Awesome libGDX

title: Awesome libGDX slug: awesome-libgdx brand: libgdx brand_logo: https://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/img/logo.png website: https://github.com/rafaskb/awesome-libgdx#readme category: themed-directories tags:

• awesome-lists
• games
• java images:
• https://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/img/logo.png featured: false

Overview

Awesome libGDX is a curated directory of tools, libraries, tutorials, assets, and community resources for the libGDX Java game development framework. It follows the Awesome Manifesto and focuses on helping developers extend libGDX and build 2D/3D games more efficiently.

Features

Scope & Structure

• Curated list specifically focused on the libGDX game framework.
• Organized into clear sections: Resources, Tutorials, Assets, Community, and Other Lists.
• Emphasis on production-useful libraries, tools, and learning materials rather than general Java/game content.

Resource Categories

Algorithms and AI

• gdx-ai – AI framework for libGDX featuring:
  • Steering behaviors
  • Formation motion
  • Pathfinding
  • Behavior trees
  • Finite state machines (FSMs)
• Simple Graphs – Java library for graph data structures and algorithms, including fast pathfinding, suitable for integration with libGDX games.

Controllers

• gdx-controllers – Adds support for gamepads and joysticks in libGDX projects.
• gdx-controllerutils – Utility layer that provides:
  • Scene2D button input support
  • User-configurable button mappings
  • Hotplugging support for LWJGL2
• sdl2gdx – SDL-based gamepad implementation with:
  • Unified mapping for hundreds of controllers
  • Rumble support
  • Hotplugging

Editors

• HyperLap2D – Visual editor for complex 2D worlds and scenes with a dedicated libGDX runtime.
• Mundus – World/level editor for 3D worlds, including a runtime for libGDX integration.
• Spine – 2D skeletal animation tool focused on game animation, commonly used with libGDX.

Entity Component System (ECS)

• Artemis-odb – High-performance, Java-based Entity–Component–System framework suitable for large or complex games.
• Ashley – libGDX-related ECS framework, a Java entity system inspired by Ash and Artemis.

Physics

• Box2D – Widely-used 2D physics library, integrated as a libGDX extension.
• Bullet – 3D collision detection and rigid body dynamics library with libGDX bindings.
• jbump – AABB-based collision detection library aimed at simple 2D games like platformers.

Services

• gdx-facebook – Cross-platform access to the Facebook Graph API from libGDX games.
• gdx-fireapp – Cross-platform API for integrating Firebase services.
• gdx-firebase – Alternative cross-platform Firebase integration library for libGDX.

Additional Sections (as defined in the list)

• Setup and Deployment – Tools, scripts, and helpers for configuring, building, and deploying libGDX projects (desktop, mobile, web).
• User Interface – UI libraries, widgets, and layout tools built on or for libGDX (e.g., Scene2D extensions and UI toolkits).
• Visual Effects – Particle systems, shaders, post-processing, and visual enhancement tools.
• Audio – Libraries and utilities for sound effects, music, and audio management.
• Others – Miscellaneous utilities and helpers that don’t fit in the above categories but extend libGDX capabilities.

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Tutorials – Introductory guides for setting up libGDX and building first projects.
• Advanced Tutorials – Deeper content on architecture, performance, rendering, AI, ECS, and platform-specific topics.

Assets

• Catalog of game-ready assets suitable for libGDX projects, such as sprites, tilesets, sound effects, music, and example projects.

Community & Ecosystem

• Community – Links to forums, chats, discussion groups, and other community hubs around libGDX.
• Other Lists – Pointers to related “awesome” lists and broader game-dev resources.
• Open to community contributions via standard pull-request workflow (contribution guidelines provided in the repository).

Pricing

• Awesome libGDX and all listed resources in the repository itself are free to access. (Individual third‑party tools or assets in the list may have their own licensing or pricing, which must be checked per item.)