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Life & fun · March 29, 2016

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Discover HaxeFlixel

Discover HaxeFlixel launched on March 29, 2016 with 17 votes, #1,903 of 4,409 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

In plain words

HaxeFlixel is an open-source 2D game development library built on the Haxe programming language. It enables developers to create games and deploy them across Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, and web platforms using a single codebase. The framework provides tools for rapid prototyping and game development at no cost, making it suitable for both personal and commercial projects.

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From the sources

Learn how to use the open-source HaxeFlixel framework to effortlessly develop and distribute your game on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, IOS and the web... for free! HaxeFlixel is a 2D game development library for the Haxe toolkit, an intuitive programming language. It provides all the tools you need to prototype and develop games, fast! By using the open-source OpenFL framework, HaxeFlixel can export your game to Windows, Mac, Linux, IOS, Android and web platform - all with just one codebase. HaxeFlixel and its technology stack are open-source and free to use for both personal and commercial use, and work with any modern operative system. By reading this book, you'll learn how to develop a…from discover-haxeflixel.com

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