What game engine to use for a 2D interface only game

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  • Flutter

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  • I'd recommend Flutter for this. It's already a UI framework, highly portable (Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, and web so far), very easy to do custom UI in, and if you do end up needing a game engine, you can embed Flame as a widget anywhere in the UI.

  • flame

    A Flutter based game engine.

  • I'd recommend Flutter for this. It's already a UI framework, highly portable (Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, and web so far), very easy to do custom UI in, and if you do end up needing a game engine, you can embed Flame as a widget anywhere in the UI.

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  • twinejs

    Twine, a tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories

  • corona

    Solar2D Game Engine main repository (ex Corona SDK) (by coronalabs)

  • About Solar2D, I'd suggest their Discord channel for better communication.

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