HeroEngine vs GameGuru

Backend completely handled by the team at Hero.

No need for Perforce, Github or any other versioning software. It is built in. Check, Compare, Merge, revert, etc.

Developers of the engine and game developers are active on the Forums and Skype for private messaging.

Able to create many types of games and scales all the way from a single area up to a full-blown MMO.

Designed for the needs of a MMO. HSL is also relatively easy to learn as scripting languages go. It was geared towards beginners, not time hardened programmers, and as such, its easier for a novice to pick it up sometimes, than a c++ programmer. That, and it was intended to be "readable" more like English.

Skype channel and forums questions answered by developers of HE and users very quickly.

Though the export pipeline may be different and currently requires 3ds Max or Maya, the format is highly optimized to reduce high quality models down to KB's.

Simplicity and accessibility are the core design goals of FPS Creator Reloaded.

Users share ideas, help, and advice through the official forums. The community also provides a wealth of free assets, and the GameGuru Assets Store sees constant additions.

News and improvements are released on a monthly schedule. Interaction between The Game Creators and project backers is excellent.

Easily import your own 3D models with the built-in importer and create custom characters with the Character creator. Custom weapons are much more difficult, though.

The gamer creator forums have a large number of users, developing games, making models for sale and to give away for other users. They answer questions, help each other with problems in their games, and can make using this software so much more fun and easy.

Games you publish with GameGuru can be sold without any restrictions or commissions.

An easy 3D editor to create your own maps in seconds with drag-and-drop function.

Awesome friendly GUI, and quite easy to use.

Currently in development but already looking very good! Easily create big and customized buildings with default building blocks and share them with others.

Also very easy to use in the designer: The buildings are treated like entities but still directly available in the 'building editor mode'.

Uses Lua.

A store where you can buy various assets for your games like sounds, 3D models, weapons... Very good prices and a lot of assets are even free.

The Game Creators team frequent the forums and ask the community for feeback and suggestions both there and via an open poll on the website. They have a great history of reading suggestions, viewing screenshots, and generally working with the community.

The game engine is optimized for efficient use of memory.