When comparing Melharfi vs Nez, the Slant community recommends Nez for most people. In the question“What are the best 2D game engines?” Nez is ranked 89th while Melharfi is ranked 108th. The most important reason people chose Nez is:
The community is very active, so if you ask for help you'll get it relatively quickly.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Mouse events built-in
All objects/graphics have a mouse events like MouseClic MouseDoubleClic MouseDown MouseUp MouseOver MouseMove MouseOut
Pro Network support
Lidgren Network Library
Pro Path finder built-in
Uses the A* algorithm or pathfinding
Pro GUI
It use a GDI to draw on windows forms. You can use all windows self GUI (controls) for your game like TextBox, Button Label ..., you don't need to install a third party or use an ugly controls.
Pro Active community
The community is very active, so if you ask for help you'll get it relatively quickly.
Pro Open source
Completely free, no need to pay for licenses.
Pro Cross-platform development thanks to the use of mono and xamarin
Nez is built on top of monoGame and can be used the make games for many platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac, Android or IOS).
Cons
Con Just a framework
Meaning there's no visual scene designer so you'll have to write your own.
