JavaFX Game Development Framework

• No native libraries, no installation, no setup required
• "Out of the box": Java 8/9, Win/Mac/Linux/Android 5.0+(Sample)/iOS(alpha)/Web(alpha)
• Simple and clean API
• Superset of JavaFX: no need to learn new UI API
• Brings real-world game development techniques to JavaFX
• Games are easily packaged into a single executable .jar

• Any 2D genre (side-scroller / platformer / arcade / RPG)
• Complex UI controls
• Hobby / academic / commercial projects
• Teaching / learning / improving game development skills
• Fast prototyping of game ideas

• More than 60 major features
• Showcase

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);
    }
}

• Wiki & Written tutorials
• API Documentation
  • Base
  • Extras
• YouTube tutorials
• Sample code demos
• Game demos (src)
• Game demos (.jar)

• 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>0.5.3</version>
</dependency>

• 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:0.5.3'
}

Download the latest uber jar from Releases

• University of Brighton, UK
• University of Nottingham, UK
• Walton High School, USA
• Zealand Institute of Business and Technology, Denmark

If your institution wants to use / is using FXGL, drop me an email to discuss how FXGL can aid your course.

If you want to build FXGL from sources or want to contribute, please see the Contribution Guide (including non-code).

You can support the FXGL development via PayPal or simply star the repo to show interest.

• Ask questions on StackOverflow with tags javafx and fxgl
• Tweet with #fxgl
• Chat with the friendly FXGL community
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