https://github.com/pythonarcade/arcade

Easy to use Python library for creating 2D arcade games.
https://github.com/pythonarcade/arcade

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Easy to use Python library for creating 2D arcade games.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pythonarcade/arcade
• Owner: pythonarcade
• License: other
• Created: 2016-01-04T14:46:52.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: development
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-28T01:20:26.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-29T11:24:04.782Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: arcade-api, arcade-framework, arcade-learning-environment, educational-resources, educational-technology, opengl, python, python3
• Language: Python
• Homepage: http://arcade.academy
• Size: 171 MB
• Stars: 1,703
• Watchers: 56
• Forks: 322
• Open Issues: 108
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: license.rst
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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README

        
# Welcome to The Arcade Library!

![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/arcade)

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Arcade is an easy-to-learn Python library for creating 2D video games.

It is ideal for beginning programmers, or programmers who want to create

2D games without learning a complex framework.

[pyglet]: https://github.com/pyglet/pyglet

[Games Made with Arcade]: https://api.arcade.academy/en/latest/sample_games.html

Arcade is built on top of [pyglet][] and OpenGL. See [Games Made with Arcade][]

for example game jam entries and more.

[Arcade Discord Server]: https://discord.gg/ZjGDqMp

![PyPI - Downloads](https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/arcade)

![GitHub Commit Activity](https://img.shields.io/github/commit-activity/m/pythonarcade/arcade)

## Stable Documentation

Read the stable documentation at https://api.arcade.academy.

## Development Previews

Preview the next release at https://api.arcade.academy/en/development/.

## Citation

```

    @Online{PythonArcade,

       author = {Paul Vincent Craven},

       title = {Easy to use Python library for creating 2D Arcade games.},

       date = {2023-01-01},

       publisher = {GitHub},

       journal = {GitHub repository},

       howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/pythonarcade/arcade}},

       commit = {}

    }

```

## Contact the Maintainers

The best way to contact and chat with the maintainers is on the

[Arcade Discord Server][].

[email protected]