Build your own 2D Game Engine, Second Edition

• The following are the examples of the book. Click on the links to run the corresponding examples.
• Source code access: https://github.com/Apress/build-your-own-2d-game-engine-2e
• First edition: Examples are accessible here.

It is recommended that you run the following examples with a Google Chrome Web Browser.

Useful Links

• API documentation: functions and classes of the game engine (by Myles Dalton)
• Indepth Tutorials: step-by-step guides for using the engine (by Myles Dalton)

Additional Functionality

• Client-Server Network Support (by Matt Taniguchi, Drew Rigby, Ethan Albright, Winter 2024): Here is the basic overview of the API.
  • Here is the documentation and tutorial of the API.


• Xbox Controller Support (by Brandon DeGuia, Pranshu Bhardwaj, Tony Le, Winter 2023): Here is basic functionality demo and a four person pong game
  • Here is the source code, documentation, and tutorial on how to use their API.
  • You can simply replace src/engine/input.js with this source file to gain access to connected Xbox Controllers (max of 4).