# Torque 3D Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Torque 3D the right Game Development solution for you? Explore 10 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/158593/Torque-3D/reviews --- Torque 3D 4.3 (10) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Torque 3D Ease of use 4.2 Customer Service 3.1 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-10 of 10 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Daniel D. Product Specialist Outsourcing/Offshoring Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A free game engine that is great for beginners" March 10, 2019 5.0 Major benefit would obviously the engine is free. Like I said in my review, it's great for people starting off with game design. Pros I love the fact that there is a lot you can do with Torque, especially if you're new to Video Game Design and development. You can implement decent graphic while maintaining performance with the engine. Cons The engine it self is kind of dated in regards to industry purposes. Torque can definitely improve some of it's graphical features. Review Source JH Justin H. Animator/Editor/Instructor E-Learning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I used this engine for a personal project a few years back." January 17, 2018 5.0 Pros A few years ago I used Torque for a project I was working on in college and I was in awe over how simple it was to get up and running. Even as a novice student developer at the time, with a small team of artists and a single programmer, we were able to throw together a first person shooter game with a unique world, art assets, animation, and gameplay in our spare time with a 10 week semester. This should speak volumes about the quality of this engine, and should be a testament to those considering using this tool in your development pipeline. Cons While it has been a short amount of time from my initial interaction with this engine, I do not recall having any negative feedback during the time I was using it. Really great engine that I would recommend to newer developers. Review Source Nawfal B. CG ARTIST Computer Games Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A little bit outdated" April 16, 2019 2.0 it was a nice engine years ago, it need a strong update to reach actual engines. Pros The perfect engine for an RPG, easy to use, cheap and no hacker knowledge required. Cons Outdated engine, no physical based rendering, a lot of bugs and error and very archaic. Review Source AH Andrew H. Managing Partner Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A great game engine for the cost, at the time it came out." December 19, 2018 5.0 The engine we've used for years. Pros At the time Torque came out, it was the best / cheapest option in the game engine world. It had everything you needed to make a game, and it was very reasonably priced. Cons It is an older engine that does not have much support for it anymore. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sales Representative Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "You get what you pay for. " February 19, 2018 4.0 Pros Torque is a great tool to play around with. It allows you to see a lot of what makes a game tick that you normally don't think of as simply a player. Cons Releasing a game with Torque seems like a far fetched prospect. I don't think it has enough tools in it to make a final project that I would look back on as acceptable. It's a good place to get a visual sense of things, but implementation just wasn't there for me. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Financial Center Manager Banking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I might just make my next game in Torque" February 19, 2018 5.0 Pros As a free tool, Torque has so many unexpected features. It really is a complete 3D game development tool. I was constantly surprised at how much I was able to do with it, despite being a largely unknown tool. Cons Torque comes up a little short on features that you'll find in something like Unity or Unreal. What you get with the ease of use you sacrifice in features. Review Source AF Andrew F. Lead Developer/Artist Computer Games Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Torque showed promise as a game engine for indies, before Unity 4 swooped in and stole the show" February 16, 2019 4.0 I trialed and purchased Torque Advanced and Torque 3D when I was first getting into 3D game development. It was a good engine to get into at the time, and there were multiple tutorials around to get you started. These days though the engine is mostly unsupported and not a viable solution for commercial development. Pros Torque 3D had some modern rendering features and map editing tools when it was released. It was also affordable for indie developers. Cons I couldn't recommend using Torque 3D now, as engine toolset hasn't been updated majorly in years. The community kept it going for a while when it became open source, though it hasn't received an update now since early 2018. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Client Service Representative Banking Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Shockingly deep tool" February 13, 2018 4.0 Pros I can't say enough good things about Torque 3D. I was blown away by how much you can do with it, and the depth of the suite. You're unlikely to make AAA games with it, but at an indie level you could do a whole lot worse. It is also fun just to play around with aimlessly. Cons It can't do some of the biggest things that, say, Unreal can do. I had trouble getting efficient support for issues. Some of the tutorials are not quite as informative as I would have liked. Review Source NP Nicholas P. College Used the software for: ### "Garage Games is a gaming creation suite that was a terrific use" January 17, 2018 4.0 Pros I found myself really learning the inner workings of game design and placement just by messing around on the surface level Review Source EO Enrique O. Lead Designer Used the software for: ### "I used this engine to learn game development some time ago" March 16, 2018 5.0 Pros You may not end up making a AAAs Quality game but as a development tool it's amazing what you can do as an indie developer an as a learning tool. Cons It doesn't keep up with all the possibilities that other game development software with more advanced framework. Review Source Similar Products Featured