melonJS
The facts below are what the maker publishes about melonJS, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From melonJS's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| melonJS | Free | Open-source game engine · MIT License · no cost |
The facts
Each one read from melonJS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 3D scenes
- It loads glTF and GLB scenes, including meshes, materials, cameras, lights, and node animation.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limit
- The published bundle targets ES2022, so older browsers require transpiling melonJS together with the user's code.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Console export
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Game features
- Its feature set includes physics, tilemaps, audio, input, cameras, tweens, particles, and UI.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Input
- Supported inputs include mouse, touch, keyboard, gamepad, and accelerometer.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Level design
- It supports Tiled maps, including orthogonal, isometric, and hexagonal maps with multiple layers and parallax scrolling.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Mobile export
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Multiplayer tools
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Other integrations
- It provides official plugin integration for Spine 4.3.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Physics integrations
- Physics supports polygon SAT collision and pluggable Matter.js and Planck adapters.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- melonJS is an open-source 2.5D game engine for indie developers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Rendering
- It supports WebGPU, WebGL 2, and Canvas2D with automatic fallback between renderers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Scripting languages
- JavaScript; TypeScriptchecked 24 Sep 2026
- Size and dependencies
- The engine is approximately 250 KB minzipped and has no dependencies.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Source code model
- open_sourcechecked 24 Sep 2026
- Support
- The site links to a Discord community for chat and support.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Visual scripting
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- License and price
- The engine is released under the MIT License at no cost.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Singaporechecked 19 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The GitHub README says melonJS is actively maintained by the team at AltByte in Singapore.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Target platforms
- Web browsers; mobile devices via Capacitor-wrapped appschecked 24 Sep 2026
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