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LimeJS

LimeJS

A framework for making HTML5 games.

Elevator Pitch

Easy framework for web devs to build 2D games quickly for browsers and touchscreens.

Features

• Director, Scenes and Entities (LimeJS calls these “Nodes”)
• Box2d physics engine
• Closure API
• Sprite Sheets
• Support for DOM, Canvas and WebGL rendering
• CSS3 optimization - great for iOS hardware acceleration

Resources

• Website
• Intro Guide
• Documentation
• Blog - lot of new features described here
• A much better getting started guide written by some dude.
• Great resource for sprite sheets

Demo Games

• http://www.limejs.com/static/roundball/index.html
• http://www.limejs.com/static/zlizer/index.html

Commercial Alternative

It’s $100 per license, but definitely a great platform to build a game quickly. Check out impactjs.com.