What is Axmol?

Axmol Engine is an open-source, C++ multi-platform engine designed for mobile devices, desktop, Xbox and WebAssembly, well-suited for 2D game development. It was launched in November 2019 as a fork of Cocos2d-x v4.0.

Supported Platforms

• 📱 Mobile: iOS / Android
• 💻 Desktop: Windows / macOS / Linux / tvOS
• 🎮 Console: Xbox (Universal Windows Platform)
• 🌐 Web: WebAssembly (Preview: Axmol tests / FairyGUI tests)

Languages

• C++
• Lua

Download it:

• Latest Release
• How to install
• Migration guide for Cocos2d-x users

Important links:

• GitHub
• Licence MIT
• Available extensions

Learning and docs:

• API Documentation
• Axmol Wiki
• Tutorials
• FAQ

Projects:

• Please check our Wiki page Made in Axmol for extensions, games, tutorials and more.

Who is Axmol for

• 🌍 For any game creator in need of a multi-platform engine.
• 💻 For those who want to program mainly in C++.
• ⌨️ For those who prefer a code-only engine, without a graphical user interface.
• ⚡ For those requiring a lightweight, stable, and proven solution compatible with older hardware.
• 🔄 For developers who need to update their Cocos2d-x projects.
• 📲 For developers who want to port their Sprite Kit projects to Android.

Advantages of Axmol

• 💸 It’s free.
• 👐 Open source, independent of any organization.
• 🧪 A tested and stable solution that has been evolving since 2011.
• 🤝 Well maintained, with an active community of contributors.
• 📚 Abundant documentation and tutorials available online, with much of the existing Cocos2d-x documentation applicable to Axmol Engine with minimal modifications.
• ⚙️ High performance, featuring OpenGL 2.0 and Metal support.
• 🛠️ Powerful cross-platform build system via Axmol command line.

Axmol community

• GitHub Discussions
• Discord
• Reddit
• QQGroup
• CSDN Blog

Improvements

Some improvements over Cocos2d-x v4.0

• Supports the latest Android SDK out of the box
• Uses C++20 instead C++11 or older
• x86_64 and Apple Silicon support
• Supports UWP (Xbox portability)
• New MediaPlayer via videotexture streaming render
• Lot of new extensions

Read the full improvements list here

FAQ

For more questions, please check our complete FAQ and visit our Wiki page.