Dawn Engine: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Video game engine}}

{{Infobox software

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| name = Dawn Engine

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| caption = Screenshots from [[Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy]] (left) and [[Deus Ex: Mankind Divided]]

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| developer = [[Eidos-Montréal]] </br> [[IO Interactive]]

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| programming language = [[C++]], [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]]

| middleware = [[Umbra (3D technology company)#Products|Umbra]], [[PhysX]], [[PhysX#APEX|APEX]], [[Bink Video|Bink]], [[Scaleform]], [[FMOD]], Nav Power

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'''Dawn Engine''' is a [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] [[game engine]] developed by [[Eidos-Montréal]].

The game engine was originally built to be employed in ''[[Deus Ex]]'' video game series<ref>{{Cite web |title=Powered by the Dawn Engine {{!}} Eidos Montréal |url=https://www.eidosmontreal.com/news/powered-by-the-dawn-engine/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=Eidos-Montréal |language=en-US}}</ref>, but could only find its way into ''[[Deus Ex: Mankind Divided]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-20 |title=Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's Biggest Level's Size and Tech Revealed; Temporal AA, Improved TressFX and More |url=https://www.dualshockers.com/deus-ex-mankind-divideds-biggest-levels-size-and-tech-revealed-temporal-aa-improved-tressfx-and-more/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=DualShockers |language=en}}</ref> due to the cancellation of its sequel<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Allegra |date=2017-01-30 |title=Report: Deus Ex series put on hold as Eidos Montreal moves on to Marvel project |url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/1/30/14439080/deus-ex-mankind-divided-sequel-square-enix-marvel-guardians-of-the-galaxy |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref>. The engine was later used for ''[[Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-27 |title=Eidos Confirms Guardians Of The Galaxy And Avengers Use Different Engines |url=https://www.thegamer.com/eidos-confirms-guardians-of-the-galaxy-avengers-different-engines/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref> before its abandonment in favor of [[Unreal Engine#Unreal Engine 5|Unreal Engine 5]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palumbo |first=Alessio |date=2022-05-02 |title=Eidos Montréal Has Adopted Unreal Engine 5 Over In-House Tools |url=https://wccftech.com/eidos-montreal-has-adopted-unreal-engine-5-over-in-house-tools/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=Wccftech |language=en-US}}</ref>.

== Games using Dawn Engine ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan="2" |Title

! rowspan="2" |Earliest release

! rowspan="2" |Developer

! colspan="9" |Platforms

|-

!{{abbr|Win|Microsoft Windows}}

!{{abbr|macOS

!{{abbr|Linux|Linux}}

!{{abbr|PS4|PlayStation 4}}

!{{abbr|PS5|PlayStation 5}}

!{{abbr|XOne|Xbox One}}

!{{abbr|XSeries|Xbox Series}}

!{{abbr|NS(cloud)|Nintendo Switch Cloud}}

!{{abbr|GFN|GeForce Now}}

|-

|[[Deus Ex: Mankind Divided]]

|{{dts|2016|8|23|format=dmy}}

|[[Eidos-Montréal]]

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|-

|[[Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy]]

|{{dts|2021|10|21|format=dmy}}

|[[Eidos-Montréal]]

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|}

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

{{Video game engines}}

[[Category:Game engines for Linux]]

[[Category:Proprietary software]]

[[Category:Video game engines]]