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LittleJS
LittleJS is a fast, lightweight, and fully open source HTML5 game engine designed for simplicity and performance. Its small footprint is packed with a comprehensive feature set including 2D and 3D rendering, physics, particles, sound, and input handling. The code is very clean and well documented with many examples to get you started quickly.
2D
3D
Agnostic
PlayCanvas
A web-first game engine
3D
Agnostic
AR/VR
Editor
Pixi’VN
Pixi’VN is a versatile and powerful visual novel/2D game engine. It is based on JavaScript/TypeScript and uses the PixiJS library for rendering.
2D
3D
RPG
Visual Novel
Point&Click
Visual Programming
Babylon.js
A powerful, beautiful, simple, and open web rendering engine
3D
Agnostic
AR/VR
MelonJS
An open source HTML5 game engine that empowers developers and designers to focus on content
2D
Agnostic
RouteVN
RouteVN Creator is a free, open-source tool that lets anyone, writers, artists, hobbyists to create their own Visual Novels. No coding or technical background required.
2D
Point&Click
Interactive Fiction
Visual Novel
Editor
PixiJS
Fast and lightweight 2D JavaScript library that allows everyone to enjoy the power of hardware acceleration without prior knowledge of WebGL
2D
Agnostic
RPG Paper Maker
RPG Paper Maker allows you to create a 3D RPG with 2D sprites and 3D objects with a very simple interface
3D
RPG
Visual Programming
Editor
GDevelop
A no-code, open-source, free, and easy 2D/3D game-making app
2D
3D
Agnostic
Visual Programming
Editor
Felgo
Cross platform 2D games based on the Qt framework.
2D
Own Script Language
SHMUP Studio
SHMUP Studio is a game creation system designed to create SHMUP games without coding, it has plenty of features and a full blown editor
2D
Arcade
Visual Programming
Editor
Phaser
A fast, fun, free and open-source framework for Canvas and WebGL powered browser games
2D
Agnostic
Luna Visual Novel Engine 2
Luna Visual Novel Engine is a modern web-based game engine for creating visual novels visually, quickly, and easily. Designed for both beginners and professionals with an intuitive slider position interface. This latest version is a continuation of Luna Visual Novel Engine 1, with a simpler, lighter, and much easier to use interface and features.
2D
Editor
GB Studio
A quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator that can publish games as gameboy ROMs
2D
Agnostic
Visual Programming
Editor
TilBuci
TilBuci is a free, open source tool to create interactive content, focused on building interactive narratives like visual novels.
2D
Interactive Fiction
Visual Novel
Visual Programming
Editor
Twine
An open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories
Interactive Fiction
Editor
CT.js
A 2D game editor that makes its bet on good documentation, visual tools and smooth workflow
2D
Agnostic
Visual Programming
Education
Editor
p5play
JavaScript game engine that uses q5.js/p5.js for graphics and Box2D for physics. p5play was designed by Computer Science teachers to be intuitive for beginners, making it popular at schools and universities around the world.
2D
Agnostic
Education
Wonderland Engine
An engine to build highly optimized web-based 3D and XR apps that run on any device
3D
Agnostic
AR/VR
Editor
Capsule VN Engine
Capsule VN Engine is a lightweight, no-code game development tool designed for the creation and distribution of 2D visual novels using web technologies.
2D
RPG
Adventure
Interactive Fiction
Visual Novel
Point&Click
Visual Programming
Editor
Luna Visual Novel Engine
Luna is a visual novel engine made using JavaScript.
2D
Point&Click
Interactive Fiction
Visual Novel
Editor
KAPLAY
KAPLAY is a JavaScript and TypeScript game library that makes it easy to create games for the web. It's free, open-source and fun.
2D
8th Wall
The 8th Wall Studio Game Engine is a powerful, browser-based development environment designed to build cross-platform 3D & spatial (XR) games directly on the web.
3D
AR/VR
ECS
Editor
Sundown
An extendible WebGPU game and simulation engine for fun, games and research.
3D
Education
ECS
Polygonjs
A procedural, node-based design & animation tool, for the web
3D
Agnostic
Visual Programming
AR/VR
Editor
Three.js
An easy to use, lightweight, cross-browser, general purpose 3D library
3D
Agnostic
AR/VR
Construct 3
Construct 3 is a powerful and user-friendly game development engine without the need for extensive coding knowledge
2D
Agnostic
Visual Programming
microStudio
microStudio is a free, open source game engine online
2D
3D
Agnostic
Own Script Language
Editor
A-Frame
A web framework for building virtual reality experiences
3D
Agnostic
AR/VR
Calico
An interactive fiction engine for web games, powered by Inkle's ink
Interactive Fiction
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