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KAPLAY.js

@kaplayjs.com
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KAPLAY (/ˈkæpleɪ/) is a JavaScript and TypeScript game library that makes it easy to create games for the web. It's free, open-source and fun.

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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 23/09/2026
KAPLAY has a complete vested interest in...making the most fun and loved 2D game engine in TypeScript 🦖 You can of course contribute by donating too 😉
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 10/09/2026
We build to make game dev fun, the way 🦖 intended. Hand crafted 2D TypeScript game engine library 🧑‍🎨 Join the community on socials and say hi! 👥 We're live on X / Mastodon / BlueSky! (link in bio) #gamedev #indiedev
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 28/08/2026
Even kats enjoy learning KAPLAY! Escaped from KAWorld into our realm. P.S. Spot one difference. 😻 (photo by @maiware.bsky.social) kaplayjs.com/docs
Photo of a cat looking at the screen with KAPLAY docs website open.Pixel art of a cat looking at the screen with KAPLAY docs website open.
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 27/08/2026
KAPLAY starved from inspiration? KAPLAYGROUND has 100+ demos. 0% set up required to get started. 100% pure fun 🦖 Hand crafted and built with love by open source contributors 💓 play.kaplayjs.com #gamedev #indiedev #opensource
KAPLAYGROUND with 100+ demos to try out
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 31/07/2026
Happy gamedev Friday to all! Stay hydrated 🥤 and try out KAPLAY 🦖 ! kaplayjs.com/ #gamedev #indiedev #opensource
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 26/06/2026
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! 🎮 plantainchip.itch.io/beach-pop #gamedev #indiedev #gamejam
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 26/06/2026
Happy KAPLAY (Friday!) If its too hot for you, why not play around with our virtual KA-playground? 🛝 play.kaplayjs.com #gamedev #indiedev
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KAPLAYGROUND, a playground for making JavaScript games
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 15/06/2026
Incredible 🚀 SpaceDeck X by muffinman has landed on the arcade machine at Blast Galaxy in Amsterdam! Drop by and play it over the next two months. Or try it on itch now, and get notified when it launches on Steam. 👉 spacedeck.muffinman.io #gamedev #indiedev #arcade #kaplayjs
SpaceDeck X, a shoot-em-up deckbuilding game, running on arcade machineCloseup of SpeceDeck X, a shoot-em-up deckbuilding game, running on arcade machineScreenshot from SpaceDeck X, a ship shooting enemies and dodging projectilesEvent poster of Blast Galaxy in Amsterdam, featuring SpaceDeck X, starting JUNE 14th
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 09/06/2026
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! 🎣 arturt995.itch.io/fishing-day #gamedev #indiedev #kaplayjs
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 28/05/2026
Consider using KAPLAY! A fun 2D TypeScript game engine. Perfect for creating games quickly! 🦖 Learn: 📚 kaplayjs.com/docs/guides/ Playground: 🛝 play.kaplayjs.com/ #gamejam #gamedev
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KAPLAY Guides
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 26/05/2026
Hello? New Github README update, who dis? We're on X, BlueSky and Mastodon. Pick ya people! 👥️
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 26/05/2026
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 🦖 martialis39.itch.io/loony-lawnmo... #gamedev #indiedev #gamejam
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Loony Lawnmower! by Martialis39
Gamedev Js Jam 2026 entry
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 25/05/2026
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 🦖 #gamedev #indiedev #gameengine
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 22/05/2026
KaGacha!
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 22/05/2026
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 🦖 play.kaplayjs.com?example=gacha #gamedev #gameengine
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 21/05/2026
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) 🛹 candyandcarmel.itch.io/board-buster #gamedev #indiedev #gameengine
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 20/05/2026
KAPLAY is for The storytelling The people The culture The art Be a KAPLAYer: v4000.kaplayjs.com/docs/guides/
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 19/05/2026
Getting started into game dev? Want a truly FUN 2D game engine? KAPLAY! kaplayjs.com #gamedev #gameengine
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 18/05/2026
KAPLAY is for gamers, developers, storytellers, culture and more! Game development should be a fun journey 🩷 Happy Monday all! #gamedev #gameengine #kaplay
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 17/05/2026
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 #gamedev #gameengine #kaplay
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 16/05/2026
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 🩷 #opensource #gamedev
@JustKira made their first contribution in #996
@shajidhasan made their first contribution in #1013
@ProxyLoader made their first contribution in #1045
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 15/05/2026
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: kaplayjs.com/blog/release... Happy KAPLAY (Friday)! #gamedev #Indiedev #gameengine
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KAPLAY Blogs, KAPLAY v4000 Alpha 27
Alpha 27 comes with changes in textures, fonts and new debug features!
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 15/05/2026
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 🌐 kaplayjs.com #gamedev #indiedev #gameengine
KAPLAY documentation featuring Basics, Concepts, Advanced and IntegrationsKAPLAY playground that runs completely client side in your browserKAPLAY Crew - a royalty free sprite pack
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 14/05/2026
KAPLAY!
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 14/05/2026
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! itch.io/games/free/t... #gamedev #games
Games made with KAPLAY
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 13/05/2026
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 🌐 github.com/Stanko/kapla... #gamedev #indiedev
KAPLAY inspector created by muffinman
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 12/05/2026
KAPLAY is proud to announce a new sponsor - WaveDash - a web games platform offering competitive fees, multiplayer, cloud saves, achievements and more. WaveDash 🌐 wavedash.com Thank you to all contributors, users and donors! #gamedev #indiedev
WaveDash, a KAPLAY sponsor
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 30/04/2026
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!! redis.io/cache-quest/
Game screenshot
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 01/01/2026
It's been a great year. Thank you for joining us on this journey that continues. The KAPLAY Team is truly grateful for everything that has been achieved, and especially for the wonderful community that has been formed ❤️ Happy New Year! 🎉
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 29/12/2025
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!!! 🔥
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 25/12/2025
Merry KA-Mas! Santa Claws has a gift for all of you! 🎁 New KAPLAY 4000 Alpha v25, more optimizations ⚡ Read about it here: v4000.kaplayjs.com/blog/release...
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 08/12/2025
Join HolyJam: itch.io/jam/colyseus... How to Colyseus + KAPLAY: kaplayjs.com/docs/guides/... Happy Jamming 🎸
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 08/12/2025
Our friend @endel.bsky.social is running the Holy Jam 2025, a game jam about multiplayer games 👾 You can win one of these awesome merch!!! ⚔️ We hope to see some Dinosaurs games 🦖
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 08/12/2025
Awesome!! Good luck 🍀 It's going to be awesome 🦖
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Noé Tatoud @ntatoud.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Currently working on my next workshop ⚒️💻 for #ForkItForKids and I am so excited! We'll be diving into video game 🕹️ creation in the browser using @kaplayjs.com! I really hope this comes out as good as I imagine it! I might share a glimpse of it sometime soon 👀
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Pasta Box @pasta-box.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
These days I’m developing a small video game so as to pass time. Here are some assets I made in pixel art. The villain comes from a child’s drawing! I'm using the opensource library @kaplayjs.com #gamedev #pixelart
A picture of pixel art characters : duck, bug, tomato, banana, pear, and viruses
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 01/11/2025
Sometimes we're forgotten 🥲
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 01/11/2025
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some nights at some office by Erik G
stay away from monsters in a nondescript office with an unfortunate layout
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 01/11/2025
Straight here for your Halloween gaming session: some nights at some office by Erik 🎃 A point and click survival horror game #MadeWithKAPLAY! Link in first replay 🔗
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 31/10/2025
kaplayjs.com/crew/?keywor...
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KAPLAY Crew Wiki
The wiki (assets manager) for KAPLAY, where you can browse, download and read about our official assets.
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 31/10/2025
Pumpka joins the crew! A sleepy pumpkin with a lot of (no) surprises for you! 🎃 (And he hasn't come alone)
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 31/10/2025
Happy Kalloween! 👻 And happy birthday to Ghostiny 👁️🎉
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 09/10/2025
TypeScript Advanced Features, Constraints and various improvements fixes now in our latest alpha! kaplayjs.com/blog/release...
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KAPLAY Blogs, KAPLAY v4000 Alpha 22
The new release of KAPLAY v4000, alpha 22 is out! Check out the latest features and improvements in this version.
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 05/08/2025
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The KAPLAY Game Library in 5 Minutes
Check out my KAPLAY tutorials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNgGdw5WT1s&list=PLXKYLdkD1_a-lfXulF2-PBaHEtZIGrDF9 My Patreon : https://patreon.com/jslegend KAPLAY docs and KAPLAYGROUND :…
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 05/08/2025
🦖 KAPLAY IS HERE 🦖 And if you don't know what KAPLAY is, check this video that explains it on 5 minutes 🙌🏻 🧵
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 15/06/2025
Awww <333
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 14/06/2025
Just dropped State of KAPLAY #5! A lot of improvements, new products and fun stuff, as always. Let us know what you think! kaplayjs.com/blog/sok5/ #javascript #gamedev
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 13/05/2025
🚀 KAPLAYGROUND 2.3.0 is out! • Improvements in File Switching experience • Rendering and performance optimizations • UI/UX improvements across the board 🔗 github.com/kaplayjs/kap...
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Comparing 2.2.2...2.3.0 · kaplayjs/kaplayground
🦕 A web editor to edit and create KAPLAY projects, examples and more! - Comparing 2.2.2...2.3.0 · kaplayjs/kaplayground
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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 09/05/2025
I did a game dev workshop last week in Paris with @kaplayjs.com. It was a great weekend thanks to the genius kids that came by. I was also blessed by sunshine ☀️ and by the invaluable help I got from the civic service team 💪 !
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KAPLAY.js @kaplayjs.com · 10/05/2025
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. 🎮✨ jslegenddev.substack.com/p/learn-to-b...
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