KAPLAY (/ˈkæpleɪ/) is a JavaScript library that helps you make games fast and fun! With an easy API and a focus on games, you can create games quickly without writing many lines of code.

Features

• Creation of levels using ASCII maps.
• An ECS (Entity Component System) architecture.
• A powerful event system.
• Arcade physics, fast and simple.
• A bunch of examples to get you started quickly here.
• A large community of developers who creates plugins and share them with the community on our official Discord.
• Fully compatible with Kaboom.js 3000. (In the version 3001)

Getting Started

Initialize a project (You need Node.js 22)

$ npx create-kaplay mygame 
$ cd mygame 
$ npm run dev