Open 3D Engine

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Open 3D Engine
Other namesO3DE
Original authors Crytek, Amazon Games
Developer Open 3D Foundation
Initial releaseJuly 6, 2021
Stable release
25.05 [1]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg / 17 June 2025;3 months ago (17 June 2025)
Repository github.com/o3de/o3de/
Written in C++ , Lua , Python
Middleware Qt
Operating system Host: Windows, Linux, macOS (experimental)
Target:
[2]
Platform Microsoft Windows , macOS , Linux , iOS , Android
Predecessor Amazon Lumberyard
Type 3D engine
License Apache Software License 2.0 , MIT License
Website www.o3de.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Open 3D Engine is a free and open-source 3D game engine developed by Open 3D Foundation, a subsidiary of the Linux Foundation, [3] and distributed under the Apache 2.0 open source license. [4] The initial version of the engine is an updated version of Amazon Lumberyard, [5] contributed by Amazon Games. [6]

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Partners

Partners were recruited on the basis of resources, expertise, and motivation to foster a self-sustaining open-source community for O3DE. These partners include Accelbyte, Adobe, Apocalypse Studios, Audiokinetic, Backtrace.io, Carbonated, Futurewei, GAMEPOCH, Genvid Technologies, Hadean, Huawei, HERE Technologies, Intel, International Game Developers Association, Kythera AI, Niantic, Open Robotics, PopcornFX, Red Hat, Rochester Institute of Technology, SideFX, Tafi, TLM Partners, and Wargaming. [4]

Premier members are Adobe, AWS, Epic Games, Huawei, Intel, Microsoft, Niantic, and Tencent (with the LightSpeed Studios brand). [7]

References

  1. ↑ "O3DE 25.05.0 Release Notes". June 17, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Open 3D Engine - Platform development". Open 3D Engine. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ Germain, Jack (July 6, 2021). "New Open 3D Engine Game-Changing for Developers". TechNewsWorld.
  4. 1 2 "Built for Builders: The Story of AWS and Open 3D Engine – Developer Preview". Amazon Web Services. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ Lardinois, Frederic (October 18, 2022). "The Open 3D Engine adds improved terrain creation and collaboration tools". TechCrunch. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ Takahashi, Dean (July 6, 2021). "Amazon shifts Lumberyard to open source 3D game engine supported by 20 companies". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ "O3D Foundation". O3D Foundation. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
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