When comparing AndEngine vs Yae, the Slant community recommends AndEngine for most people. In the question“What are the best 2D game engines?” AndEngine is ranked 102nd while Yae is ranked 106th. The most important reason people chose AndEngine is:
AndEngine has extensions that can add additional functionality to the engine.
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pros
Pro Functionality can be extended
AndEngine has extensions that can add additional functionality to the engine.
Pro IDE
Ships with easy to use IDE created only for development in it
Pro Frequent updates
Updated weekly
Pro Cross-platform
Supports all major platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Android
- iOS
Pro Multiple languages support
Supports writing games in both Lua and JavaScript and for advanced users it´s plugin system also supports Java.
Cons
Con Abandoned
No work on the engine has been done since 2013.
Con Doesn't support current SDK
Only works on older SDK that isn't even supported anymore by google or Android Studio.
Con Poorly documented
Documentation is severely lacking.
Con Lone developer
Con In early development
Do not have as much features as other listed engines.