the first time. This is one of the reasons why it is one of the most popular game creation software among countless developers. Some of the famous games developed using Unity include Lara Croft Go, Angry Birds 2, Pokemon Go, etc.

Unreal Engine

This platform has so many user-friendly features that even a novice developer can start developing a game immediately, even if the individual has no programming skills. One can change and modify a game without the need of programming or altering codes by using this development platform. There are various other advantages of this platform, such as an easy-to-work interface and the ability to test a game inside the platform itself. With its help, developers can also design games with impressive 3D graphics. Heart at Attack, Lineage II: Revolution, ABC Augmented Reality, etc are some of the mobile games developed using this platform.

Solar2D

This gaming engine was formerly known as 'Corona SDK, The 2D Game Engine'. It uses the Lua scripting language, which is considered one of the easiest languages to learn and code with. Developers prefer using this platform because of its clear documentation, and also due to a supportive and active community. Apart from this, there is also a real-time simulation that comes with this platform, which allows one to see what the game will look like after changes. Some popular games developed using this engine are Grow Beets Clicker and I Love Hue.

SpriteKit

This is a game engine launched by Apple to create 2D games. This platform is best for developing games for Apple. It supports Swift and Objective-C languages and has numerous features that allow developers to create high-quality 2D games. Squashy Bug, Trestle, and Accelebot are some of the titles developed using SpriteKit.

Buildbox

This engine helps in creating 2D and 3D games quickly and easily. The best feature of this platform is that there is no need to code, instead one has to import images and assign them roles. Once this is done the game will start. One can also see changes in real-time on this platform. Popular games developed using Buildbox are Timrlight, Reached, etc.

Author Bio:

Raghib Khan is the Co-Founder and Director of RNF Technologies, a leading IT services and product development company. He has also co-founded several successful companies, including Phonato Studios, FNR Technologies, and Resourcifi. Prior to this role, he worked for AOL as a software engineer, where he was a key member of its e-commerce team. Raghib has been invited to share his expertise at several tech events. With a special interest in mobile gaming and product development, he has shifted his focus towards strategy building and creating anti-scam/anti-fraud detection technologies.