Win32	Others

cocos2d-x is a multi-platform framework for building 2d games, interactive books, demos and other graphical applications. It is based on cocos2d-iphone, but instead of using Objective-C, it uses C++. It works on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and Linux.

Cocos2d-x Framework Architecture:

cocos2d-x is:

• Fast
• Free
• Easy to use
• Community supported

1. Clone the repo from GitHub.

     $ git clone https://github.com/cocos2d/cocos2d-x.git
   

2. After cloning the repo, please execute download-deps.py to download and install dependencies.

     $ cd cocos2d-x
     cocos2d-x $ python download-deps.py
   

3. After running download-deps.py.

     cocos2d-x $ git submodule update --init
   

• Cocos2d-x stable versions

• All Docs in a single place!
• Online API Reference Note that Cocos2d-x and Cocos Creator have different API set
• Programmers Guide
• Latest Release Note
• Changelog

• Scene management (workflow)
• Transitions between scenes
• Sprites and Sprite Sheets
• Effects: Lens, Ripple, Waves, Liquid, etc.
• Actions (behaviours):
  • Transformation Actions: Move, Rotate, Scale, Fade, Tint, etc.
  • Composable actions: Sequence, Spawn, Repeat, Reverse
  • Ease Actions: Exp, Sin, Cubic, Elastic, etc.
  • Misc actions: CallFunc, OrbitCamera, Follow, Tween
• Basic menus and buttons
• Integrated with physics engines: Box2d and Chipmunk
• Particle system
• Skeleton Animations: Spine and Armature support
• Fonts:
  • Fast font rendering using Fixed and Variable width fonts
  • Support for .ttf fonts
• Tile Map support: Orthogonal, Isometric and Hexagonal
• Parallax scrolling
• Motion Streak
• Render To Texture
• Touch/Accelerometer on mobile devices
• Touch/Mouse/Keyboard on desktop
• Sound Engine support
• Integrated Slow motion/Fast forward
• Fast and compressed textures: PVR compressed and uncompressed textures, ETC1 compressed textures, and more
• Resolution Independent
• Language: C++, with Lua and JavaScript bindings
• Open Source Commercial Friendly(MIT): Compatible with open and closed source projects