Ask HN: Frameworks for 2D Browser Games?

by tmalyon 2/19/2026, 3:15 PMwith 3 comments

I am curious aside from PhaserJS, what frameworks are you using to create multi-player 2D games in the browser?

by vunderbaon 2/19/2026, 5:50 PM

If you're willing to do a bit more legwork, PixiJS is also great at handling graphics (WebGL). It's what I used to build my animated jigsaw puzzle game.

[1] - https://pixijs.com

[2] - https://animated-puzzles.specr.net

by triptychon 2/19/2026, 3:17 PM

I am using Kaplay and getting a lot out of learning how it works