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Purpose
melonJS is an open-source 2.5D game engine for indie developers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
Free plan
YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · melonjs.org
Support
The site links to a Discord community for chat and support.Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
Headquarters
SingaporeRead 19 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
Maker
The GitHub README says melonJS is actively maintained by the team at AltByte in Singapore.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
3D scenes
It loads glTF and GLB scenes, including meshes, materials, cameras, lights, and node animation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
Compatibility limit
The published bundle targets ES2022, so older browsers require transpiling melonJS together with the user's code.Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
Console export
NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · melonjs.org
Game features
Its feature set includes physics, tilemaps, audio, input, cameras, tweens, particles, and UI.Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
Input
Supported inputs include mouse, touch, keyboard, gamepad, and accelerometer.Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
Level design
It supports Tiled maps, including orthogonal, isometric, and hexagonal maps with multiple layers and parallax scrolling.Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
License and price
The engine is released under the MIT License at no cost.Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
Mobile export
YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · melonjs.org
Multiplayer tools
NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · melonjs.org
Other integrations
It provides official plugin integration for Spine 4.3.Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
Physics integrations
Physics supports polygon SAT collision and pluggable Matter.js and Planck adapters.Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
Rendering
It supports WebGPU, WebGL 2, and Canvas2D with automatic fallback between renderers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
Scripting languages
JavaScript; TypeScriptRead 24 Sep 2026 · melonjs.org
Size and dependencies
The engine is approximately 250 KB minzipped and has no dependencies.Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org
Source code model
open_sourceRead 24 Sep 2026 · melonjs.org
Target platforms
Web browsers; mobile devices via Capacitor-wrapped appsRead 24 Sep 2026 · melonjs.org
Visual scripting
NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · melonjs.org

Plans and prices

melonJS Free Open-source game engine · MIT License · no cost Read 8 Oct 2026 · melonjs.org

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