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Add to SafariWhen comparing BYOND vs TIC-80, the Slant community recommends BYOND for most people. In the question“What are the best 2D game engines?” BYOND is ranked 29th while TIC-80 is ranked 53rd. The most important reason people chose BYOND is:
BYOND is in active development and updates are released constantly.
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Pros
Pro In active development
BYOND is in active development and updates are released constantly.
Pro Easy to use
The software itself is very easy to learn and use for beginners.
Pro Helpful community
BYOND's community is relatively large and extremely helpful. Any question a beginner or an experienced user may have is quickly answered.
Pro Large Community
Fairly large player base and multiple games to play.
Pro Free
Free version already includes most features but a paid version is available.
Pro All tools in one place
The app contains tools for coding, sprite editing, map editing, sfx and music editing.
Pro Many Scripting languages' supported
Use awesome scripting languages like: Lua, Wren, Moonscript, JS, Ruby, etc.
Pro Export
Exports easily to Windows, Windows-XP, mac, Linux and HTML.
Pro Retro-styled and restricted environment
Pixelated Software with a good retro style.
Pro Noob underdog
You can imagine this engine Shiva Lua scripting language making 2d side scrolling Megaman style games a Bandai trademark.
Cons
Con Highly supports multiplayer, but can make solo games ready for download.
Con Exclusive programming language
The language is known as DM, and is modified using Dream Maker. It is an object oriented, interpreted language, which closely resembles C++, Java and PHP. More information available in the DM Guide.
