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Pygame is a framework for building interactive 2D applications and games using the Python programming language. It functions as a 2D graphics rendering engine, a game input and event manager, and a multimedia audio toolkit. The project serves as a wrapper for the Simple DirectMedia Layer, providing a Python interface for low-level access to graphics, audio, keyboard, mouse, and joystick hardware. Its capabilities cover 2D graphics rendering and image manipulation, digital audio playback and streaming, and the management of game entities and physics simulations. It also includes tools for rea
melonJS is a lightweight HTML5 game engine for building 2D games in the browser using JavaScript. It provides a complete framework for sprite animation, tilemap loading, physics simulation, input handling, and audio playback, with a unified rendering system that automatically switches between WebGL and Canvas2D backends without code changes. The engine distinguishes itself through several integrated capabilities. It features a per-sprite shader pipeline for custom fragment shader effects, a SAT-based collision engine with swappable physics adapters (including built-in SAT, Matter.js, and Plan
Flame is a 2D game engine and framework for Flutter. It provides a component-based architecture to organize scene entities and manage their lifecycles through a structured hierarchy of game objects, coordinated by a consistent game loop. The engine includes a graphics library for rendering animated sprites, particle effects, and external textures. It features a 2D physics integration layer that supports rigid body dynamics and collision detection between entities. The framework covers additional capabilities for game engineering, including user input capture for gestures and gamepads, audio
Solar2D Game Engine main repository (ex Corona SDK)
The main features of coronalabs/corona are: 2D Game Engines, Game Frameworks.
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