Phaser Review

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Phaser is a fast, free, and fun open source HTML5 game framework that offers WebGL and Canvas rendering across desktop and mobile web browsers. Specializes in 2D rendering, with limited support for 3D.

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PlatformsWeb

PriceFree

Scripting languageJavascript, Typescript, ES6 Ecmascript

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Pros

Pro
Beginner-friendly

Phaser keeps things simple and as such is easy to use by beginners.

Pro
1000s of examples

Thousands of example are on the Phaser website, which show everything you could want to do with Phaser.

Pro
Supports WebGL with canvas fallback

If WebGL is unavailable, Phaser automatically switches to HTML5 canvas.

Pro
Targets mobile browsers

Built specifically for mobile web browsers.

Cons

Con
Missing accessibility features

While not a big issue, it may be a dealbreaker for some.

Con
Poor code structure

There's little in terms of cohesiveness in classes, methods or patterns.

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Pros

Pro Beginner-friendly

Pro 1000s of examples

Pro Supports WebGL with canvas fallback

Pro Targets mobile browsers