Lumberyard is entirely free, Amazon says, including no requirement to share revenue. Amazon will make money off Amazon Web Services that developers use to build or support their games. GameLift has a $1.50 per 1,000 daily active user fee, in addition to standard fees for any other Amazon Web Services used.

Is Lumberyard free to use?

Amazon Lumberyard is a free, cross-platform AAA game engine deeply integrated with AWS and Twitch – with full source code provided. ... Amazon Lumberyard is free, with no seat licenses, royalties, or subscriptions required. With Amazon Lumberyard, you only pay standard AWS fees for the AWS services they choose to use.

Is Lumberyard good engine?

Amazon Lumberyard outperformed all of the other engines when combining these categories." Boatman says that Carbonated's current project, Madworld: State of Survival, a real-time multiplayer game that takes place in a 3D outside environment, is "services-heavy." That made Lumberyard a great fit for the project.