When comparing Monkey2 vs BYOND, the Slant community recommends BYOND for most people. In the question“What are the best 2D game engines?” BYOND is ranked 29th while Monkey2 is ranked 58th. The most important reason people chose BYOND is:
BYOND is in active development and updates are released constantly.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Has modern programming features
Pro Easy to understand
Pro Versatile
Pro Truly cross-platform
Compiles native code on all platforms and devices (Android, JS, iOS, Linux, Windows, Mac).
Pro Active, friendly community
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.
Cons
Con Poor documentation
Money2's website's documentation area currently shows just a photo of a monkey.
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.