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Crafty.js vs ENIGMA Development Environment

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When comparing Crafty.js vs ENIGMA Development Environment, the Slant community recommends Crafty.js for most people. In the question“What are the best 2D game engines?” Crafty.js is ranked 37th while ENIGMA Development Environment is ranked 60th.

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Pros

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Javascript

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Eventbinding

Easy to learn, based on Entities and Components, the later being class-like objects that entities inherit.

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Modular

Has open function binding systems, allowing easy creation of custom components.

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Raw C++ power and GML accessibility

Almost full support for GML,
The ability to create and access C++ types, templates, and functions, compile DLLs and other C/C++ scripts

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Cross platform

Support for Windows, Mac and Linux.

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Compatible with GameMaker

Enigma can support over 90% of gamemaker's GML language

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Friendly user interface

besides the powerful combination between GML and C++, beginners can also use drag and dropping.

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Free and Open Source

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Faster than GameMaker

Written in C++, many features have been demonstrated running much faster than interpreted equivalents in GameMaker (up to 10-20 times faster than GM 8.1).

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Under active development

Changes are made daily to add new functions/fixing bugs.

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Helpful error messages

A full stack trace with available cores and memory information as well as operating system and Java version including file names and number is generated whenever an exception is encountered, with a handy link to submit the issue to GitHub.

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Cons

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No IDE

If you like having some huge GUI akin to Gamemaker, Unreal, Unity, etc, Crafty is not for you.

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A few bugs & glitches

Because Enigma is under very rapid development, with new functions added almost daily, some bugs and unexaplainable glitches can happen, though they also gets patched quickly.