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🎮 📝 A curated list of libGDX resources to help developers make awesome games.
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🎮 📝 A curated list of libGDX resources to help developers make awesome games.

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# Awesome libGDX [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge-flat2.svg)](https://awesome.re) [![Latest libGDX Version](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.badlogicgames.gdx/gdx?color=e74a45&label=Latest%20libGDX%20Version&style=flat-square)](https://search.maven.org/artifact/com.badlogicgames.gdx/gdx)



> libGDX Logo

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> [libGDX](https://libgdx.com/) is a relatively low level, free, open source cross platform game development framework written in Java.

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> This list is a curated collection of awesome resources, tools, tutorials, and projects using the [libGDX](https://libgdx.com/) game framework to help developers make _awesome_ games, conforming to the [Awesome Manifesto](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome/blob/master/awesome.md).

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> Contributions _very welcome_ but first see [Contributing](#contributing).



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## Contents



- [Resources](#resources)

  - [Artificial Intelligence](#algorithms-and-ai)

  - [Controllers](#controllers)

  - [Editors](#editors)

  - [Entity Component System (ECS)](#entity-component-system-ecs)

  - [Physics](#physics)

  - [Services](#services)

  - [Setup and Deployment](#setup-and-deployment)

  - [User Interface](#user-interface)

  - [Visual Effects](#visual-effects)

  - [Audio](#audio)

  - [Others](#others)

- [Tutorials](#tutorials)

  - [Getting Started](#getting-started)

  - [Advanced](#advanced)

- [Assets](#assets)

- [Community](#community)

- [Other Lists](#other-lists)



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## Resources



_Resources that can be used in libGDX code to boost the framework's capabilities._



### Algorithms and AI

- [gdx-ai](https://github.com/libgdx/gdx-ai) - Artificial Intelligence framework featuring Steering Behaviors, Formation Motion, Pathfinding, Behavior Trees and Finite State Machines.

- [Simple Graphs](https://github.com/earlygrey/simple-graphs) - A java library for graph data structures and algorithms (including fast pathfinding).



### Controllers

- [gdx-controllers](https://github.com/libgdx/gdx-controllers) - Adds support to gamepads and joysticks.

- [gdx-controllerutils](https://github.com/MrStahlfelge/gdx-controllerutils) - Adds Scene2D button input support, user configurable button mappings and hotplugging for LWJGL2.

- [sdl2gdx](https://github.com/electronstudio/sdl2gdx) - Powerful gamepad implementation using SDL. Supports hundreds of controllers under the same mapping, rumble, and hotplugging.



### Editors

- [HyperLap2D](https://github.com/rednblackgames/HyperLap2D) - Visual editor for complex 2D worlds and scenes with a runtime for libGDX.

- [Mundus](https://github.com/JamesTKhan/Mundus) - World/level editor for 3D worlds with a runtime for libGDX.

- [Spine](http://esotericsoftware.com/) - Skeleton-based animation tool that focuses specifically on 2D animation for games.



### Entity Component System (ECS)

- [Artemis-odb](https://github.com/junkdog/artemis-odb) - High performance java based Entity-Component-System framework.

- [Ashley](https://github.com/libgdx/ashley) - A Java entity system inspired by Ash & Artemis.



### Physics

- [Box2D](https://libgdx.com/wiki/extensions/physics/box2d) - One of the most popular physics libraries for 2D games.

- [Bullet](https://libgdx.com/wiki/extensions/physics/bullet/bullet-physics) - 3D Collision Detection and Rigid Body Dynamics Library.

- [jbump](https://github.com/tommyettinger/jbump) - Easy to implement AABB collision detection useful for platformers and other simple 2D games.



### Services

- [gdx-facebook](https://github.com/TomGrill/gdx-facebook) - Provides cross-platform support for Facebook Graph API.

- [gdx-fireapp](https://github.com/mk-5/gdx-fireapp) - Cross-platform API for Firebase.

- [gdx-firebase](https://github.com/TomGrill/gdx-firebase) - Cross-platform (only Desktop/Android) API for Firebase.

- [gdx-gameanalytics](https://github.com/MrStahlfelge/gdx-gameanalytics) - Game Analytics REST API client implementation for libGDX. Works on all backends.

- [gdx-gamesvcs](https://github.com/MrStahlfelge/gdx-gamesvcs) - Easy integration of gameservices, such as Google Play Games, Apple Game Center, and more.

- [gdx-pay](https://github.com/libgdx/gdx-pay) - Provides a cross-platform API for InApp purchasing.

- [steamworks4j](https://github.com/code-disaster/steamworks4j) - A thin wrapper which allows Java applications to access the Steamworks C++ API.



### Setup and Deployment

- [gdx-liftoff](https://github.com/tommyettinger/gdx-liftoff) - A modern setup tool for libGDX that supports more backends and allows adding libraries with one click.

- [libgdx-library-template](https://github.com/tommyettinger/libgdx-library-template) - A skeleton project for making new libraries, since they need different config.

- [Packr](https://github.com/libGDX/packr) - Packages your JAR, assets and a JVM for distribution on Windows, Linux and macOS.



### User Interface

- [Freetype](https://libgdx.com/wiki/extensions/gdx-freetype) - Generate BitmapFonts of your desired size on the fly from lightweight .ttf font files.

- [gdx-dialogs](https://github.com/TomGrill/gdx-dialogs) - Provides cross-platform support for native dialogs.

- [gdx-skins](https://github.com/czyzby/gdx-skins) - Free Scene2D GUI skins.

- [InGameConsole](https://github.com/StrongJoshua/libGDX-inGameConsole) - Allows a developer to add a console (similar to how it is featured in Source games) to their game.

- [msdf-gdx](https://github.com/maltaisn/msdf-gdx) - Provides lightweight utilities to draw high-quality MSDF (multi-channel signed distance field) text on libGDX.

- [PieMenu](https://github.com/payne911/PieMenu) - Radial menus for Scene2D that are highly flexible and easy to customize.

- [Ray3K Skins](https://ray3k.wordpress.com/artwork/) - Free Scene2D.UI skins with example code, custom drawables, and experimental features.

- [Skin Composer](https://github.com/raeleus/skin-composer) - Create skins for libGDX scene2d.ui with a graphical interface.

- [TenPatch](https://github.com/raeleus/TenPatch) - An alternative to libGDX's 9patch implementation that implements multiple stretch regions.

- [TextraTypist](https://github.com/tommyettinger/textratypist) - Like TypingLabel (below), but also supports styles, emoji, multiple fonts, clickable links, etc.

- [TypingLabel](https://github.com/rafaskb/typing-label) - A libGDX Label that appears as if it was being typed in real time.

- [VisUI](https://github.com/kotcrab/vis-ui) - Allows to create nice looking UI in libGDX using scene2d.ui. Note this is not a UI editor.



### Visual Effects

- [Box2DLights](https://github.com/libgdx/box2dlights) - 2D lighting framework that uses Box2D for raycasting and OpenGL ES 2.0 for rendering.

- [colorful-gdx](https://github.com/tommyettinger/colorful-gdx) - Expands how tinting can affect colors; also has many pre-written shaders.

- [HackLights](https://github.com/aliasifk/HackLights) - Lightweight framebuffer based lighting engine for libGDX.

- [gdx-vfx](https://github.com/crashinvaders/gdx-vfx) - Flexible post-processing shader visual effects based on libgdx-contribs-postprocessing.

- [libgdx-screenmanager](https://github.com/crykn/libgdx-screenmanager) - A screen manager for libGDX supporting various transition effects

- [Particle Park](https://github.com/raeleus/Particle-Park) - A showcase of downloadable particle effects with live previews.

- [Shape Drawer](https://github.com/earlygrey/shapedrawer) - A performant alternative to ShapeRenderer that avoids Batch flushing.

- [gdx-gltf](https://github.com/mgsx-dev/gdx-gltf) - GLTF 3D file format support (import/export), PBR shaders, and others advanced rendering.

- [gdx-graph](https://github.com/MarcinSc/gdx-graph) - Provides a GUI to design your rendering pipeline and shaders, and a library to easily incorporate them into your games.



### Audio

- [TuningFork](https://github.com/Hangman/TuningFork) - Advanced 3D audio features for libGDX desktop users.

- [gdx-miniaudio](https://github.com/rednblackgames/gdx-miniaudio) - Advanced Cross Platform Audio Engine for libGDX based on MiniAudio.

- [gdx-sfx](https://github.com/spookygames/gdx-sfx) - Some goodies for better sound effects in libGDX.

- [gdx-pd](https://github.com/mgsx-dev/gdx-pd) - Pure Data extension for libGDX.



### Others

- [anim8-gdx](https://github.com/tommyettinger/anim8-gdx) - Allows saving (animated) GIFs and PNGs from sequences of Pixmaps, with configurable dithering if needed.

- [gdx-dbgagent](https://github.com/PokeMMO/gdx-dbgagent) - Java Agent for debugging common issues, like objects not being disposed and constants such as Color.WHITE being modified. 

- [gdx-jnigen](https://github.com/libgdx/gdx-jnigen) - Small library that allows C/C++ code to be written inline with Java source code.

- [gdxGifRecorder](https://github.com/Anuken/GDXGifRecorder) - A utility class that records a GIF and saves it automatically.

- [KTX](https://github.com/libktx/ktx) - Kotlin extensions and utilities for libGDX.

- [noise4j](https://github.com/czyzby/noise4j) - Simple map generators based on various procedural content generation tutorials.

- [Texture Packer GUI](https://github.com/crashinvaders/gdx-texture-packer-gui) - A simple way to pack and manage texture atlases for libGDX game framework.



## Tutorials



_Tutorials for newbies and seasoned developers alike._



### Getting Started



- [Official libGDX Wiki](https://libgdx.com/wiki/) - Official libGDX wiki that contains a huge amount of information.

- [Tann's Hello libGDX](https://colourtann.github.io/HelloLibgdx/) - An excellent guide for beginners on how to create a game from scratch.

- [Development Tutorial Playlist by Phillip Mod Dev](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLwCf-qdpyEnB_FO_1HkUFh7smwGNjAaC) - A series of videos going over the basics of libGDX.

- [Brandon Grasley's Space Shooter Game](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfd-5Q3Fwq0WKrkEKw12nqpfER3MG5_Wi) - Video tutorial series on making a complete Android game from scratch.

- [Creating a Launcher](https://youtu.be/3l5F7f7vfTU) - Video tutorial on using libGDX to make a game launcher.

- [Deploying with JPackage](https://github.com/raeleus/skin-composer/wiki/libGDX-and-JPackage) - A tutorial on deploying libGDX games with JPackage via Gradle commands.

- [JSON in Game Dev](http://mana-break.blogspot.com/2014/06/power-of-json-in-game-development-items.html) - General tutorial on using JSON for storing data.

- [Progress Bar Design](https://github.com/raeleus/skin-composer/wiki/The-Man-Who-Killed-Hitler-and-then-The-Progress-Bar) - Discusses the pros and cons of different progress bar design techniques with examples.

- [libGDX External Tutorials](https://libgdx.com/wiki/articles/external-tutorials) - Big list of official unofficial tutorials.

- [Scene2D.UI From the Ground Up](https://github.com/raeleus/skin-composer/wiki/From-the-Ground-Up:-Scene2D.UI-Tutorials) - Covers the basics of UI design in Scene2D, libGDX's premiere scene graph and layout toolkit.



### Advanced



- [Code Hotswapping](https://youtu.be/zKfh6WuaikQ) - Video tutorial on enabling code hotswapping for libGDX projects to increase productivity.

- [Dynamic Textures with Pixmap](https://javadocmd.com/blog/libgdx-dynamic-textures-with-pixmap/) - Details how to create a mask using Pixmaps.

- [iOS Deployment Tutorial](https://link.medium.com/vgYo0mSi3W) - Deploying to iOS in 2019 using RoboVM.

- [Sub-pixel Perfect Smooth Scrolling](http://code-disaster.com/2016/02/subpixel-perfect-smooth-scrolling.html) - Pixel-perfect smooth scrolling.

- [Introduction to 3D Series](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjUR2MkQ0cuHZ70Ps8F9WMyoyKHKAbYvQ) - A tutorial series on libGDX 3D using gdx-gltf.



## Assets



_Collection of free and high quality assets to get your game to the next level._



- [Kenney Assets](https://kenney.nl/) - High quality assets for your game, from 2D and 3D art to sound effects.

- [OpenGameArt.org](https://opengameart.org/) - Repository offering a variety of open content assets.

- [Game-Icons.net](http://game-icons.net/) - Repository containing heaps of cool game related graphics.

- [bfxr.net](https://www.bfxr.net/) - Quickly create unique sound effects by pressing a few buttons, excellent for prototyping.

- [freesound.org](https://freesound.org/) - Huge collaborative database of audio snippets, samples, recordings, bleeps.



## Community



_Get in touch with other libGDX developers to collaborate and get help._



- [Discord](https://discord.gg/4S8pQqc) - An active chat with various leaders from the community available every day. **Recommended**

- [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/libgdx/) - Unofficial subreddit for libGDX. Not a lot of activity.



## Other Lists



_Other awesome lists that might be useful to libGDX developers._



- [Game Networking](https://github.com/MFatihMAR/Awesome-Game-Networking) - A Curated List of Game Network Programming Resources.

- [Game Talks](https://github.com/hzoo/awesome-gametalks) - A curated list of gaming talks (development, design, etc).

- [Java](https://github.com/akullpp/awesome-java) - A curated list of awesome Java frameworks, libraries and software.

- [Kotlin](https://github.com/KotlinBy/awesome-kotlin) - A curated list of awesome Kotlin related stuff.

- [Magic Tools](https://github.com/ellisonleao/magictools) - A list of Game Development resources to make magic happen.

- [Game Accessibility Guidelines](http://gameaccessibilityguidelines.com/) - A straightforward reference for inclusive game design, to ensure that games are just as fun for as wide a range of people as possible. **Recommended**



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## Contributing



Contributions welcome! Read the [contribution guidelines](contributing.md) first.



## License



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