Eight open-source android game engines

Many new android game developers tend to be confused. They often don't know where to start and envy each time they encounter problems they cannot solve.
There are free game engines such as Cocos2d-iphone available under the iPhone, while self-defeating complaints Android platform game development is too difficult, and even a decent game
There is no play engine, and I even mistakenly think that using Java to develop games is a thankless task and there is no way out.

In fact, this idea is completely unnecessary and not realistic. As an Android (in a different sense) that can compete with Apple iOS, there will certainly be a considerable number of game engines. Just because we are in this narrow distance and have insufficient contact with the outside world, we have no idea about their existence.

Below I will list eight common android game engines for reference by those who are using them (charges, downloads are too small, source code is not published, and the monks do not know (-_-) ).

1. Angle

Angle is a 2D game engine that is designed for the Android platform and is agile and suitable for rapid development. It is developed based on OpenGL ES technology. This engine uses JavaCodeWrite, And you can replace the implementation according to your own needs. The defect lies in the lack of documentation, and the downloaded code only contains a small number of example tutorials.

The minimum running environment requirements are unknown.

Project address: http://code.google.com/p/angle/

2. Rokon

Rokon is an android 2D Game Engine Based on OpenGL
Es technology development, the physical engine is box2d, so it can achieve some complex physical effects, the latest version of this project is 2.0.3
(09/07/10 ). In general, the biggest advantage of this engine is that its development documentation is quite complete, and the project author is very quick to correct feedback bugs. Therefore, the framework is used most frequently at present.
Broadly, someone simply calls it the Android version of The Cocos2d-iPhone engine (the business logic and coding style are indeed quite similar ). Note: A Chinese user must register a member to subscribe
The android game framework is derived from this framework. Therefore, do not think that billing is always good and free is definitely not good.

The minimum runtime environment is Android 1.5.

Project address: http://code.google.com/p/rokon/

3. lgame

Lgame is a Java game engine developed by Chinese people. It has two types: Android and PC (j2se ).
Development version. The current maximum version is 0.2.6 (31/07/10 ). Bottom
The lgrpaphics package all graphicsapi provided by j2se and j2m2. (PC adopts graphics2d package, and Android uses
Canvas simulation). Therefore, you can apply the j2se or j2's development experience directly. The main code of the two versions can be transplanted to each other. Android comes with the AdMob interface.
You do not need to configure XML to directly hardcode AdMob ad information.

In addition to basic sound effects, graphics, physics, Genie, and other common components, the engine also has built-in IOC, XML,
Encapsulation of common Java components such as HTTP, the cost is that the size of the jar is relatively large, the PC version has exceeded 1.2 MB, and the Android version is simplified by about KB. In addition, the engine
With the j2empig class and related components implemented according to, the vast majority
The game is moved to Android or PC. The only pity is that the project author is an extremely lazy guy. The development documents are not provided this year since last year, and only game examples are available.
.

The minimum runtime environment is Android 1.1.

Project address: http://code.google.com/p/loon-simple/

4. andengine

Andengine is also an android game engine based on OpenGL ES technology. The physical engine is also box2d (Standard ||| ). This framework features common performance and lacks documentation, but provides a wide range of examples.

(Without direct jar download, source code can be extracted through SVN): http://code.google.com/p/andengine/

The minimum running environment requirements are unknown.

Project address: http://code.google.com/p/rokon/

5. libgdx

Libgdx is an OpenGL-based
The android game engine developed by ES technology supports 2D game development on the Android platform, and the physical engine is implemented using box2d. Single performance is a very powerful
Android game engine, but the defect lies in the fact that the use of relevant components such as the genie class is not simplified, and there is a lack of documentation.

The minimum running environment requirements are unknown.

Project address: http://code.google.com/p/libgdx/

6. jpct

Jpct is a 3D graphics engine developed based on OpenGL technology.
OpenGL, Android is OpenGL ES), based on the Java language, has a powerful Java
3D solutions. This engine is similar to lgame (a 2D game engine) and currently has two development versions: PC (j2se) and Android.

One of the biggest advantages of jpct is its amazing Downward compatibility. In a PC environment, jpct can even run
In the jvm1.1 environment, because the graphic rendering interfaces provided by jpct fully comply with all Java 1.1 specifications (even Microsoft
And even the older Netscape 4 VM ).

The minimum runtime environment is Android 1.5.

Project address: http://www.jpct.net/jpct-ae/

7. alien3d

Alien3d is a very small Android 3D Game Engine Based on OpenGL.
Es technology development. To compress the volume, it is released in Multi-jar mode (including alien3d-engine.jar, alien3d-
Tiled. jar, alien3d-sprites.jar, alien3d-shapes.jar, alien3d-
In fact, its core file is only about 40 kb, and the total of all related jar files is less than kb.

The minimum runtime environment is Android 1.5.

Project address: http://code.google.com/p/alien3d/

8. catcake

Catcake is a cross-platform Java 3D graphics engine that currently supports running in the PC (j2se) and Android environments (planned for the iPhone version ). The engine provides excellent performance in terms of ease of use and running performance, and supports common game development features such as Genie animation, audio processing, and video playback.

The minimum runtime environment is Android 1.6.

Project address: http://code.google.com/p/catcake/