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Top 20 Gaming and Game Engines SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
Last update: 18 Sep 2023 CET
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Top 20 Gaming and Game Engines SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play

We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Gaming and Game Engines SDKs leveraged by Android apps available on the Android app market.

Gaming and Game Engine SDKs help developers build mobile games. They come with a set of tools and resources (game assets, scripting languages, APIs for game logic and physics, etc.) for creating, debugging, and deploying games on particular game engines. They may also include support for graphics rendering, audio, netowrking, and other gaming features.

This list is based on our analysis of the millions of mobile applications – and the 2,300+ SDKs they use – that constitute the vast inventory of the Google Play Store. The accompanying data provides readers with a glimpse into the rich mobile application insights generated by the 42matters technology. This data is also available via our APIs, file dumps, Explorer, and SDK Explorer.

The intended purpose of this article is to assist app builders in their search for the perfect Gaming and Game Engines SDK to leverage in their app, as well as to give SDK developers insight into their biggest competitors and potential customers. This data collected by our technology may also serve as a useful tool for folks researching the wider mobile app market.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 49.88% have integrated FMOD. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

FMOD is an SDK that offers instant iteration. Build and edit audio in real-time. The FMOD workflow lets you implement and improvise while connected to a game, without ever missing a beat.

Total Apps
354.50k
Google Play
App Share
49.88%
Google Play
Apps
52.32k
Games
302.18k
Total Downloads
258.61b
Google Play
Download Share
68.46%
Google Play
App Downloads
13.12b
Game Downloads
245.49b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use FMOD.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 49.83% have integrated Unity3D. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Unity, the world’s most popular development platform for creating 2D and 3D multiplatform games and interactive experiences.

Total Apps
353.93k
Google Play
App Share
49.83%
Google Play
Apps
52.20k
Games
301.73k
Total Downloads
247.49b
Google Play
Download Share
65.52%
Google Play
App Downloads
11.55b
Game Downloads
235.94b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Unity3D.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 51.01% have integrated Google Play Game Services. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

The Google Play Games Services SDK provides cross-platform Google Play games services that lets you easily integrate popular gaming features such as achievements, leaderboards, and saved games in your tablet and mobile games.

Total Apps
150.09k
Google Play
App Share
51.01%
Google Play
Apps
62.02k
Games
88.08k
Total Downloads
178.36b
Google Play
Download Share
47.22%
Google Play
App Downloads
28.52b
Game Downloads
149.85b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Google Play Game Services.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 3.89% have integrated GameAnalytics. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

GameanAlytics is an SDK that collects, visualizes, and understands your player data all in one platform.

Total Apps
41.79k
Google Play
App Share
3.89%
Google Play
Apps
781
Games
41.01k
Total Downloads
34.62b
Google Play
Download Share
9.17%
Google Play
App Downloads
323.52m
Game Downloads
34.30b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use GameAnalytics.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 4.21% have integrated Google Play Games plugin for Unity. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

The Google Play Games plugin SDK for Unity is an open-source project whose goal is to provide a plugin that allows game developers to integrate with the Google Play Games API from a game written in Unity.

Total Apps
33.49k
Google Play
App Share
4.21%
Google Play
Apps
430
Games
33.06k
Total Downloads
56.23b
Google Play
Download Share
14.89%
Google Play
App Downloads
250.86m
Game Downloads
55.98b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Google Play Games plugin for Unity.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 7.42% have integrated Cocos2D-X. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Cocos2D-X is a mature, open source, cross-platform game development framework SDK that supports 2D and 3D game creation. The engine provides rich functions such as graphics rendering, GUI, audio, network, physics, user input, etc. It is widely used in game development and interactive application construction.

Total Apps
31.78k
Google Play
App Share
7.42%
Google Play
Apps
3.31k
Games
28.47k
Total Downloads
40.12b
Google Play
Download Share
10.62%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.49b
Game Downloads
37.63b

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Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 2.06% have integrated LibGDX. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

libGDX is a free and open-source game-development application framework SDK written in the Java programming language with some C and C++ components for performance dependent code.

Total Apps
10.44k
Google Play
App Share
2.06%
Google Play
Apps
3.43k
Games
7.01k
Total Downloads
8.30b
Google Play
Download Share
2.20%
Google Play
App Downloads
3.11b
Game Downloads
5.20b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use LibGDX.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated Godot Engine. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Total Apps
4.40k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
395
Games
4.00k
Total Downloads
227.59m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
9.12m
Game Downloads
218.47m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Godot Engine.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated Solar2D Corona Labs. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Corona is a 2D engine SDK that lets you build games and apps for all major platforms, including iOS, Android, Kindle, Apple TV, Android TV, macOS, and Windows.

Total Apps
3.94k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
1.69k
Games
2.25k
Total Downloads
3.23b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
255.99m
Game Downloads
2.98b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Solar2D Corona Labs.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated Unreal Engine 4. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Unreal Engine is the world's most open and advanced real-time 3D creation platform SDK for photoreal visuals and immersive experiences.

Total Apps
3.57k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
544
Games
3.03k
Total Downloads
2.36b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
54.45m
Game Downloads
2.30b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Unreal Engine 4.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 1.11% have integrated Prime31. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Prime31 is an SDK that creates top quality mobile games, applications, and tools for small and large businesses.

Total Apps
3.00k
Google Play
App Share
1.11%
Google Play
Apps
432
Games
2.57k
Total Downloads
11.53b
Google Play
Download Share
3.05%
Google Play
App Downloads
220.58m
Game Downloads
11.31b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Prime31.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated AndEngine. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

AndEngine is a free open source OpenGL android game engine SDK. It covers the most important OpenGL aspects, which means even if you don't have experience with OpenGL, you can still create great games and applications using AndEngine.

Total Apps
1.76k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
738
Games
1.02k
Total Downloads
1.59b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
393.65m
Game Downloads
1.20b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use AndEngine.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated ByteBrew. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Total Apps
1.09k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
36
Games
1.06k
Total Downloads
1.43b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
13.56m
Game Downloads
1.42b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use ByteBrew.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated Freestick. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

FreeStick is a cross platform joystick and gamepad library SDK written in C++ 11.

Total Apps
987
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
172
Games
815
Total Downloads
84.05m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
12.88m
Game Downloads
71.17m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Freestick.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated AnySDK Framework. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

AnySDK Framework is a third party solution that offers SDK integration to game developers.

Total Apps
717
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
179
Games
538
Total Downloads
3.75b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
20.07m
Game Downloads
3.73b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use AnySDK Framework.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated Moga SDK. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Moga is a system of gamepads designed to integrate into any smartphone or tablet and allow for physical controls. The Moga SDK facilitates connectivity to these controllers.

Total Apps
435
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
31
Games
404
Total Downloads
2.29b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
18.62m
Game Downloads
2.27b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Moga SDK.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated Faceunity. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Total Apps
381
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
379
Games
2
Total Downloads
2.41b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.41b
Game Downloads
506.62k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Faceunity.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated Everyplay. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

The Everyplay SDK was a framework that facilitated the recording of video and audio of games. It was discontinued in 2018.

Total Apps
301
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
53
Games
248
Total Downloads
327.07m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
19.31m
Game Downloads
307.76m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Everyplay.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated Vivox. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Total Apps
300
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
70
Games
230
Total Downloads
1.67b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
47.58m
Game Downloads
1.62b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Vivox.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated Marmalade. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

The Marmalade SDK from Marmalade Technologies Limited contains library files, documentation, and tools required to develop, test, and deploy mobile apps.

Total Apps
241
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
68
Games
173
Total Downloads
997.34m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
37.85m
Game Downloads
959.49m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Marmalade.

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