Best JavaScript and HTML5 game engines (updated for 2025)

Three.js

• Easy to learn
• Plenty of examples available
• Good documentation
• Great performance
• Supports PBR rendering
• Improved WebGPU renderer
• No rendering pipeline
• Not a full game engine
• Geared toward beginners
• Lack of support for spatial indexing

Pixi.js

• Fast performance
• Large community
• Multiplatform support
• Easy API

Phaser

• Beginner-friendly
• Visual editor available
• Active community and plugin ecosystem

Babylon.js

• Excellent mobile support
• Online playground for real-time coding
• Strong community and extensive tutorials

Matter.js

• Adding realistic 2D physics to web games
• Decent community support
• Includes tools like Inspector and Demo GUI

PlayCanvas

• Mobile-first
• Full-featured online visual editor
• Excellent documentation and tutorials

GDevelop

• MIT license with paid cloud services
• Native export to Android and iOS
• Active community and extensive documentation

Defold

• Source-available license
• Full support for Android and iOS
• Full-featured downloadable IDE with visual editor

Godot

• MIT license
• Full 2D/3D game development support
• Large and growing community with excellent documentation

Construct

• Limited free version with paid subscription
• Full export to Android, iOS via Cordova and HTML5
• Strong and active community support