https://github.com/srcimon/screwbox

ScrewBox is a minimalist pure Java game engine. If you want to start building your own 2D game without leaving your cozy IDE it might be a fun choice.
https://github.com/srcimon/screwbox

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ScrewBox is a minimalist pure Java game engine. If you want to start building your own 2D game without leaving your cozy IDE it might be a fun choice.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/srcimon/screwbox
• Owner: srcimon
• License: mit
• Created: 2022-04-27T05:07:15.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-04-19T09:38:02.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-04-19T10:28:43.623Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: 2d, game, game-development, game-engine, gamedev, java
• Language: Java
• Homepage: https://screwbox.dev
• Size: 20.7 MB
• Stars: 18
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 108
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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![Project Logo](docs/logo.png)

ScrewBox is a minimalist pure Java game engine.

If you want to start building your own 2D game without leaving your cozy IDE it might be a fun choice.

[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/dev.screwbox/screwbox)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/dev.screwbox/screwbox)

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## Introduction

ScrewBox uses a purely code based approach on creating games to not force you into using a proprietary content editor.

As an open-source project, ScrewBox encourages collaboration and feedback. You can use it as-is, modify it or contribute to its development.

**Learn more about the ScrewBox game engine at [screwbox.dev](https://screwbox.dev).**



## Getting Started

Getting started with ScrewBox isn't that hard.

Learn more in this [Getting Started Guide](https://screwbox.dev/docs/fundamentals/getting-started/).

``` java

public static void main(String[] args) {

  Engine screwBox = ScrewBox.createEngine("Hello World");

  screwBox.environment()

    .enableAllFeatures()

    .addEntity(new Entity()

      .add(new CursorAttachmentComponent())

      .add(new RenderComponent(SpriteBundle.BOX))

      .add(new TransformComponent()));

  screwBox.start();

}

```

## Maven Central

ScrewBox dependencies can be downloaded from [Maven Central](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/io.github.srcimon/screwbox):

``` xml

  dev.screwbox

  screwbox-core

  3.28.0

```

## Libraries used

- JUnit [Eclipse Public License 2.0](https://github.com/junit-team/junit5/blob/main/LICENSE.md)

- Jackson [Apache License 2.0](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-core/blob/2.14/LICENSE)

- AssertJ [Apache License 2.0](https://github.com/assertj/assertj-core/blob/main/LICENSE.txt)

- Mockito [MIT License](https://github.com/mockito/mockito/blob/main/LICENSE)

- Docusaurus [MIT License](https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/blob/main/LICENSE)

- Docusaurus Search Local Plugin [MIT License](https://github.com/easyops-cn/docusaurus-search-local?tab=MIT-1-ov-file#readme)

## Acknowledgments

The project idea was inspired by Gurkenlabs [Litiengine](https://github.com/gurkenlabs/litiengine).