LITIENGINE lets you create tile based 2D games with plain Java.
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LITIENGINE is a free, open-source, and simple Java 2D Game Engine created by two Bavarian brothers.
If you want a dedicated game engine for 2D game development, try Defold. A couple of popular games that have reaped the benefits of using Defold are Pet Rescue Puzzle Saga and Blastlands. While it is possible to develop 3D games using Defold, it will require most of the heavy lifting to be done by you – the developer. If you are trying to develop a simple game, Unity is best to go, it will work smoothly on your macbook Air too for simple 2D games. Unity is pretty easy to learn has tons of tutorials available online, many paid courses are also available, but you wouldn’t like to go there when you can get free stuff. Among the products mentioned is GarageGames’ Torque Game Engine, used to create a number of 2D and 3D games for the Macintosh; OTEE’s Unity, a 3D game engine used to make Ambrosia Software’s.
The game engine consists of two components: A lightweight Java library that provides basic game infrastructure, and the dedicated project management tool and map editor utiLITI.
Development on the LITIENGINE started all the way back in 2014, and it has been made open source in 2017 under the highly permissive MIT license. You can use it entirely free of charge, modify it in any way you want, or even redistribute it in commercial products. Our software is being diligently developed by open source enthusiasts across the globe and is currently in Beta status.
One of our most important design principles is the reliance on pure Java: We keep the amount of external dependencies to an absolute minimum to maintain a tidy and lightweight library.
Join our flourishing community and get started creating awesome 2D video games with LITIENGINE.
Cross-platform
Written in plain Java, LITIENGINE natively supports Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. LITIENGINE is highly portable, using only minimal external dependencies.
Open Source
LITIENGINE is published under the permissive MIT License. Anyone is welcome to use LITIENGINE freely and contribute to its development.
Beginner Friendly
The LITIENGINE API is designed to be easy to learn and simple to use for creating 2D games. Even beginners can achieve great results using LITIENGINE quickly.
EnthusiasticCommunity
Whether you want seek help learning LITIENGINE, report bugs, request features, share your creations, or simply chat with fellow LITIENGINE users: our community is a welcoming place for everyone. Join the LITIENGINE family and get involved in the development of a rapidly growing open source Java 2D game engine.
PlayfulLearning
With LITIENGINE, you can combine the joy of learning to program with the passion of creating games. The engine is designed for quick prototyping and getting visible results almost immediately. Browse our plentiful documentation, follow in-depth tutorials, or look up specific parts of the library in our API reference.
Every DreamNeeds funding.LITIENGINE has evolved from a small hobby project to one of the most popular Java 2D game engines available on the market.
We create LITIENGINE entirely in our free time and without regular monetary compensation!
If you want to support us living our dream, please consider helping us out with a one time donation or by becoming our sponsor.
There are a lot of game engines available for designers to code a game quickly and easily. What are the best 2d game engines?
Want to make a beautiful 2d game? This post is only for you. Today we have listed some best free 2d game engines. Here we go.
1. Unity 2d
With Unity 2d game engine making an awesome 2d game is really easy. You don’t need to be an experienced game developer or programmer to use Unity 2d engine. You just need basic JavaScript C# or Boo. Unity is probably the most widely used and successful game development tool currently available.
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2. Torque 2D
Torque 2D is an open source, powerful game engine dedicated to 2D game development. Torque 2D’s powerful rendering is perfectly suited to achieving a great looking artistic style. Developers can simply share snippets of code easily using behaviors and modules.
3. Ethanon Engine
Ethanon Engine is a cross-platform 2D game development tool. You should have some good knowledge in C++ to use Ethanon Engine. Ethanon games can run on Windows (XP+), Mac OS X (10.6+), Android (2.1+) iOS (4+).
4. Duality
Duality is a GitHub project, modular 2D game engine that provides its own visual editor. Duality game engine entirely written in C# and backed by OpenGL. Make sure that the .Net Framework 4.0 or higher is installed on your system.
5. Angel 2D
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Angel 2D is a cross-platform 2D game prototyping framework based on OpenGL and C++ can create games for Windows, the Mac, most flavors of Linux, and iOS.
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6. Oxygine
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Oxygine is a free, open source 2D game engine, available on BitBucket. Oxygine is written in C++. Oxygen has has flexible resources management system, automatic sprites batching, memory pools and runs on MacOSX, iOS, Android, Windows and Linux.