Open-source alternatives to Tiled

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

Hilo is an HTML5 game engine for building 2D games that run across browsers and devices. It renders graphics through Canvas, DOM, or WebGL backends, automatically selecting the best option for the target environment. The engine provides a complete game development solution with sprite, skeletal, and particle animation, along with a texture atlas system for efficient image loading and rendering. The framework distinguishes itself through its integration of the DragonBones skeletal animation engine, which drives bone-based character movement without frame-by-frame sprites, and its Chipmunk phys

WorkAdventure is a virtual office platform and containerized collaborative application. It provides a digital workspace where users interact as avatars within a 2D RPG style environment. The platform is distinguished by a proximity video chat system that automatically triggers real-time communication as avatars move closer to one another. It includes a customizable 2D virtual map editor for designing immersive digital environments and defining specific areas of interest. The system covers virtual world design through collaborative map tools and the ability to integrate custom scripts for mod

This project is a collection of single-header libraries providing a zero-dependency implementation of core game engine systems. It serves as a portable toolkit for 2D game development, focusing on asset loading, graphics optimization, and low-level system coordination. The libraries offer specialized capabilities for 2D sprite rendering and asset processing, including texture atlas compilation and batch-based rendering to reduce draw calls. It includes a dedicated pipeline for parsing Aseprite files and JSON-formatted map data from Tiled. The toolkit covers several functional domains, includ

Funkin is a rhythm game engine and scriptable gameplay framework designed for creating musical battle games with synchronized note charts and audio. It functions as a comprehensive toolset for rhythm game modding, allowing for the addition of custom songs, characters, and stages through external assets and metadata. The project distinguishes itself through a dedicated modding system that supports priority-based asset overriding and a data patching utility for modifying JSON and XML configuration files via targeted merge operations. It utilizes a scriptable environment that executes external s

Cocos2d-x is a high-performance C++ game development framework designed for building and deploying interactive applications across mobile, desktop, and web platforms. It functions as a cross-platform game engine that utilizes an entity-component system to manage object lifecycles, behaviors, and spatial relationships within a unified codebase. The engine is distinguished by its specialized 2D graphics rendering pipeline, which is optimized for hardware-accelerated performance when displaying sprites, particle effects, and skeletal animations. It provides developers with low-level access to gr

maptalks.js is a JavaScript map rendering library and web map interaction framework used to render interactive 2D and 3D geographic data on a web canvas. It functions as a 3D geospatial engine supporting 3DTiles and GLTF formats, a GeoJSON visualization tool, and a spatial analysis library. The project distinguishes itself through high-performance rendering and dynamic geospatial animation, including the ability to simulate traffic flow and execute smooth visual transitions for map elements. It provides comprehensive tools for interactive geometry editing, allowing users to draw and modify ve

Box2D is a 2D physics engine and rigid body simulator designed to compute collisions, forces, and joints in a two-dimensional plane. It functions as a collision detection library and a constraint-based physics solver that calculates the movement and interaction of solid objects using mass, friction, and restitution properties. The engine ensures consistency across different hardware architectures through a deterministic trigonometry implementation. It prevents high-speed objects from passing through boundaries using continuous collision detection and time-of-impact interpolation. The system

KawaiiPhysics is an Unreal Engine physics plugin that provides a skeletal mesh simulation tool for calculating pseudo-physics bone sway. It is designed to create natural movement for hair and clothing by controlling bone rotation based on stiffness and damping without requiring a full rigid body physics engine. The system features a character physics constraint framework and a runtime controller that allows for the dynamic adjustment of simulation parameters and external forces. It utilizes data-asset preset management to ensure consistent physics behavior across different characters and obje

mujoco_menagerie is a curated library of physical robot specifications and XML model definitions designed for standardized dynamics and contact simulation. It provides a collection of high-quality robot model files for humanoids, quadrupeds, and manipulators, alongside detailed kinematic and inertial parameters used to reproduce real-world robot behavior in virtual environments. The project serves as a repository of robotics simulation assets and MJCF model definitions optimized for accuracy. It includes standardized model libraries specifically for bipedal, quadrupedal, and humanoid hardware

Chrono is a multi-physics simulation suite that functions as a multibody dynamics simulator, a finite element analysis tool, and a robotics simulation framework. It provides specialized solvers for fluid-solid interaction and distributed physics engines capable of synchronizing multiple agents across a network. The project features a dedicated pipeline for converting CAD assemblies into simulation-ready formats and integrates directly with robot operating systems to validate autonomous control logic and sensors. It differentiates itself through the use of WebAssembly for portable browser-base

This project is a wave function collapse generator and voxel environment engine used for procedural world generation. It implements a constraint-based layout algorithm to resolve superpositions of modules into consistent 3D voxel grids. The system functions as a procedural city generator capable of creating infinite, walkable urban environments. It utilizes a dynamic dictionary to stream map data as a user approaches new areas, ensuring a continuous world without loading the entire layout at once. The engine manages layout consistency through adjacency rule definitions, boundary constraint e

Mario-Kart-3.js is a browser-based 3D racing simulation implemented in JavaScript. It utilizes a WebGL game engine to render three-dimensional race tracks and vehicle models directly within a web browser using graphics hardware. The simulation features a physics-based drifting and maneuver system for gaining speed boosts and a power item system for deploying competitive advantages during races. The project encompasses a vehicle control system that maps keyboard and mouse inputs to steering and acceleration, alongside a simulation engine that manages collision detection and scripted item logi

cannon.js is a JavaScript 3D physics engine designed for calculating rigid body dynamics and collisions in three-dimensional space. It functions as a rigid body dynamics engine that models mass, friction, and velocity to determine object movement, while providing a mathematical framework for applying physical constraints and joints. The engine supports a variety of collision volumes, including spheres, boxes, convex polyhedrons, heightfields for terrain simulation, and complex triangle meshes. It provides tools for identifying intersections between these shapes and calculating the exact areas

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

Flame is a 2D game engine for Flutter and Dart. It provides a component-based game framework for managing entities and their lifecycles through a hierarchical architecture, alongside a dedicated system for game asset management and input handling. The engine distinguishes itself through a specialized integration layer for external physics engines to handle rigid body dynamics and collision detection. It also features a high-performance task model that uses isolates to offload heavy computations and prevent main thread blocking. The framework covers a broad range of capabilities including vis

Murder is an entity component system game engine designed for 2D game development. It provides a core framework for managing game objects through an ECS architecture and includes a dedicated 2D game editor for asset management and real-time property configuration. The engine features a specialized 2D rendering pipeline supporting pixel art, sprite slicing, and parallax effects. It includes a hierarchical A* pathfinding system for agent navigation and a comprehensive asset management system for serializing and loading game resources. The project covers a broad range of capabilities, including

Matter-js is a 2D rigid body physics engine written in JavaScript for simulating realistic physical interactions, collisions, and dynamics in web browsers. It functions as a web physics simulation library that calculates motion, gravity, and constraints for objects rendered on a web canvas. The library includes a built-in canvas physics visualizer to draw physical bodies, joints, and constraints for debugging and gameplay. It distinguishes itself through a plugin system that supports recursive dependency resolution and internal method patching to inject custom logic into the engine's executio

FlappySwift is a side-scrolling arcade game implementation built for Apple platforms. Developed using the Swift programming language, this 2D game project features a physics-based environment where a player controls a character to avoid obstacles. The project utilizes the SpriteKit framework to handle rigid body dynamics, gravitational forces, and sprite-based rendering. Game flow is managed through a state machine that controls transitions between the start menu, active gameplay, and game over screens. The implementation covers 2D physics simulation, including bounding-box collision detecti

Fabric API is a modular framework designed for Minecraft mod development, providing a standardized set of hooks and libraries that enable the integration of custom content into the game. It serves as a foundational toolkit for injecting custom logic, assets, and networked data into the game environment during both startup and runtime phases. The framework distinguishes itself by facilitating interoperability between independent modifications through shared events and interface-based contracts, which allow different mods to interact without requiring direct dependencies. It manages the complex

Doxx is a collection of shell-based tools for parsing, viewing, and converting word processing files. It provides a terminal user interface for reading and searching DOCX files without requiring external office software, functioning as both a terminal document viewer and a command line parser. The project distinguishes itself by offering a full TUI document reader with outline navigation and the ability to export document content and metadata into alternative formats such as Markdown, CSV, JSON, and plain text. The system covers a broad range of capabilities including document metadata analy

Avian is a 2D physics engine and rigid body dynamics simulator designed to calculate physical motion using mass, forces, and velocity. It provides a framework for simulating rigid body dynamics, collision detection, and joint constraints for games and applications. The engine utilizes a modular physics pipeline with a plugin-based architecture, allowing for the customization of simulation fidelity settings and the extension of collision backends. It includes a specialized kinematic character controller for implementing entity movement and sliding behavior against physical geometry. The syste

Rapier is a cross-platform physics engine and rigid body dynamics solver designed for 2D and 3D simulations. It functions as a collision detection system and a robotics simulation framework, providing a consistent API for calculating physical interactions across different environments. The engine distinguishes itself with specialized robotics capabilities, including a toolkit for importing URDF and STL models to control multibody chains. It supports precise mechanical movement through inverse kinematics calculations and the application of PID controllers for dynamic body control. The simulat

JoltPhysics is a high-performance C++ physics engine designed for multi-threaded simulation of 3D rigid bodies and soft bodies. It serves as a deterministic simulation framework, ensuring identical results across different platforms and architectures to support networked synchronization. The engine distinguishes itself through a focus on concurrent execution across multiple CPU cores to handle large numbers of active bodies. It provides specialized systems for vehicle physics, including wheeled and tracked models, as well as soft body physics for deformable objects and cloth. The simulation

This project is a single-player tower defense game and 2D grid-based strategy application built with Python and the Pygame library. It focuses on resource management and tactical unit placement to prevent waves of enemies from reaching a goal. The gameplay centers on constructing defensive lines using units with specialized combat abilities. Players manage a limited currency by collecting energy resources via a pointer interface and select specific equipment sets to configure their available units before starting a level. The system supports level-based progression by loading environmental c

Tiled is a visual editor for creating two-dimensional game environments, functioning as a tile map editor and game level design tool. It allows for the construction of game worlds by arranging reusable tile sets and assets into maps. The system includes a tile set manager to organize and modify collections of tiles that can be shared across multiple project maps. It supports the creation of complex environments through layered map composition and the placement of objects at precise coordinates. The editor provides capabilities for grid alignment, coordinate-based layouts, and the attachment

Space Station 14 is a C# multiplayer game and roleplay simulation framework. It is built upon an Entity-Component-System (ECS) game engine that separates logic into systems and data into components to manage complex entity interactions. The project functions as a grid-based physics simulator with a YAML data-driven prototype system for defining game objects. The project features a specialized 2D sprite rendering engine that maps server-side appearance data to client-side shaders. It implements a networking model with client-side prediction and dirty-flagged state synchronization to reduce inp