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==Consumer response==

The yearly GMTK Game jam released a series of statistics on engine usage within the jam, both in 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Mark |date=2023-07-18 |title=game engines that people used to make 6835 game jam games |url=https://x.com/gamemakerstk/status/1681376508688883713 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~9dTO1~~ |archive-date=~~10 Jan 2026~~ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Twitter}}</ref> before the runtime fee announcement and in 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Mark |date=2024-08-21 |title=game engines that people used to make 7,711 game jam games |url=https://x.com/gamemakerstk/status/1826184926393491689 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~AaQQk~~ |archive-date=~~10 Jan 2026~~ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Twitter}}</ref> afterwards. The 2023 results showed 59% of jam entries were made in the unity engine, while the next largest engine, Godot, (a free & open source competitor to unity), took a 19% share. The 2024 results see unity's share drop by 16% to an overall 43%, and Godot's more than double to 37%, Illustrating a significant exodus of talent from the unity platform correlating with the release of the runtime fee.

The yearly GMTK Game jam released a series of statistics on engine usage within the jam, both in 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Mark |date=2023-07-18 |title=game engines that people used to make 6835 game jam games |url=https://x.com/gamemakerstk/status/1681376508688883713 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708194840/https://x.com/gamemakerstk/status/1681376508688883713 |archive-date=8 Jul 2025|access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Twitter}}</ref> before the runtime fee announcement and in 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Mark |date=2024-08-21 |title=game engines that people used to make 7,711 game jam games |url=https://x.com/gamemakerstk/status/1826184926393491689 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708194840/https://x.com/gamemakerstk/status/1826184926393491689 |archive-date=8 Jul 2025|access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Twitter}}</ref> afterwards. The 2023 results showed 59% of jam entries were made in the unity engine, while the next largest engine, Godot, (a free & open source competitor to unity), took a 19% share. The 2024 results see unity's share drop by 16% to an overall 43%, and Godot's more than double to 37%, Illustrating a significant exodus of talent from the unity platform correlating with the release of the runtime fee.

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 ==Consumer response==
-The yearly GMTK Game jam released a series of statistics on engine usage within the jam, both in 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Mark |date=2023-07-18 |title=game engines that people used to make 6835 game jam games |url=https://x.com/gamemakerstk/status/1681376508688883713 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/9dTO1 |archive-date=10 Jan 2026 |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Twitter}}</ref> before the runtime fee announcement and in 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Mark |date=2024-08-21 |title=game engines that people used to make 7,711 game jam games |url=https://x.com/gamemakerstk/status/1826184926393491689 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/AaQQk |archive-date=10 Jan 2026 |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Twitter}}</ref> afterwards. The 2023 results showed 59% of jam entries were made in the unity engine, while the next largest engine, Godot, (a free & open source competitor to unity), took a 19% share. The 2024 results see unity's share drop by 16% to an overall 43%, and Godot's more than double to 37%, Illustrating a significant exodus of talent from the unity platform correlating with the release of the runtime fee.
+The yearly GMTK Game jam released a series of statistics on engine usage within the jam, both in 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Mark |date=2023-07-18 |title=game engines that people used to make 6835 game jam games |url=https://x.com/gamemakerstk/status/1681376508688883713 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708194840/https://x.com/gamemakerstk/status/1681376508688883713 |archive-date=8 Jul 2025|access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Twitter}}</ref> before the runtime fee announcement and in 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Mark |date=2024-08-21 |title=game engines that people used to make 7,711 game jam games |url=https://x.com/gamemakerstk/status/1826184926393491689 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708194840/https://x.com/gamemakerstk/status/1826184926393491689 |archive-date=8 Jul 2025|access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Twitter}}</ref> afterwards. The 2023 results showed 59% of jam entries were made in the unity engine, while the next largest engine, Godot, (a free & open source competitor to unity), took a 19% share. The 2024 results see unity's share drop by 16% to an overall 43%, and Godot's more than double to 37%, Illustrating a significant exodus of talent from the unity platform correlating with the release of the runtime fee.
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