--- title: "Cocos vs RPG Maker: Which is more popular?" description: "Is Cocos or RPG Maker more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Game engines set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cocos-vs-rpg-maker" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cocos vs RPG Maker: Which is more popular? Is Cocos or RPG Maker more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Game engines set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Cocos and RPG Maker - **Competitive set**: Game engines - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Cocos Share of Search**: 0.85% - **RPG Maker Share of Search**: 7% ## Is Cocos or RPG Maker more popular in search? - In October 2026, RPG Maker had more branded searches than Cocos among game engines worldwide. RPG Maker had about 90,500 branded searches, while Cocos had 11,000. RPG Maker made up 7% of all game engine searches we track, and Cocos accounted for 0.85%. - RPG Maker was ahead of Cocos in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Cocos’ share of searches among game engines worldwide moved from 1.2% to 0.85%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 16.5K to 11K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, RPG Maker’s share of searches among game engines worldwide moved from 6.7% to 7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 90.5K. ## Top game engines in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, RPG Maker was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Cocos did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Godot | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Unity | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Unreal Engine | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | GameMaker | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | GDevelop | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Phaser | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Construct | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Defold | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | RPG Maker | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | LÖVE | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | CRYENGINE | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Cocos | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about game engines - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best game engine for beginners?": 1. Godot, 2. Unity, 3. Unreal Engine, 4. GDevelop - Asked ChatGPT "Which game engine should I use for a 2D game?": 1. Godot, 2. Unity, 3. GameMaker, 4. Construct - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best game engines?": 1. Godot, 2. Unreal Engine, 3. Unity, 4. GameMaker, 5. Construct, 6. Phaser, 7. RPG Maker - Searched Google, AI Overview "game engine": 1. Unity, 2. Unreal Engine, 3. Godot, 4. GameMaker - Searched Google, AI Overview "free game engine": 1. Godot, 2. GDevelop, 3. Phaser, 4. Defold, 5. Unity, 6. Unreal Engine, 7. GameMaker Not named in any answer: LÖVE, CRYENGINE and Cocos. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for game engines worldwide in October 2026? - In October 2026, RPG Maker rose from 7th to 6th among game engines worldwide. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Cocos worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 16.5K to 11K in October 2026. ## How has branded search for Cocos and RPG Maker changed worldwide over the last 12 months? | Month | Cocos estimated searches | Cocos Share of Search | Cocos rank | RPG Maker estimated searches | RPG Maker Share of Search | RPG Maker rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 16.5K | 1.2% | 10 | 90.5K | 6.7% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 15.3K | 1.2% | 10 | 90.5K | 7.2% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 15.3K | 1.1% | 10 | 110K | 8.2% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 15.3K | 1.2% | 10 | 110K | 8.3% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 17.5K | 1.2% | 10 | 110K | 7.7% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 16.5K | 1.2% | 10 | 90.5K | 6.8% | 7 | | May 2026 | 14.3K | 1% | 11 | 110K | 7.9% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 14.3K | 1.1% | 10 | 90.5K | 6.8% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 13.5K | 1% | 10 | 90.5K | 7% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 12.8K | 0.96% | 10 | 90.5K | 6.8% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 11K | 0.8% | 11 | 90.5K | 6.6% | 7 | | Oct 2026 | 11K | 0.85% | 11 | 90.5K | 7% | 6 | ## How are Cocos’ and RPG Maker’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cocos’ and RPG Maker’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Cocos**: Measured on the search terms “cocos creator” and “cocos2d”, summed into one figure. - **RPG Maker**: Measured on the search term “rpg maker”. - [Cocos profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cocos) - [RPG Maker profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rpg-maker) - [All game engines worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/game-engines): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Cocos or RPG Maker more popular in search? In October 2026, RPG Maker had more branded searches than Cocos among game engines worldwide. RPG Maker had about 90,500 branded searches, while Cocos had 11,000. RPG Maker made up 7% of all game engine searches we track, and Cocos accounted for 0.85%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cocos vs RPG Maker: Which is more popular?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cocos-vs-rpg-maker This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cocos-vs-rpg-maker. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.