Which of my engines has the best name?

[Josh]

Now that you have had some time to try on the Ultra name, I am curious what everyone thinks.

Which engine has the best name?

[The Mover Cell]

Leadwerks has a cooler spelling 

Ultra isn't a pain to properly pronounce 

[AnthonyPython]

Ultra because people can spell it and say it correctly, because everyone says and spells Leadwerks differently due to spell check, and dialects.

[Rocko]

Leadwerks is a very cool name for an engine. I don't understand why you renamed it to 'ULTRA ENGINE.' It's a very bad name. It sounds like, for many people, 'This product is a scam and a mockery.' It's my opinion.

[Josh]

On 2/6/2025 at 8:57 AM, Rocko said:

Leadwerks is a very cool name for an engine. I don't understand why you renamed it to 'ULTRA ENGINE.' It's a very bad name. It sounds like, for many people, 'This product is a scam and a mockery.' It's my opinion.

Thank you for your honest feedback. It is always helpful when people tell me what they really think!

[Josh]

400 views but only 24 votes! 

[MarKli]

I don't really care about the name of a game engine.

But what I think about the names.

1. I think Leadwerks is a unique name. You can find videos about the game engine on YouTube. It has left a positive and negative reputation with people, mostly negative because it looked outdated, I think.

2. The name of Ultra Engine is very high because the standard is Unity or Unreal Engine. Therefore, many people who have used other game engines before may have high expectations, which may lead to negative reviews afterwards. But if you take the price into account, the Ultra game engine is exactly what I think is great, that the developer works closely with the community and also listens to hobby developers. I don't think there is any other game engine where I have seen that.

3. Maybe a completely new name would be a good idea.

[Josh]

No one said anything about renaming anything, I just was curious what people thought. 

[Josh]

The discussion here is relevant: 

 

[Thirsty Panther]

Just watched the latest workshop video on the naming of UltraEngine.

I get Josh's concern in that new things are not taken seriously in modern times. Movies are remakes, music is bland and books lack originality.

UltraEngine itself is not a bad name. It does, however, sound very similar to the two major Game Engines on the market . 

Its much better than than Turbo engine which was also considered.

Leadwerks does have a history which gives it credibility. People have heard it before and know of it pedigree.

The other big advantage of Leadwerks is that Steam rates it highly. I think in was in one of the weekend workshop videos where Josh explained even thou UltrEngine had 96% approval rating Leadwerks was still preferred over it.

I like the name suggested in the comments of the weekend video.

Leadwerks Ultra.

A new improved imagining of the the trusted Leadwerks Engine. Reworked from the ground up to be faster in every respect. Your games can have more characters, more animations more objects without the slow down. A royalty free license which means all the money you make stays with you (handy if you develop the next Minecraft).  Develop VR games without the motion sickness. etc.