| Akihabara |
1.3 |
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GPL2/MIT |
Classic Repro |
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github |
Intended for making classic arcade-style games in JS+HTML5 |
| Aves |
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Commercial |
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Obsolete. Company bought by Zynga. E3 2010 Aves Engine Prototype "Suburban World" |
| bdge |
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github |
Badly Design Game Engine, an HTML5 Javascript game engine Demo. |
| Canvex |
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FPS |
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An experimental browser-based FPS game engine in the HTML tag. Created in 2006 |
| ClanFX |
0.0.1 (2007) |
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Tile based |
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clanfx is a 2D, tile-based Javascript game engine developed using Javascript and CSS. It currently works in Firefox, Epiphany and Opera browsers. Features include many animated sprites, spell effects, buildings, tiles/textures and basic game AI. |
| Cocos2D |
0.1 |
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BSD |
2D |
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github |
Cocos2d-javascript is a 2D game/graphics engine based on cocos2d-iphone but designed to run in the web browser. It uses the latest features available in HTML 5 allowing real-time rendering of 2D graphics without the need for plug-ins such as Adobe Flash |
| Crafty |
0.3 |
8.7KB |
GPL/MIT |
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API |
github |
A lightweight, modular JavaScript game engine to easily produce high quality games. Includes a large variety of components such as animation, event management, redraw regions, collision detection, sprites and more |
| cssgameengine |
2009/08 |
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Javascript Game Engine with CSS. Aimed for beginners |
| Diggy |
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BSD |
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github |
DHTML-based, abandoned |
| Doodle-js |
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17k, gzipped |
BSD |
2D |
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API |
github |
JavaScript animation library for Canvas. Features a scene graph and event handling. Easy to add to an existing page element where Flash no longer displays. |
| Effect Games |
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Effect Games provides free, online tools for building, sharing and playing your own browser based games. |
| Flax |
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Apache 2.0 |
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Not released yet. Uses GWT and HTML5. Focus on web-based gaming for GNU/Linux and Mac OS X. About |
| FlixelJS |
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MIT |
2D |
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github |
Demo Port of Flixel (Flash) to JS. Announcement thread |
| Float Engine |
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Commercial |
Isometric |
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Isometric Javascript game engine with a persistent online world. |
| GameJs |
2011/01 |
20-80KB |
MIT |
2D |
yes |
API. Tutorial |
github |
similar to PyGame (easy) for Canvas only. CommonJs modules. Comes with development server (only Java needed). |
| gameQuery |
0.5.1 |
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MIT |
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API. Docs |
github |
gameQuery is a jQuery plug-in to help make javascript game development easier by adding some simple game-related classes. It's still in an early stage of development and may change a lot in future versions. |
| GammaJS |
1.0 |
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MIT |
2.5D Platform |
Tests |
API. Tutorials. Topics |
github |
Gamma is a new Javascript library which can be used to create 2.5D platform games for a web browser using the power of HTML, JavaScript, CSS and WebGL. |
| gTile |
0.0.1 (2008) |
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Tile based |
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| The GMP Javascript Game Engine |
1.7.4 |
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GPL2/MIT |
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API. Manual |
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Emphasis on speed and simplicity, "easy to learn and use" |
| Hydra |
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MIT |
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github |
Geared towards mobile, powering a few small commercial games. There's no documentation at all, so I wouldn't recommend it to users, but some pieces may be of interest to other engine developers, such as: How to build a library compatible with Closure Compiler's advanced optimizations, using CSS3 transitions for game animation in a sane way, and abstracting touch events to allow the use of a mouse when playing mobile games on the desktop |
| Hydrax |
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MIT |
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github |
Haxe port of the PushButton Engine, works with js (css and canvas), flash, and soon C++. |
| ingenioJS |
0.4c |
<2KB |
GPL |
2D/2.5D RPG Engine |
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yes,included |
github |
JavaScript / HTML5 RPG Game Engine. Its structure allows independent rendering methods, such as WebGL, Canvas or DOM Elements. By default it makes usage of DOM Elements and a 2D environment. Currently Tile-Based and 2D, can be easily used for 2.5D and other Rendering Methods. |
| Impact |
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Commercial ($99) |
2D |
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Docs. API |
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Javascript / HTML5 Game Engine with world editor. Video tutorial |
| Isogenic Engine |
Beta expected April 2011 |
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Commercial |
Isometric & 2D |
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API |
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HTML5 Isometric & 2D Game Engine. Emphasis on real-time persistent worlds, MMO games & plugin architecture, micro-transactions, cloud-based hosting. Realtime networking. Support for canvas and HTML-based output, Node.js + MongoDB. Physics support using Box2D. |
| j5g3 |
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GPLv3 |
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github |
Still WIP |
| The Javascript 2D Game Engine |
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GPL |
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Emphasis on gravity/physics/collision detection; uses HTML5 Canvas and ExplorerCanvas for IE support. Focus on limiting CPU usage. |
| Javascript Gamelib |
2.10 |
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GPL |
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Abandoned. Provides relatively simple routines for animation, sprites, collision detection and control. |
| Jaws |
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2D |
Test Suite |
yes |
github |
Jaws is a HTML5 2D game development library written in javascript. Sprite, viewport, gameLoop, input handling etc. The core to create a 2D game. Comes with examples. |
| jGen |
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Isometric |
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wiki |
google code |
An attempt to recreate "old school" isometric techniques in the modern web browsers without using a canvas, with only JavaScript and HTML. Map editor online demo |
| jsGameSoup |
v120 |
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LGPLv3 |
2D |
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API |
bazaar / google code |
Cross browser event handling. Game entity management. Rudimentary polygon, box, circle collision detection. Sprite management. Fast, deterministic random number generator. Networking (ajax) abstraction layer. Basic cookie management. Auto-init to launch code attached to a specific HTML canvas. |
| js-verge |
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MIT |
2D |
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github |
A javascript game engine largely based on (and importing file assets from) the VERGE game engine. Demo |
| LimeJS |
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Apache License |
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API |
github |
Special attention to touchscreen devices. HTML5 game framework for fast, native-experience games for all modern touchscreens and desktop browsers. |
| PropulsionJS |
1.1 |
19.6KB |
MIT |
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API |
github |
Uses HTML5 Canvas element |
| The Render Engine |
1.5.3 |
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MIT |
2D |
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API. Tutorials |
google code |
Object oriented. Cross-browser. Extensive API. Open-source. Supports canvas and DOM rendering. Support for Touch Input. Box2DJS Physics Engine Features |
| Rocket Engine |
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Commercial |
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Obsolete. Company bought by Disney. Canvas support. WebGL support. Supports IE8, Mobile. Orthographic and isometric tile rendering. Collision detection. Pathfinding. Real-time multi-user Level editor. Common services required by MMOs. Demo |
| Rosewood |
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2D |
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github |
Rosewood is a JavaScript library/engine for creating 2d browser-based games that are somewhat in the spirit of old 16-bit games. |
| Sarien.net interpreter |
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GPL |
2D Adventure |
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google code |
Focuses on making classic Sierra style adventure games. |
| SpellScript |
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Online/MUD |
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WIP |
| Tom's Halls |
3.0 |
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Platform |
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| Unity3D |
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Commercial |
3D |
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JS backend |
| vegalib |
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LPGL |
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google code |
A library and other related tools for creating games using Vexi. |
| xc.js |
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BSD |
2D |
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Docs |
github |
xc.js is a framework for HTML Canvas games in Javascript |
