A simple game engine made with Python and pygame-ce
pyxora is a lightweight abstraction over libraries like pygame-ce and others. It's designed to serve as a simple, open-source game engine for building 2D games.
Note: The project is still in early development. It is not recommended for complex project/games at this stage.
There is no official build or package on PyPI yet. To use pyxora, you must install it from the source.
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Install Python 3.11+
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Download the source files from the Releases page
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Open your terminal at the source directory
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Run:
python -m pip install -e .
There is no project manager yet.
To create a new project using pyxora, it is recommended to check the syntax and structure used in the example files.
The documentation is built using pdoc.
It provides an overview of the engine modules and how they work.
It is recommended to read the documentation at least once to understand the engine’s structure and usage.
📄 View Documentation
Check the examples folder for some examples with a syntax showcase. Currently, only a basic test example is included:
python -m pyxora.examples.testpyxora is ideal for small-scale projects that don’t require heavy processing.
Perfect for:
- Learning and experimentation
- Prototyping
- Game jams
- Any small 2D game
Because it's fun and easy to learn/use.
If you find pyxora interesting or useful in any way, feel free to use it!
It's open-source and designed to be easy to explore and experiment with.
The engine is available for use on Windows and Linux, with build support (not yet) for these platforms and Web.
In the future, there may be support for Android and Mac.
It will be available when it becomes more usable.
Currently, the only way to use pyxora is by installing it from the source.
It’s planned, but not available yet. (The main focus is building the core engine.)
The engine is designed to focus on writing code rather than using a GUI.
The GUI will serve more as visual assistance.
Absolutely! Contributions are welcome.
You can:
- Suggest improvements
- Report bugs
- Submit pull requests
- Fix typos or write examples
pyxora started as a personal project for my own games.
And afterwards, i decide to make it open-source.
All changes are managed by the original author.
Need something different? Feel free to fork the project and make it your own.
If you have any questions or need something more specific, you can contact the author.
- Refactor all local drafts
- Add more basic features
- Improve engine structure
- Create Icon
- Publish to PyPI
- more...
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
See the LICENSE.txt file for full license text.