Java Libraries for Video Games

This post summarizes Java libraries specific for video game development.

List of Java Libraries for Video Games

Java libraries for video games:

  • LWJGL
  • libGDX
  • jMonkeyEngine

LWJGL

Lightweigth Java Game Library (LWJGL) is a low-level graphics library at its lowest level. You need to be familiar with OpenGL.

It is FOSS, mainly under a BSD license.

Official website

libGDX

libGDX is a mid-level library. It is free and open-source (FOSS) and based on OpenGL.

It would be at the same level as PyGame library for Python.

It is FOSS, under an Apache 2.0 license.

Official website

jMonkeyEngine

jMonkeyEngine is a high-level 3D graphics library.

It is FOSS, under a BSD-3 license.

Official website

Code repository

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