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Awesome libGDX

libGDX is a relatively low level, free, open source cross platform game development framework written in Java.

This list is a curated collection of awesome resources, tools, tutorials, and projects using the libGDX game framework to help developers make awesome games, conforming to the Awesome Manifesto .

Contributions very welcome but first see Contributing.

Resources
Tutorials
- Getting Started
- Advanced
Assets
Community
Other Lists

Resources

Resources that can be used in libGDX code to boost the framework’s capabilities.

Algorithms and AI

gdx-ai - Artificial Intelligence framework featuring Steering Behaviors, Formation Motion, Pathfinding, Behavior Trees and Finite State Machines.
Simple Graphs - A java library for graph data structures and algorithms (including fast pathfinding).

Controllers

gdx-controllers - Adds support to gamepads and joysticks.
gdx-controllerutils - Adds Scene2D button input support, user configurable button mappings and hotplugging for LWJGL2.
sdl2gdx - Powerful gamepad implementation using SDL. Supports hundreds of controllers under the same mapping, rumble, and hotplugging.

Editors

HyperLap2D - Visual editor for complex 2D worlds and scenes with a runtime for libGDX.
Mundus - World/level editor for 3D worlds with a runtime for libGDX.
Spine - Skeleton-based animation tool that focuses specifically on 2D animation for games.

Entity Component System (ECS)

Artemis-odb - High performance java based Entity-Component-System framework.
Ashley - A Java entity system inspired by Ash & Artemis.

Physics

Box2D - One of the most popular physics libraries for 2D games.
Bullet - 3D Collision Detection and Rigid Body Dynamics Library.
jbump - Easy to implement AABB collision detection useful for platformers and other simple 2D games.

Services

gdx-facebook - Provides cross-platform support for Facebook Graph API.
gdx-fireapp - Cross-platform API for Firebase.
gdx-firebase - Cross-platform (only Desktop/Android) API for Firebase.
gdx-gameanalytics - Game Analytics REST API client implementation for libGDX. Works on all backends.
gdx-gamesvcs - Easy integration of gameservices, such as Google Play Games, Apple Game Center, and more.
gdx-pay - Provides a cross-platform API for InApp purchasing.
steamworks4j - A thin wrapper which allows Java applications to access the Steamworks C++ API.

Setup and Deployment

gdx-liftoff - A modern setup tool for libGDX that supports more backends and allows adding libraries with one click.
libgdx-library-template - A skeleton project for making new libraries, since they need different config.
Packr - Packages your JAR, assets and a JVM for distribution on Windows, Linux and macOS.

User Interface

Freetype - Generate BitmapFonts of your desired size on the fly from lightweight .ttf font files.
gdx-dialogs - Provides cross-platform support for native dialogs.
gdx-skins - Free Scene2D GUI skins.
InGameConsole - Allows a developer to add a console (similar to how it is featured in Source games) to their game.
msdf-gdx - Provides lightweight utilities to draw high-quality MSDF (multi-channel signed distance field) text on libGDX.
PieMenu - Radial menus for Scene2D that are highly flexible and easy to customize.
Ray3K Skins - Free Scene2D.UI skins with example code, custom drawables, and experimental features.
Skin Composer - Create skins for libGDX scene2d.ui with a graphical interface.
TenPatch - An alternative to libGDX’s 9patch implementation that implements multiple stretch regions.
TextraTypist - Like TypingLabel (below), but also supports styles, emoji, multiple fonts, clickable links, etc.
TypingLabel - A libGDX Label that appears as if it was being typed in real time.
VisUI - Allows to create nice looking UI in libGDX using scene2d.ui. Note this is not a UI editor.

Visual Effects

Box2DLights - 2D lighting framework that uses Box2D for raycasting and OpenGL ES 2.0 for rendering.
colorful-gdx - Expands how tinting can affect colors; also has many pre-written shaders.
HackLights - Lightweight framebuffer based lighting engine for libGDX.
gdx-vfx - Flexible post-processing shader visual effects based on libgdx-contribs-postprocessing.
libgdx-screenmanager - A screen manager for libGDX supporting various transition effects
Particle Park - A showcase of downloadable particle effects with live previews.
Shape Drawer - A performant alternative to ShapeRenderer that avoids Batch flushing.
gdx-gltf - GLTF 3D file format support (import/export), PBR shaders, and others advanced rendering.
gdx-graph - Provides a GUI to design your rendering pipeline and shaders, and a library to easily incorporate them into your games.

Audio

TuningFork - Advanced 3D audio features for libGDX desktop users.
gdx-miniaudio - Advanced Cross Platform Audio Engine for libGDX based on MiniAudio.
gdx-sfx - Some goodies for better sound effects in libGDX.
gdx-pd - Pure Data extension for libGDX.

Others

anim8-gdx - Allows saving (animated) GIFs and PNGs from sequences of Pixmaps, with configurable dithering if needed.
gdx-dbgagent - Java Agent for debugging common issues, like objects not being disposed and constants such as Color.WHITE being modified.
gdx-jnigen - Small library that allows C/C++ code to be written inline with Java source code.
gdxGifRecorder - A utility class that records a GIF and saves it automatically.
KTX - Kotlin extensions and utilities for libGDX.
noise4j - Simple map generators based on various procedural content generation tutorials.
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 - Official libGDX wiki that contains a huge amount of information.
Tann’s Hello libGDX - An excellent guide for beginners on how to create a game from scratch.
Development Tutorial Playlist by Phillip Mod Dev - A series of videos going over the basics of libGDX.
Brandon Grasley’s Space Shooter Game - Video tutorial series on making a complete Android game from scratch.
Creating a Launcher - Video tutorial on using libGDX to make a game launcher.
Deploying with JPackage - A tutorial on deploying libGDX games with JPackage via Gradle commands.
JSON in Game Dev - General tutorial on using JSON for storing data.
Progress Bar Design - Discusses the pros and cons of different progress bar design techniques with examples.
libGDX External Tutorials - Big list of official unofficial tutorials.
Scene2D.UI From the Ground Up - Covers the basics of UI design in Scene2D, libGDX’s premiere scene graph and layout toolkit.

Advanced

Code Hotswapping - Video tutorial on enabling code hotswapping for libGDX projects to increase productivity.
Dynamic Textures with Pixmap - Details how to create a mask using Pixmaps.
iOS Deployment Tutorial - Deploying to iOS in 2019 using RoboVM.
Sub-pixel Perfect Smooth Scrolling - Pixel-perfect smooth scrolling.
Introduction to 3D Series - 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 - High quality assets for your game, from 2D and 3D art to sound effects.
OpenGameArt.org - Repository offering a variety of open content assets.
Game-Icons.net - Repository containing heaps of cool game related graphics.
bfxr.net - Quickly create unique sound effects by pressing a few buttons, excellent for prototyping.
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 - An active chat with various leaders from the community available every day. Recommended
Reddit - Unofficial subreddit for libGDX. Not a lot of activity.

Other Lists

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Magic Tools - A list of Game Development resources to make magic happen.
Game Accessibility Guidelines - 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