kivimango/FXGL

Java / JavaFX / Kotlin Game Library (Engine)

What?

JavaFX Game Development Framework

Why?

• No native libraries, no setup required
• Simple and clean API
• Brings real-world game development techniques to JavaFX

Good for ...

• Desktop 2D / casual games
• Hobby / academic / commercial projects
• Learning / improving game development skills
• Fast prototyping of game ideas

Not so good for ...

• 3D, mobile or web

Features

• List of features
• Showcase

Minimal Example

public class BasicGameApp extends GameApplication {

    @Override
    protected void initSettings(GameSettings settings) {
        settings.setWidth(800);
        settings.setHeight(600);
        settings.setTitle("Basic Game App");
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
}

Getting Started

• Wiki & Written tutorials
• YouTube tutorials
• Feature demos
• Game demos (src)
• Game demos (.jar)

Maven

• Maven project if you use Java
• Maven project if you use Kotlin

Already have pom.xml? Then add:

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.almasb</groupId>
    <artifactId>fxgl</artifactId>
    <version>0.3.7</version>
</dependency>

Gradle

• Gradle project if you use Java
• Gradle project if you use Kotlin

Already have build.gradle? Then add:

repositories {
    jcenter()
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.github.almasb:fxgl:0.3.7'
}

Uber jar

Download latest uber jar from Releases

Contribution

Contribute to FXGL, or support FXGL on Gratipay. Alternatively star the repo to show interest.

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