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Top 20 Gaming and Game Engines SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
Last update: 9 Jul 2025 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, 80.29% have integrated FMOD. This accounts for 71.61% 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
170.93k
Google Play
App Share
80.29%
Google Play
Apps
21.59k
Games
149.34k
Total Downloads
338.45b
Google Play
Download Share
71.61%
Google Play
App Downloads
15.89b
Game Downloads
322.57b

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

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 79.92% have integrated Unity3D. This accounts for 68.68% 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
170.14k
Google Play
App Share
79.92%
Google Play
Apps
21.45k
Games
148.69k
Total Downloads
324.59b
Google Play
Download Share
68.68%
Google Play
App Downloads
13.30b
Game Downloads
311.29b

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

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 19.77% have integrated Google Play Game Services. This accounts for 44.00% 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
42.10k
Google Play
App Share
19.77%
Google Play
Apps
7.56k
Games
34.54k
Total Downloads
207.96b
Google Play
Download Share
44.00%
Google Play
App Downloads
29.77b
Game Downloads
178.19b

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

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 10.42% have integrated GameAnalytics. This accounts for 10.21% 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
22.19k
Google Play
App Share
10.42%
Google Play
Apps
460
Games
21.73k
Total Downloads
48.24b
Google Play
Download Share
10.21%
Google Play
App Downloads
810.33m
Game Downloads
47.43b

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

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 6.72% have integrated Cocos2D-X. This accounts for 9.96% 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
14.31k
Google Play
App Share
6.72%
Google Play
Apps
1.96k
Games
12.35k
Total Downloads
47.09b
Google Play
Download Share
9.96%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.76b
Game Downloads
44.33b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Cocos2D-X.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 6.68% have integrated Google Play Games plugin for Unity. This accounts for 13.33% 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
14.21k
Google Play
App Share
6.68%
Google Play
Apps
157
Games
14.06k
Total Downloads
63.00b
Google Play
Download Share
13.33%
Google Play
App Downloads
244.69m
Game Downloads
62.76b

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, 2.21% have integrated LibGDX. This accounts for 1.83% 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
4.71k
Google Play
App Share
2.21%
Google Play
Apps
1.78k
Games
2.93k
Total Downloads
8.65b
Google Play
Download Share
1.83%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.77b
Game Downloads
5.88b

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

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 1.39% have integrated Godot Engine. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Total Apps
2.95k
Google Play
App Share
1.39%
Google Play
Apps
306
Games
2.65k
Total Downloads
581.48m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
19.70m
Game Downloads
561.78m

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

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 1.25% have integrated ByteBrew. This accounts for 1.46% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Total Apps
2.67k
Google Play
App Share
1.25%
Google Play
Apps
111
Games
2.55k
Total Downloads
6.90b
Google Play
Download Share
1.46%
Google Play
App Downloads
231.27m
Game Downloads
6.67b

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

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, 1.25% have integrated PlayFab. This accounts for 1.23% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Total Apps
2.66k
Google Play
App Share
1.25%
Google Play
Apps
149
Games
2.51k
Total Downloads
5.83b
Google Play
Download Share
1.23%
Google Play
App Downloads
138.02m
Game Downloads
5.69b

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

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated Solar2D Corona Labs. This accounts for <1% 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
1.99k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
662
Games
1.33k
Total Downloads
3.71b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
256.60m
Game Downloads
3.45b

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 Voxelbusters Essential Kit. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the gaming and game engines SDK category.

Total Apps
1.59k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
278
Games
1.31k
Total Downloads
3.62b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
70.77m
Game Downloads
3.54b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Voxelbusters Essential Kit.

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

Total Apps
1.02k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
15
Games
1.00k
Total Downloads
4.68b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
21.46m
Game Downloads
4.66b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Nakama by Heroic Labs.

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated Prime31. This accounts for 2.30% 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
948
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
161
Games
787
Total Downloads
10.86b
Google Play
Download Share
2.30%
Google Play
App Downloads
147.64m
Game Downloads
10.71b

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

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated Unreal Engine 4. This accounts for <1% 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
605
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
103
Games
502
Total Downloads
3.03b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
55.52m
Game Downloads
2.97b

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

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated AndEngine. This accounts for <1% 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
553
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
188
Games
365
Total Downloads
1.55b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
399.23m
Game Downloads
1.15b

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

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

Total Apps
378
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
378
Games
0
Total Downloads
2.70b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.70b
Game Downloads
441.59k

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

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

Total Apps
353
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
58
Games
295
Total Downloads
2.05b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
55.49m
Game Downloads
2.00b

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

Among all apps utilizing gaming and game engines SDKs, <1% have integrated AnySDK Framework. This accounts for 1.00% 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
342
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
2
Games
340
Total Downloads
4.73b
Google Play
Download Share
1.00%
Google Play
App Downloads
58.18m
Game Downloads
4.67b

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 Freestick. This accounts for <1% 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
310
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
31
Games
279
Total Downloads
96.12m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
13.56m
Game Downloads
82.56m

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

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