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Comment on There are so many game engines, why are there so few browser engines?

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Because browser engines need to be all able to run the exact same applications (web pages) in exactly the same way. They are pretty straightforward to judge on that single metric.

Game engines run only their own games, each has its own specializations and choices, and they have and need zero compatibility with each other.

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