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{{Short description|Game engine middleware, 1993–2007}}
{{Infobox software
| name                   = RenderWare
| logo                   = RenderwareLogo.JPG
| screenshot             = 
| caption                = 
| developer              = [[Criterion Software]]
| released               = 1993
| latest_release_version = 3.7
| latest_release_date    = 2007
| discontinued           = yes
| programming_language   = [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]]
| operating_system       = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[GameCube]], [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]], [[Nintendo DS]]
| language               = English
| genre                  = [[Game engine]], [[Middleware]]
| license                = Proprietary commercial
| website                = {{url|http://www.renderware.com}} {{dead link|date=March 2026}}
}}

'''RenderWare''' is a [[game engine|game engine]] [[middleware]] developed by '''[[Criterion Software]]''', a British subsidiary of [[Criterion Games]]. First released commercially in [[1993]], it became one of the most widely used third-party 3D engines in the video game industry during the late 1990s and early 2000s, particularly on the [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], and [[GameCube]]. Its acquisition by [[Electronic Arts]] in [[2004]] accelerated its decline, but its technical legacy remains significant. Major franchises such as ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'', ''[[Burnout (series)|Burnout]]'', and ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' relied on it as their rendering backbone.

== History ==

=== Origins and early versions (1993–1997) ===

RenderWare was born at '''Criterion Software Ltd''', a company founded in [[1993]] in [[Guildford]], England. At that time, game developers wrote virtually all their own graphics engines from scratch — a costly and time-consuming process. Criterion Software's ambition was to offer a general-purpose 3D engine as a reusable [[software library]], letting studios focus on game design rather than low-level graphics programming.

The first version of RenderWare targeted [[DOS]] and then [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] PCs, at a time before consumer [[3D acceleration]] hardware existed. The engine operated entirely in [[software rendering]] mode, handling [[rasterization]], [[Z-buffer|depth buffering]], and [[texture mapping]] entirely on the CPU. This approach was standard before the arrival of dedicated 3D cards like the [[3dfx Voodoo]] in 1996.

Early titles such as ''[[TrickStyle]]'' ([[1999]]) and ''[[Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX]]'' ([[2000]]) represent this first generation, where RenderWare was primarily a PC and Dreamcast engine.

=== The golden age: the PlayStation 2 era (2000–2004) ===

The launch of the [[PlayStation 2]] in 2000 proved a decisive turning point. Its hardware architecture, centred on the [[Emotion Engine]] CPU and the [[Graphics Synthesizer]] (GS), was notoriously difficult to program efficiently. Criterion Software adapted RenderWare for this complex architecture and released '''RenderWare 3''', which quickly became the reference middleware of the era.

In [[2001]], [[Rockstar Games]] adopted RenderWare to develop ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', the first fully three-dimensional open-world entry in the series. The game's worldwide success brought the engine unprecedented recognition. ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' (2002) and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' (2004) continued this collaboration, demonstrating the engine's ability to handle large urban environments, on-the-fly area [[streaming]], and a high number of simultaneous entities.

Between 2000 and 2004, Criterion Software claimed over '''50% market share''' among third-party engines on the PlayStation 2, with hundreds of licensed titles shipped worldwide.

=== Acquisition by Electronic Arts and decline (2004–2007) ===

In '''August 2004''', [[Electronic Arts]] acquired Criterion Software for an amount estimated at approximately '''£48 million'''. The industry reacted with considerable concern: EA, a direct competitor to many of the studios using RenderWare, had suddenly become the owner of the engine underpinning their games in development.

Those concerns were quickly borne out. EA ceased active development of RenderWare as a commercial third-party product and redirected Criterion's engineering teams toward the ''[[Burnout (series)|Burnout]]'' franchise. Third-party studios, deprived of meaningful support, turned to alternatives such as [[Unreal Engine]], [[Havok (software)|Havok]] for physics, or invested in proprietary in-house solutions.

The final official release, '''RenderWare 3.7''', shipped in [[2007]]. It remained in use on a handful of ongoing projects but was no longer distributed to new licensees. The official website ''renderware.com'' was progressively abandoned.

== Technical architecture ==

=== Design philosophy ===

RenderWare is built around one central principle: '''hardware abstraction'''. The engine exposes a single, consistent [[API]] to developers regardless of the target platform. Internally, the low-level layers (''backends'') are platform-specific: rendering on the PlayStation 2 goes through the [[Graphics Synthesizer]], while on PC it can target [[DirectX]] or [[OpenGL]]. The developer is shielded from these differences entirely.

The entire engine is written in [[C (programming language)|C]] (with some [[C++]] in tooling), ensuring maximum portability and near-metal performance. All public symbols follow a systematic prefix naming convention:
* The prefix '''<code>Rw</code>''' identifies core engine objects (''RenderWare Core''): <code>RwTexture</code>, <code>RwCamera</code>, <code>RwFrame</code>…
* The prefix '''<code>Rp</code>''' identifies plugin objects (''RenderWare Plugin''): <code>RpWorld</code>, <code>RpClump</code>, <code>RpAtomic</code>…
* The prefix '''<code>Rt</code>''' identifies utility toolkit objects (''RenderWare Toolkit''): <code>RtBMP</code>, <code>RtTOC</code>…

=== The scene graph ===

RenderWare organises 3D objects in a hierarchical '''[[scene graph]]''' structured around two key concepts:

* An '''<code>RwFrame</code>''' is a transformation node in the hierarchy. Each frame holds a 4×4 matrix describing its position, orientation, and scale relative to its parent. Frames can be chained to form skeletons or object hierarchies (a car with rotating wheels, a character with articulated limbs).

* An '''<code>RpAtomic</code>''' is the fundamental rendering unit: it binds a '''<code>RpGeometry</code>''' (the 3D [[mesh]]) to an <code>RwFrame</code> (its position in the world). The atomic is the object ultimately submitted to the render pipeline.

* An '''<code>RpClump</code>''' is a container grouping multiple <code>RpAtomic</code> objects and their associated frames. It typically represents a complete object (a vehicle, a character) with all its constituent parts.

* An '''<code>RpWorld</code>''' represents the static environment (the level, the city), optimised via a spatial partitioning structure based on a [[Binary space partitioning|BSP tree]] (''Binary Space Partitioning''). This structure enables efficient [[frustum culling]]: only the zones visible within the camera's view frustum are submitted for rendering.

=== The render pipeline ===

RenderWare's render pipeline follows a '''modular, extensible''' model based on chained processing pipelines:

# '''Visibility determination''': The <code>RpWorld</code> BSP tree is traversed to identify the sectors (''WorldSectors'') that intersect the camera frustum. An optional '''occlusion culling''' pass can further reduce geometry load depending on configuration.

# '''Atomic collection''': Visible <code>RpAtomic</code> objects are collected into a render list.

# '''Sorting''': Objects can be sorted by distance to the camera, chiefly for correct [[transparency]] ordering (back-to-front, [[painter's algorithm]]) or to minimise redundant render state changes (''state sorting'').

# '''Hardware submission''': Each atomic is passed to its assigned render pipeline. RenderWare provides a system of '''customisable pipelines''': an ''atomic pipeline'' is a sequence of processing nodes (''pipeline nodes'') that transform geometry data into primitives submitted to the GPU or software rasteriser.

This pipeline node system allows developers to '''modify or extend rendering''' at any stage: inserting a vertex pre-processing step for skeletal [[skinning]], adding a [[normal mapping]] calculation, or implementing proprietary special effects.

=== File formats ===

RenderWare defines its own binary formats, organised as typed '''chunks''' (TLV structure: ''Type, Length, Value''):

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Extension !! Content !! Description
|-
| <code>.dff</code> || Clump || 3D model: geometries, materials, frame hierarchy, animation data
|-
| <code>.bsp</code> || World || Static level with BSP tree for spatial partitioning
|-
| <code>.txd</code> || Texture Dictionary || Texture container grouping multiple compressed textures (RGBA, DXT, etc.)
|-
| <code>.anm</code> || Animation || Skeletal animation data (rotation/translation keyframes per bone)
|-
| <code>.col</code> || Collision || Collision geometry data (extended format, notably by Rockstar Games)
|}

These formats are read and written via RenderWare's ''stream'' system, which handles serialisation and deserialisation through a generic stream abstraction compatible with disk files, memory buffers, and network sockets.

=== Textures and compression ===

Texture management in RenderWare revolves around '''<code>RwTexDictionary</code>''' objects (TXD files), shared containers referenced by multiple scene objects. This architecture allows '''video memory to be pooled''': several models referencing the same textures load only a single instance into [[VRAM]].

On the PlayStation 2, textures are stored in a proprietary format targeting the [[Graphics Synthesizer]], with support for palettised textures (4 or 8 bits per pixel with a colour lookup table) to conserve the console's limited 4 MB of VRAM. On PC, the engine supports [[S3 Texture Compression|DXT1, DXT3, and DXT5]] (S3TC) compressed formats as well as uncompressed 32-bit RGBA.

=== Companion systems ===

From version 3.x onward, RenderWare was structured as a suite of modular products:

* '''RenderWare Graphics''': The 3D graphics engine described above, the core of the suite.
* '''RenderWare Audio''': An integrated audio engine handling sound playback, [[HRTF|3D positional mixing]], and DSP effects. Based on [[Sensaura]] technology.
* '''RenderWare Physics''': A physics simulation module covering [[rigid body]] dynamics, joints, and collision detection. A direct competitor to [[Havok (software)|Havok]] for projects already using RenderWare Graphics.
* '''RenderWare AI''': An experimental artificial intelligence module covering navigation and agent behaviours.

=== RenderWare Studio ===

To streamline content creation, Criterion Software shipped '''RenderWare Studio''', an integrated development environment enabling artists and game designers to:
* Assemble scenes from assets exported via dedicated [[3ds Max]] or [[Autodesk Maya|Maya]] plug-ins.
* Preview rendering in real time within the target environment, emulating the characteristics of the intended platform.
* Configure render pipelines, materials, and physics properties through a graphical interface.
* Generate final data files (DFF, BSP, TXD) ready for integration into the project build.

This toolchain was one of RenderWare's strongest commercial selling points: it narrowed the gap between artists and engine code, enabling faster iteration on visuals without requiring programmer intervention for every asset change.

== Distribution and licensing model ==

=== Per-title licensing ===

Criterion Software distributed RenderWare under a '''per-title licensing''' model common in middleware of the era. Studios paid:
* An '''upfront fee''' to access the SDK, tools, and technical support.
* A '''royalty''' on sales, typically calculated as a percentage of the revenue generated by each shipped title using the engine.

This model allowed small independent studios to access state-of-the-art technology without investing years of engineering time in an in-house engine.

=== The RenderWare SDK ===

The [[Software development kit|SDK]] (''Software Development Kit'') was delivered as:
* '''Compiled libraries''' (<code>.lib</code> on Windows, archives on console platforms) specific to each target platform.
* '''C header files''' exposing the complete public API.
* '''Technical documentation''' (several thousand pages in HTML or PDF format).
* '''Code samples''' illustrating key engine features.
* '''Exporter plug-ins''' for [[3ds Max]] and [[Autodesk Maya|Maya]], enabling export of assets in native RenderWare formats.

Criterion Software provided '''dedicated technical support''' to licensed studios through a private web portal (''RWZone''), giving access to updates, patches, and a technical knowledge base.

=== Cross-platform portability ===

One of RenderWare's primary sales arguments was its ability to target multiple platforms simultaneously from a single codebase. A given title could be ported from PlayStation 2 to Xbox or GameCube with minimal rewriting, since platform-specific hardware backends were managed by the engine itself. While this promise was never entirely frictionless in practice — memory architectures and relative performance profiles differ significantly between platforms — it represented a substantial productivity gain for multi-platform publishers and became a decisive factor in large-scale adoption.

== Legacy and influence ==

RenderWare profoundly shaped the video game industry during the sixth generation of home consoles. It democratised access to real-time 3D for dozens of studios, particularly in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. Its third-party middleware business model influenced later commercial engines, including [[Unreal Engine]] (which adopted a comparable licensing structure) and [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]].

On a purely technical level, RenderWare's modular pipeline architecture, its chunk-based file format system, and its plugin-oriented organisation established conventions that can be found in many engines developed in the years that followed.

The Electronic Arts acquisition remains a frequently cited case study of the risks inherent in depending on third-party middleware: studios such as [[Rockstar Games]] had to migrate to proprietary in-house engines (the [[Rockstar Advanced Game Engine|RAGE]] engine) to regain control of their technology pipeline — a process that took years and significant resources.

== Games list ==
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2012}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Game !! Year !! Platform(s) !! Publisher / Developer
|-
|''[[AFL Live 2003]]'' || 2002 || [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || [[IR Gurus]]
|-
|''[[AFL Live 2004]]'' || 2003 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || IR Gurus
|-
|''[[AFL Live Premiership Edition]]'' || 2004 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || IR Gurus
|-
|''[[AFL Premiership 2005]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2 || IR Gurus
|-
|''[[AFL Premiership 2006]]'' || 2006 || PlayStation 2 || IR Gurus
|-
|''[[AFL Premiership 2007]]'' || 2007 || PlayStation 2 || IR Gurus
|-
|''[[Airport Tycoon]]'' || 2000 || [[Personal computer|PC]] ||
|-
|''[[AirBlade]]'' || 2002 || PlayStation 2 || [[Criterion Games]] / Software
|-
|''[[Asterix & Obelix XXL]]'' || 2004 || PlayStation 2, GameCube, PC || [[Atari]] / [[Étranges Libellules]]
|-
|''[[Apache: Air Assault]]'' || 2010 || PC ||
|-
|''[[Backyard Basketball 2004]]'' || 1999–present || PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, GameCube, GBA || Various
|-
|''[[Battlefield 2: Modern Combat]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360 || [[Digital Illusions CE|DICE]]
|-
|''[[Black (video game)|Black]]'' || 2006 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || Criterion Games / [[Electronic Arts]]
|-
|''[[Bleach: Erabareshi Tamashii]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2 || [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
|-
|''[[Blitz: The League]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || [[Midway Games]]
|-
|''[[Bratz: Rock Angelz (video game)|Bratz: Rock Angelz]]'' || 2004 || PlayStation 2, [[GameCube]], PC || [[Blitz Games]], [[AWE Games]]
|-
|''[[Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon]]'' || 2003 || PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox || [[The Adventure Company]], [[THQ]]
|-
|''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]'' || 2006 || PlayStation 2 || [[Rockstar Games]]
|-
|''[[Burnout (video game)|Burnout]]'' || 2001 || GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox || Criterion Games / [[Acclaim Entertainment]]
|-
|''[[Burnout 2: Point of Impact]]'' || 2002 || GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox || Criterion Games / Acclaim Entertainment
|-
|''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]'' || 2004 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || Criterion Games / Electronic Arts
|-
|''[[Burnout Legends]]'' || 2005 || [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]] || Criterion Games / Electronic Arts
|-
|''[[Burnout Revenge]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360 || Criterion Games / Electronic Arts
|-
|''[[Burnout Dominator]]'' || 2007 || PlayStation 2, PSP || Electronic Arts
|-
|''[[Burnout Paradise]]'' || 2008 || PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC || Criterion Games / Electronic Arts
|-
|''[[Call of Duty: Finest Hour]]'' || 2004 || GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox || [[Activision]]
|-
|''[[The Legend of Sword and Fairy|Chinese Paladin 4]]'' || 2007 || PC || [[Softstar]] Shanghai
|-
|''Chinese Paladin 5'' || 2011 || PC || Softstar Beijing
|-
|''Chinese Paladin Online'' || 2009 || PC || Softstar Taipei
|-
|''[[City Crisis]]'' || 2001 || PlayStation 2 || [[Syscom Entertainment]], [[Take-Two Interactive]]
|-
|''[[Cold Fear]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC || [[Darkworks]], [[Ubisoft]]
|-
|''[[Cold Winter]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2 || [[Vivendi Universal Games]]
|-
|''[[Commandos: Strike Force]]'' || 2006 || PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox || [[Eidos Interactive]]
|-
|''[[Corvette Evolution GT]]'' || 2006 || PlayStation 2, PC || [[Black Bean]], [[Milestone (Italian company)|Milestone]]
|-
|''[[Crackdown (video game)|Crackdown]]'' || 2007 || Xbox 360 || Microsoft Game Studios
|-
|''[[Darkwatch]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || [[Capcom]]
|-
|''[[Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX]]'' || 2000 || PC, PlayStation, Dreamcast, GBC || [[Z-Axis Ltd.]], [[Acclaim Entertainment|Acclaim]]
|-
|''[[Dream of Mirror Online]]'' || 2005 || PC || Softstar Taipei
|-
|''[[DreamMix TV World Fighters]]'' || 2003 || PlayStation 2, GameCube || [[Red Entertainment]]
|-
|''[[Eve: Burst Error]] Plus'' || 2003 || PlayStation 2 || [[Game Village]]
|-
|''[[Evil Dead: Regeneration]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows || [[Cranky Pants Games]], THQ
|-
|''[[Fate/unlimited codes]]'' || 2008 || Arcade, PlayStation 2, PSP || [[Type-Moon]], [[Cavia (company)|Cavia]], [[Eighting]], Capcom
|-
|''[[Football Generation]]'' || 2003 || Windows || 1C Company, FX Interactive, Take-Two Interactive
|-
|''[[Frank Herbert's Dune (video game)|Frank Herbert's Dune]]'' || 2001 || PlayStation 2, PC || [[Cryo Interactive]]
|-
|''[[Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || Midway Home Entertainment
|-
|''[[G-Nome]]'' || 1998 || PC || [[7th Level]]
|-
|''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' || 2001 || PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox || [[Rockstar Games]]
|-
|''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' || 2004 || PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox || Rockstar Games
|-
|''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' || 2002 || PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox || Rockstar Games
|-
|''[[Headhunter: Redemption]]'' || 2004 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || [[Sega]] of America
|-
|''Hudson Selection Vol. 3: PC Genjin'' || 2003 || PlayStation 2, GameCube || [[Hudson Soft]]
|-
|''Käpt'n Blaubär - Bannig auf Zack'' || 2005 || PC || Tivola
|-
|''[[Kamen Rider: Seigi no Keifu]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2 || [[Bandai]], Cavia
|-
|''[[Kill Switch (video game)|Kill Switch]]'' || 2003 || PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox || [[Hip Interactive]], [[Namco Hometek]]
|-
|''[[killer7]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, GameCube || Capcom
|-
|''[[Madagascar (video game)|Madagascar]]'' || 2005 || GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox || Activision
|-
|''[[Manhunt (video game)|Manhunt]]'' || 2003 || PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox || [[Rockstar North]]
|-
|''[[Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne]]'' || 2003 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || [[Rockstar Vienna]]
|-
|''[[MLB 2K5]]'' || 2004 || PlayStation 2, Xbox ||
|-
|''[[Mortal Kombat: Armageddon]]'' || 2006 || PlayStation 2, Xbox, Wii || Midway Home Entertainment
|-
|''[[Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance]]'' || 2002 || GBA, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox || Midway
|-
|''[[Mortal Kombat: Deception]]'' || 2004 || GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox || Midway Home Entertainment
|-
|''[[Nana (video game)|Nana]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2 || [[Konami]]
|-
|''[[NBA Ballers]]'' || 2004 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || Midway Games
|-
|''[[NFL Blitz]] 20-03'' || 2002 || PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox || Midway
|-
|''[[NRL Rugby League (video game)|NRL Rugby League]]'' || 2003 || PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox || [[Tru Blu Entertainment]]
|-
|''[[ObsCure]]'' || 2004 || PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox || [[DreamCatcher Interactive]], [[MC2 France]]
|-
|''[[Outlaw Golf 2]]'' || 2004 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || [[Global Star Software]]
|-
|''[[Premier Manager 2005–06 (video game)|Premier Manager 2005/2006]]'' || 2005 || PC, PlayStation 2 || [[Zoo Digital Publishing]]
|-
|''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 2]]'' || 2002 || PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PC || Konami
|-
|''[[Rayman Revolution]]'' || 2000 || PlayStation 2 || Ubisoft
|-
|''[[Red Jets]]'' || 2006 || PC || InterActive Vision
|-
|''[[Rich Man 7]]'' || 2003 || PC || Softstar Beijing
|-
|''Rich Man 7 Plus'' || 2004 || PC || Softstar Beijing
|-
|''Rich Man 8'' || 2006 || PC || Softstar Beijing
|-
|''[[Rich Man Universe Online]]'' || 2010 || PC || Softstar Beijing
|-
|''[[Risk: Global Domination]]'' || 2003 || PlayStation 2 || [[Cyberlore Studios]] / [[Atari]]
|-
|''[[RoboCop (2003 video game)|RoboCop]]'' || 2003 || PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox || [[Titus Software|Titus]]
|-
|''[[Scorched Planet]]'' || 1996 || PC || [[Virgin Interactive]] / Criterion Games
|-
|''[[S.C.A.R. – Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC || Black Bean, Milestone
|-
|''[[Scar of Sky Online]]'' || 2010 || PC || Softstar Taipei
|-
|''[[Secret Weapons Over Normandy]]'' || 2003 || PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC || [[LucasArts]] / [[Totally Games]]
|-
|''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox || Sega / Sonic Team USA
|-
|''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' || 2003 || PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, PC || Sega / Sonic Team USA
|-
|''[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom]]'' || 2003 || GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox || THQ, Heavy Iron Studios, Aspyr
|-
|''[[Stardom 3]]'' || 2005 || PC || Softstar Taipei
|-
|''Stardom 3 Plus: Valse of Fame'' || 2006 || PC || Softstar Taipei
|-
|''Stardom 3 Plus: Argent Fantasy'' || 2006 || PC || Softstar Taipei
|-
|''Stardom 3 Plus: Sweet Melody'' || 2007 || PC || Softstar Taipei
|-
|''[[Suikoden III]]'' || 2002 || PlayStation 2 || Konami
|-
|''[[Super-Bikes: Riding Challenge]]'' || 2006 || PlayStation 2, PC || Black Bean, Milestone
|-
|''[[Tech Deck: Bare Knuckle Grind]]'' || 2005 || Xbox || Visionscape Interactive
|-
|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Melee]]'' || 2005 || GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC || Konami
|-
|''[[The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer]]'' || 2005 || Mac OS X, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox || THQ
|-
|''[[The Incredibles (video game)|The Incredibles]]'' || 2004 || Mac OS X, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox || THQ, D3 Publisher
|-
|''[[The Settlers: Heritage of Kings]]'' || 2004 || Windows || Ubisoft, [[Blue Byte]]
|-
|''[[The Settlers: Rise of an Empire]]'' || 2007 || Windows || Ubisoft, Blue Byte
|-
|''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' || 2005 || GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox || THQ, Aspyr, Heavy Iron Studios
|-
|''[[The Sword of Etheria]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2 || Konami
|-
|''[[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || [[Rockstar Toronto]], Rockstar Games
|-
|''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]'' || 2001 || GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox || [[Neversoft]], Activision
|-
|''[[Total Overdose]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC || [[SCI Games]]
|-
|''[[Toxic Grind]]'' || 2002 || Xbox || THQ, [[Blue Shift Inc.]]
|-
|''[[TrickStyle]]'' || 1999 || Dreamcast, PC || Acclaim Entertainment, Criterion Games
|-
|''[[Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune]]'' || 2004 || Arcade || [[Genki (company)|Genki]], Namco
|-
|''[[Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2]]'' || 2005 || Arcade || Genki, Namco
|-
|''[[Without Warning (video game)|Without Warning]]'' || 2005 || PlayStation 2, Xbox || Capcom Entertainment
|-
|''[[Xuan-Yuan Sword V]]'' || 2006 || PC || [[DOMO]] Team, Softstar Entertainment
|-
|''Xuan-Yuan Sword Plus: Cloud of the Han'' || 2007 || PC || DOMO Team, Softstar Entertainment
|-
|''Xuan-Yuan Sword Plus: The Far of Cloud'' || 2010 || PC || DOMO Team, Softstar Entertainment
|-
|''[[yourself!fitness]]'' || 2004 || PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC || [[responDESIGN]]
|-
|''[[Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal]]'' || 2002 || PC (Windows) || Funatics Development, THQ
|-
|''[[Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles]]'' || 2005 || GameCube || Bandai, Eighting
|}

== See also ==
* [[Criterion Games]]
* [[Criterion Software]]
* [[Game engine]]
* [[Middleware]]
* [[Electronic Arts]]
* [[Grand Theft Auto III]]
* [[Rockstar Advanced Game Engine]] (RAGE — Rockstar's in-house successor)
* [[Unreal Engine]]
* [[Havok (software)]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.renderware.com Official website — renderware.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050603235255/http://www.renderware.com/ |date=2005-06-03 }}

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