What are the best Java game engines?

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What are the best Java game engines?

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Best Java game engines	Price	Desktop targets	Dev platforms
-- jMonkey3	Free	Windows; OSX; Linux	Windows; OSX; Linux
-- libGDX	Free	Windows; OSX; Linux; HTML5	Windows; OSX; Linux
-- LITIengine	FREE	Windows, Linux, MacOS	-

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jMonkey3

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Desktop targets:Windows; OSX; Linux

Dev platforms:Windows; OSX; Linux

Mobile targets:Android; iOS

Supported languages:Java

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libGDX

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Desktop targets:Windows; OSX; Linux; HTML5

License:Apache

Languages:Java

Dev platforms:Windows; OSX; Linux

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LITIengine

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Active and helpful community

Has an active forum and discord channel to discuss topics about the engine. See More

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Limited to Desktop

Games made with the engine only run on Windows, Linux and MacOS. There is no support for Android or HTML, yet. See More

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Desktop targets:Windows, Linux, MacOS

License:MIT License

Languages:Java

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Free an open-source

The engine is published under the MIT license and is entirely free to use. See More

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Easy to use

Clean and well-designed API that is easily discoverable. Comes with a simple tool (utiLITI) for editing levels based on .tmx maps. See More

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Resource/Map Editor

Comes with an editor for resource management and map editing. See More

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What are the best Java game engines?

3 Options Considered

jMonkey3

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libGDX

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LITIengine

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My Recommendation for LITIengine

Active and helpful community

Limited to Desktop

Free an open-source

Easy to use

Resource/Map Editor

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