What is an “engine” in video games

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I hear it everywherere “this game is gonna use that engine” … Google doesn’t seem to give me a good explanation, so here I am…

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Engine usually refers to a physics or graphics engine. In other words, the engine is the complex set of mathematical and physical equations, or calculations, that the game will use to make this look nice and behave well.

Even simple, the engine in a game is much like the engine in a car. It makes it go

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