Stencyl vs Phaser.io

Power users can also write code in Haxe (similar to Actionscript 3) to create their own custom classes and extend the engine.

Visual scripting in Stencyl is based on the MIT Scratch project, which was designed to teach programming. Script elements fit together like puzzle pieces, ensuring that data and function types cannot be mismatched.

Publish iOS, Android, Flash, Windows and Mac games without code.

The original concept for Ghost Song was created using Stencyl 3.x

Stencyl exports your games to native code so they have great performance on every platform.

This is one of the most developed frameworks right now.

You can choose WebGL or classic HTML canvas element for game rendering.

There are plenty of great learning resources available for Phaser.io.

Most tasks are done just using 2 or 3 lines of code.

If you're browsing Slant, you probably already have a JavaScript enabled browser, which is most of what you need to get started learning JavaScript. The requirement to run a server locally on your computer while developing might make things a little more difficult

All you need to do is attach Phaser script to a HTML page even without installing any extensions.

Phaser provides a similar approach as to that of Flash games, where you can load assets and place them on a stage, and even improves upon the shortcomings of actionscript. It is very easy to shift from flash to HTML5 development because of this approach.

You can use it in popular online editors like replit, codandbox, etc.

The creator of phaser(photonstorm) has given the older(Phaser 2.0) source code to the community for their own maintenance, and has made Phaser 3.0 with a different style and approach, trying to make it easier for beginners to learn.