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title: "KAPLAY"
description: "JavaScript/TypeScript game library with a component-based API for sprites, collisions, physics and scenes; successor to Kaboom.js."
canonical: "https://vibing.inc/library/kaplay-vg-1190"
category: "Games, Juice & Interactive"
subcategory: "Web game engines"
license: "open-source"
author: "KAPLAY community (@lajbel, @slmjkdbtl)"
source: "https://kaplayjs.com/"
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# KAPLAY
JavaScript/TypeScript game library with a component-based API for sprites, collisions, physics and scenes; successor to Kaboom.js.
## Facts
- Source: https://kaplayjs.com/
- Category: Games, Juice & Interactive / Web game engines
- Author: KAPLAY community (@lajbel, @slmjkdbtl)
- Licence: open-source
- Tags: game-engine, typescript, 2d, kaboom
## Why it's a gem
Kaboom's playful API kept alive and maintained after the original was abandoned
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Listed in The Vibeary: https://vibing.inc/library/kaplay-vg-1190 · JSON: https://vibing.inc/api/public/library/gems/kaplay-vg-1190