Listed are the cream of the crop of HTML5 / JavaScript game engines - frameworks that are respected and maintained. Click "More Details" for a full description, reviews, important links, and sample games.
| Name | Cost | Popularity | Rating | Tags | Last Release | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDevelop | 0free (MIT) | 105 |
45 | 2d, sounds, collisions, physics, free, facebook, gdevelop, pixi, gui, fast, | 1522796187Apr 3rd 2018 | More Details |
| Modd.io | 0free | 105 |
50 | 2d, sound, collision, free, cloud-based, game-maker, mobile, physics, map-editor, networking, | 1567123200Aug 29th 2019 | More Details |
| Construct 2 | 0.1varies | 100 |
40 | game-maker, free, 2d, 3d, webgl, sounds, collisions, physics, | 1408449600Aug 19th 2014 | More Details |
| ImpactJS Engine | 0free | 85 |
35 | 2d, sounds, collisions, physics, debug, map-editor, | 1406548800Jul 28th 2014 | More Details |
| EaselJS | 0free (MIT) | 64 |
45 | flash-like, 2d, sounds, free, | 1513951479Dec 22nd 2017 | More Details |
| Phaser | 0free (MIT) | 64 |
45 | flash-like, 2d, sounds, collisions, physics, typescript, webgl, free, | 1522796187Apr 3rd 2018 | More Details |
| pixi.js | 0free (MIT) | 58 |
45 | 2d, webgl, free, | 1522761241Apr 3rd 2018 | More Details |
| GameMaker | $200 | 54 |
40 | game-maker, 2d, sounds, collisions, physics, debug, map-editor, | 1407499200Aug 8th 2014 | More Details |
| Turbulenz | 0free (MIT) | 48 |
35 | 2d, 3d, webgl, sounds, collisions, physics, debug, networking, | 1450832952Dec 22nd 2015 | More Details |
| lycheeJS | 0free (MIT) | 45 |
45 | 2d, sounds, debug, ui, networking, | 1522517987Mar 31st 2018 | More Details |
| CAAT | 0free (MIT) | 45 |
25 | 2d, free, webgl, | 1372766662Jul 2nd 2013 | More Details |
| melonJS | 0free (MIT) | 43 |
45 | 2d, sounds, collisions, physics, free, map-editor, | 1517063546Jan 27th 2018 | More Details |
| Cocos2d-X | 0free (MIT) | 42 |
45 | ios-like, free, 2d, physics, | 1430409687Apr 30th 2015 | More Details |
| WADE | 0free (varies) | 42 |
45 | 2d, isometric, modular, physics, | 1407240000Aug 5th 2014 | More Details |
| Quintus | 0free (MIT) | 41 |
40 | jquery-like, 2d, sounds, free, | 1454439250Feb 2nd 2016 | More Details |
| Crafty | 0free (MIT) | 39 |
45 | free, 2d, sounds, collisions, | 1518890380Feb 17th 2018 | More Details |
| enchant.js | 0free (MIT) | 36 |
35 | 2d, sounds, collisions, physics, webgl, free, | 1451908327Jan 4th 2016 | More Details |
| LimeJS | 0free (Apache) | 36 |
40 | 2d, sounds, physics, free, | 1433177258Jun 1st 2015 | More Details |
| Isogenic Engine | 0.1varies | 34 |
40 | 2d, isometric, physics, path-finding, networking, | 1393263288Feb 24th 2014 | More Details |
| Panda.js | 0free (MIT) | 31 |
35 | free, 2d, webgl, mobile, physics, sounds, modular, | 1521139070Mar 15th 2018 | More Details |
| Kiwi.js | 0free (MIT) | 30 |
45 | 2d, webgl, physics, free, | 1447625935Nov 15th 2015 | More Details |
| GC DevKit | 0free (Mozilla) | 29 |
35 | 2d, mobile-first, sounds, collisions, physics, debug, | 1458840624Mar 24th 2016 | More Details |
| FrozenJS | 0free (MIT) | 29 |
40 | 2d, free, sounds, collisions, physics, | 1379150294Sep 14th 2013 | More Details |