Choosing a game engine is an important and critical step when you want to develop a game. Without a doubt, there are many options game engines you can choose in the market, each with its strengths and weaknesses. Unfortunately, for those of you who are new to the world of game development, choosing the perfect game engine for your project can get confusing. Choosing the right game engine is not only about the reputation, rating, review or price. There are loads of other factors that you need to analyze and determine when you are searching for the right game engine for your game.

That being said, first and foremost, you need to analyze your own game based on a few factors. You need to answer questions, such as:

• game genre (What genre is your game will be?)
• game platform (Where you want to publish your game? What scope you want you game reach and known? Where you want to sell your game?)
• the programming language you will use (What programming language I master? What programming language you will use? What programming language needed for my game?)
• budget (How much budget I can afford?)
• Your game development experience (Have I developed a game before? Have I developed this type of game before? What level is my game development? Advance? Beginner?)

Those basic questions about your own game will help you consider the game engine you need the most. After you know the answer to all the questions above, next, you have to determine the consider these questions:

• What kind of support do I need from my game engine?
• What compatibility do I need for my game genre?
• What game engine support my experience?
• What game engine support my budget?
• What game engine best support my programming language?
• What game engine best support the platform I will publish my game?
• What feature do I need the most for my game engine?

After you've done a careful consideration through all the facts and demands, you need to narrow your game engine selection. Cross the ones that do not fulfill the requirement without hesitation. Do not cling to hard one brand and their reputation because what's important is not the brand and reputation of your game engine, but a game engine that fully supports your game and make your work easier to do.

Also, a slight reminder, a successful game development is about weighing lots of factors and coming up with the optimal solution for your game.

For those of you who are seeking a game engine that is fully supported by the HTML5 platform, you should try MelonJS.

MelonJS is the most lightweight HTML5-based game engine. It's perfect for you who are lacking in game programming experience, since it's compatible with a lot of third-party-tools to help make your games in 2D a lot easier. You can directly go to http://melonjs.org/ to try it now!