pygame vs Flixel

Pygame uses Python as its scripting language. Python is widely considered one of the easiest languages to grasp even for beginners.

The API is very straightforward.

Pygame has a drawing system that allows the user to create and draw on an unlimited number of canvases.

Ports are available for Objective C, C# (XNA), HaXe and Monkey X.

Pathfinding just means figuring out how to (or if you can) get from A to B. FlxTilemap has a function FlxTilemap.findPath() which returns a FlxPath object, which is just a collection of "nodes", or FlxPoint objects.

Create effects like "split screen" views, or "picture in picture" style displays, or even mini-maps with FlxCamera. Each camera is an independent display object, with its own zoom, color tint, rotation, and scaling values.

Replays are essentially a list of what keyboard keys were pressed, and what mouse inputs were given, during a specific time frame. Because Flixel is largely deterministic, you can use that information to recreate a gameplay session that someone else recorded, as long as you have the same SWF.

• Display thousands of moving objects
• Basic collisions between objects
• Group objects together for simplicity
• Easily generate and emit particles
• Create game levels using tilemaps
• Text display, save games, scrolling
• Mouse & keyboard input
• Math & color utilities

Flixel Power Tools provide a set of classes and APIs that provide more functionality.