When comparing Phaser vs GameQuery, the Slant community recommends Phaser for most people. In the question“What are the best JavaScript game engines?” Phaser is ranked 2nd while GameQuery is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose Phaser is:
Phaser keeps things simple and as such is easy to use by beginners.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Beginner-friendly
Phaser keeps things simple and as such is easy to use by beginners.
Pro 1000s of examples
Thousands of example are on the Phaser website, which show everything you could want to do with Phaser.
Pro Supports WebGL with canvas fallback
If WebGL is unavailable, Phaser automatically switches to HTML5 canvas.
Pro Targets mobile browsers
Built specifically for mobile web browsers.
Pro Tiled support
Natively integrates Tiled map editor. Tiled is a free, open-source map editor that supports orthogonal, isometric and staggered maps.
Cons
Con Missing accessibility features
While not a big issue, it may be a dealbreaker for some.
Con Poor code structure
There's little in terms of cohesiveness in classes, methods or patterns.
Con Abandoned
Last update to the plugin was made in 2013.