| Name | Size (KB) | License | Type | Unit Tests | Docs | Repository | Notes |
| Akihabara | 453 | GPL2, MIT | Classic Repro | no | API | github | Intended for making classic arcade-style games in JS+HTML5 |
| AllBinary Platform | Platform Dependent | AllBinary | 2D/2.5D/3D | no | API | github | J2ME, Android, J2SE, HTML5, and more in 2013 (Adobe/Flash and Native) |
| bdge | | | | | | github | Badly Design Game Engine, an HTML5 Javascript game engineDemo. |
| Canvex | | | FPS | | | | An experimental browser-based FPS game engine in the HTML tag. Created in 2006 |
| ChesterGL | | MIT | 2D (WebGL/Canvas),iso,ortho | | tests | github | ChesterGL is a simple scene-based 2d rendering engine, with full support for WebGL and a simple (automatic) fallback to canvas when there's no WebGL support. Support time-based actions and animations as well as TMX files and spritesheets. |
| ClanFX | | | Tile based | | | | clanfx is a 2D, tile-based Javascript game engine developed using Javascript and CSS. It currently works in Firefox, Epiphany and Opera browsers. Features include many animated sprites, spell effects, buildings, tiles/textures and basic game AI. |
| Cocos2D | | MIT | 2D | | API | github | Cocos2d-javascript is a 2D game/graphics engine based on cocos2d-iphone but designed to run in the web browser. It uses the latest features available in HTML 5 allowing real-time rendering of 2D graphics without the need for plug-ins such as Adobe Flash |
| cssgameengine | | | | | | | Javascript Game Engine with CSS. Aimed for beginners |
| Effect Games | | | | | | | Effect Games provides free, online tools for building, sharing and playing your own browser based games. |
| enchant.js | | GPL, MIT | | | | | |
| EntityJS | 27kb | MIT | 2D | yes | API | github | Flexible javascript game engine utlizing entity-component design. Supports sprites, animation, collision, keyboard, mouse, math and more. |
| Flambe | | | | | | | |
| Flax | | Apache 2.0 | | | | | Not released yet. Uses GWT and HTML5. Focus on web-based gaming for GNU/Linux and Mac OS X.About |
| GameJs | 20-80KB | MIT | 2D | yes | API. Tutorial | github | similar to PyGame (easy) for Canvas only. CommonJs modules. Comes with development server (only Java needed). |
| gameQuery | | MIT | | | API. Docs | github | gameQuery is a jQuery plug-in to help make javascript game development easier by adding some simple game-related classes. It's still in an early stage of development and may change a lot in future versions. |
| GammaJS | | MIT | 2.5D Platform | Tests | API.Tutorials.Topics | github | Gamma is a new Javascript library which can be used to create 2.5D platform games for a web browser using the power of HTML, JavaScript, CSS and WebGL. |
| Gamvas Web | 40KB | MIT | 2D | No | Docs API | google code | Javascript / HTML5 Game Framework with Box2D physics integration. Demos |
| Gladius | | MIT | 3D | yes | | github | Modular 3D engine, w/ entity/component system, event system, extension framework |
| gTile | | | Tile based | | | | |
| The GMP Javascript Game Engine | | GPL2, MIT | | | API. Manual | | Emphasis on speed and simplicity, "easy to learn and use" |
| Hydrax | | MIT | | | | github | Haxe port of the PushButton Engine, works with js (css and canvas), flash, and soon C++. |
| ingenioJS | <2KB | GPL | 2D/2.5D RPG Engine | | yes,included | github | JavaScript / HTML5 RPG Game Engine. Its structure allows independent rendering methods, such as WebGL, Canvas or DOM Elements. By default it makes usage of DOM Elements and a 2D environment. Currently Tile-Based and 2D, can be easily used for 2.5D and other Rendering Methods. |
| j5g3 | | GPLv3 | | | | github | Still WIP |
| The Javascript 2D Game Engine | | GPL | | | | | Emphasis on gravity/physics/collision detection; uses HTML5 Canvas and ExplorerCanvas for IE support. Focus on limiting CPU usage. |
| Jaws | 33KB (minified), 86KB (full) | LGPL | 2D | Test Suite | yes | github | Jaws is a HTML5 2D game development library written in javascript. Sprite, viewport, gameLoop, input handling etc. The core to create a 2D game. Comes with examples. |
| Jest | 30KB (minified), 58KB (full) | MIT | 2D | not yet | Demos | github | Jest provides a way to rapidly create JavaScript (HTML5) games using the canvas element. Includes a few samples currently with more on the way. |
| jGen | | | Isometric | | wiki | google code | An attempt to recreate "old school" isometric techniques in the modern web browsers without using a canvas, with only JavaScript and HTML. Map editor online demo |
| Jomoho JS | | MIT | 2D | | | github | Framework for quick game sketching. features: preloading, animations, sound, input, tile Engine, fullscreen, requirejs asynchronous modules |
| jsGameSoup | | LGPLv3 | 2D | | API | bazaar /google code | Cross browser event handling. Game entity management. Rudimentary polygon, box, circle collision detection. Sprite management. Fast, deterministic random number generator. Networking (ajax) abstraction layer. Basic cookie management. Auto-init to launch code attached to a specific HTML canvas. |
| js-verge | | MIT | 2D | | | github | A javascript game engine largely based on (and importing file assets from) the VERGE game engine.Demo |
| LimeJS | | Apache License | | | API | github | Special attention to touchscreen devices. HTML5 game framework for fast, native-experience games for all modern touchscreens and desktop browsers. |
| MelonJS | | unknown | | | | github | Can use Tiled Map Editor, the engine is declared "lightweight" |
| Monwarp | | | | | | github | Simple game engine based on using dojo toolkit with box2dweb integration. |
| Paladin | | | | | | | |
| PixieEngine | | MIT | | Yes | DocsTutorials | PixieDustIDE | Hosted IDE with easy import and export. CoffeeScript support. |
| Play My Code | | Free to use | | No | Docs | | Hosted IDE with asset management and image editing. Uses own language that compiles to JavaScript/HTML5. |
| PlayN | | Apache 2.0 | | yes | Docs | Google Code | HTML5 Canvas and WebGL, plus Flash, Android and JVM backends |
| PropulsionJS | 19.6KB | MIT | | | API | github | Uses HTML5 Canvas element |
| Pulse | 84KB | MIT | 2D | some | API | github | Focuses on high performance 2D games using HTML5 canvas. |
| pp3Diso | 44KB | CC BY-SA 3.0 | 2D Isometric | no | Docs | | To display and manage an 2D isometric map. JavaScript and HTML. Compatible IE6+, Firefox, Safari, iOS, Android, Chrome, ... |
| QuarkJS | | | 2D | | | | Successor of CasualJS. |
| Red Locomotive | | | 2D, 2.5D | | | | |
| The Render Engine | | MIT | 2D | | API.Tutorials | google code | Object oriented. Cross-browser. Extensive API. Open-source. Supports canvas and DOM rendering. Support for Touch Input. Box2DJS Physics Engine Features |
| Rosewood | | | 2D | | | github | Rosewood is a JavaScript library/engine for creating 2d browser-based games that are somewhat in the spirit of old 16-bit games. |
| RPG JS | | | | | | | |
| Sarien.net interpreter | | GPL | 2D Adventure | | | google code | Focuses on making classic Sierra style adventure games. |
| Sprite.js | 23K | BSD | 2D | HTML5 Game framework | API | github | |
| Steppe | | | 2.5D | | | | Raycast landscape renderer, not full engine (yet). 2D canvas, no WebGL! Includes a PHP port for server-side rendering where the HTML5 canvas element isn't supported. |
| Traffic Cone | | MIT | 2D-2.5D | | | github | Traffic Cone is a 2D and isometric tile based game engine written for html5. It makes complex animations of sprites and tiles based worlds fairly simple. |
| Tom's Halls | | | Platform | | | | |
| TuteiJS | | MIT | 2D | | | github | |
| vegalib | | LPGL | | | | google code | A library and other related tools for creating games using Vexi |
| xc.js | | BSD | 2D | | Docs | github | xc.js is a framework for HTML Canvas games in Javascript |
| WebSonic | | BSD | 3D | | Docs | github | WebSonic is a Sonic engine showcased on Sonic Retro in 2010 |
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