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KAPLAY
@kaplay@mastodon.gamedev.place
mastodon 4.7.3KAPLAY is a JavaScript game library that helps you make games fast and fun, formerly Kaboom.js
74 Followers
10 Following
39 Posts
Joined June 09, 2024
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Get your sun screens, cold drinks, summer flip flops and... KELP? Bask in the sun and collect EVERYTHING!
KAPLAYer plantainchip with an awesome game jam submission!
Create small, composable systems to power your game. KAPLAY is a feature packed game engine:
📖 In-depth guides & concepts learning
🛝 Setup free playground - save & share links
📦 Royalty free sprite pack @kaplayjs/crew
RE: https://mastodon.social/@wavedashdotcom/116654191691678601
Consider using KAPLAY! A fun 2D TypeScript game engine. Perfect for creating games quickly! 🦖
Learn:
📚 https://kaplayjs.com/docs/guides/
Playground:
🛝 https://play.kaplayjs.com/
KAPLAY v4000.0.0-alpha.27 is now out!
✨ 9-slice tiling & `fill()` component
🛠️ New debug tools & `lerpAngle()`
🏎️ Texture Packer & batching upgrade
🌍 Better language support
📐 Piecewise curves
Full Release Notes:
https://kaplayjs.com/blog/release-v4000-alpha-27
Happy KAPLAY (Friday)!
Time to dust off those fishing hats! 🧢 KAPLAYer Artur has built a super fun new fishing game using KAPLAYjs, and it's out now! 🐟✨
Kick back, relax, and see if you can find the biggest catch. Happy fishing! 🎣
Getting started into game dev? Want a truly FUN 2D game engine? KAPLAY!
KAPLAY is a powerful TypeScript 2D game engine that powers your creativity ✨
Curious to see what's been built so far? Check them out on Itchio!
Controversy! Not really. Upcoming convenient "gacha()" returns an item based on probabilities. But don't use it for gachas, the KA-Dollar 🪙 represents your time, which is the most valuable currency we all have. So don't try getting Mark on ~100th try (link in reply). 🦖
ohhi KAPLAYers! Our amazing community of creative, technical and helpful community members are waiting for you to join our Discord! The perfect place to hang out for a game dev session 🦖
Credits: candyandcarmel (YouTube & Itch)
RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@kaplay/116579553097251989
Shoutout to KAPLAYers contributing first time to KAPLAY. A big thank you to:
- JustKira
- shajidhasan
- ProxyLoader
A special thank you to contributors, donors and maintainers 🩷
Fellow KAPLAYer has created an in-depth inspector to see how game objects change within your scene. An awesome tool to those looking for more fine grained observability.
A big thank you to muffinman!
GitHub repository 🌐
KAPLAY is proud to announce a new sponsor - WaveDash - a web games platform offering competitive fees, multiplayer, cloud saves, achievements and more.
WaveDash 🌐 https://wavedash.com
Thank you to all contributors, users and donors!
KAPLAY is for
The storytelling
The people
The culture
The art
Be a KAPLAYer: https://v4000.kaplayjs.com/docs/guides/
Hello? New Github README update, who dis?
We're on X, BlueSky and Mastodon. Pick ya people! 👥️
The theme was MACHINES and they submitted Loony Lawnmower - a time attack game where you have to mow the lawn ASAP! Congrats to martialis39 for their entry to gamedev.js using KAPLAY as the game engine 🦖
Curious what can be built on the KAPLAY playground? There are so many game genres available. Break, extend and be inspired to take on your next game dev journey with KAPLAY 🦖
A new game using Redis and KAPLAY by Chanh Tran (at Redis)
If you're in the top 2 scores on one of the leaderboards by 8pm Central time tonight, they will send you a t-shirt!! AWESOME!!
KAPLAY v4000 gets closer every release. Any feedback, bug reports and contributions are much appreciated ❤️
npm i 4000.0.0-alpha.27.1
pnpm i 4000.0.0-alpha.27.1
yarn add 4000.0.0-alpha.27.1
bun add 4000.0.0-alpha.27.1
hey! hey!
Merry KA-Mas! Santa Claws have a gift for all you! 🎁
New KAPLAY 4000 Alpha v25, more optimizations ⚡
Read about it here: https://v4000.kaplayjs.com/blog/release-v4000-alpha-25/
Just dropped State of KAPLAY #5! A lot of improvements, new products and fun stuff, as always. Let us know what you think!
We're getting really close to 1000 Stars in GitHub ⭐
Do you like what we're building? Give yours 👇
@kubikpixel@chaos.social Thank you!!
Wonderful creation of one of our Discord Users!
Replying to
Join HolyJam: https://itch.io/jam/colyseus-holyjam-2025
How to Colyseus + KAPLAY: https://kaplayjs.com/docs/guides/how-to-make-a-multiplayer-game-with-colyseus-and-kaplay/
Happy Jamming 🎸
🚀 KAPLAYGROUND 2.3.0 is out!
• Improvements in File Switching experience
• Rendering and performance optimizations
• UI/UX improvements across the board
🔗 https://github.com/kaplayjs/kaplayground/releases/tag/2.3.0
🎥 See Component Autocomplete in action inside KAPLAYGROUND.
One tab press — instant components.
It’s coding that feels like play. 🚀
It’s Saturday — the perfect day to build something fast! 🦔
Check out this awesome tutorial by JSLegend on how to create a Sonic-style game with KAPLAY + TypeScript!
It’s coding that feels like play and speed. 🎮✨
https://jslegenddev.substack.com/p/learn-to-build-a-sonic-themed-infinite
📽️ Meet the new Project Browser in KAPLAYGROUND! 📁
Filter by difficulty, date, or type — and jump right into learning.
It’s coding that feels like play and discovery. 🎮✨
🚀 KAPLAY now has a Supporters Program!
For just $5/mo, you get:
🧙 1 custom character request/month
🗳️ Vote on KAPLAY's future features
🎖️ Supporter Discord badge
👀 Sneak peeks
Support us here 👇
GitHub Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/kaplayjs
OC: https://opencollective.com/kaplay/
🚀 KAPLAY was featured in GameFromScratch's latest video!
GameFromScratch talked about JavaScript/TypeScript game engines for 2025, and KAPLAY made the list! 🏆
Check out the video👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTpeURM_PIM
🔥 Ready to build your own JS-powered game? Try KAPLAY now!
JavaScript/TypeScript Game Engines in 2025
🧩 KAPLAY Crew Riddle Time! 🤫
I’m a member of the KAPLAY crew, not quite alive, yet I can haunt you. In games, I float without a sound, translucent, often roaming around. Who am I?
Our biggest competitor is ourselves, and we've outdone ourselves this year.
KAPLAY had its record in weekly downloads, and compared to Kaboom.js in the same period, that's 430% more downloads!
2026 is the year of KAPLAY!!! 🔥
Happy KAPLAY (Friday!) If its too hot for you, why not play around with our virtual KA-playground? 🛝