Libgdx

What do you like best?

Libgdx is a game engine written in Java.This is the huge advantage for Java developer who want to make a game in Java.Moreover Kotlin support is also there.

With Libgdx you can export to major platforms including ios, Android, Web, Linux, Mac, Windows with a single code base.

Libgdx is open source, that implies you can customize, add features to Engine while maintaining your forked project.

What do you dislike?

The turndown for Libgdx was no GUI/drag and drop features.Everything has to be done programmatically.ios has recently moved to Metal, still Libgdx is using opengl for rendering object.

Working on Big platformer games can be exhausting due to lack of GUI.

Libgdx has steep learning curve for beginners.

As Libgdx utilizes Java as Primary language framerate can suffer as Heap management is done automatically.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Try to improve core Java skill before diving into Libgdx.Data structures and game logic creation logic should be already know.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

Creating 2d casual games on customized version of Libgdx called 'Mini2dx'.

As Libgdx uses Java for scripting, a language that I already knew the transition was easy.

Exporting to different platform is smooth with single gradle based commands.

With Libgdx debugging is quite easy integrating with Visual studio code.