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Pros
Pro Doesn't force a specific design
Unlike some engines, which only allow you to make your game in a few specific ways, libGDX allows you to design any type of game you wish as it is extremely customisable.
Pro Interfacing with platform specific code
Sometimes it is necessary to access platform specific APIs, e.g., adding advertisement services or leaderboard functionality provided by frameworks.
Pro Great performance across devices
While it may not always have the best performance for a particular device or system, it's one of the few engines which consistently performs very well across different platforms.
Pro Active, helpful community
The official libGDX forum is a great resource for both technical help and design feedback. There's also an official #libgdx IRC channel on Freenode.
Pro Gradle support
Allows easy integration with multiple IDEs, easy dependency management and provides shell support.
Pro Great performance
libGDX has been shown to outperform other popular frameworks across multiple platforms.
Pro Lots of resources to learn from
Lots of references, tutorials and open source code to learn from.
Cons
Con A bit difficult to use
This engine is not well put together. Is made from various free modules each with their own peculiarities. At times it feels you need to learn a couple of libraries rather than just one. Is not an engine for beginners as it requires coding. Lots of coding. You need to be intermediate to advanced in Java and OpenGL to develop in LibGDX.
Con Java dependency
libGDX is written in Java. While there are ways to build it into native binaries, its intended and supported use is with the JVM, which has performance ramifications.
Con Documentation could be better
Other than a brief installation / getting started overview, libGDX's documentation consists of an official wiki with several incomplete pages, and automated Javadocs. The community recognizes these shortcomings, and new users are encouraged to ask for help.
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