# Ebitengine

> Apache-2.0 dead simple 2D game engine for Go

**Category:** Libraries  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://ebitengine.org  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten  
**Added:** 2026-10-18

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## The Hook

Ebitengine (formerly Ebiten) is a simple 2D game engine for Go: implement Update and Draw, and ship the same game to desktop, mobile, the web via WebAssembly and even Nintendo Switch.

## What's Good

Apache-2.0 (hajimehoshi/ebiten), release v2.10.5 (2026-10-09), developed since 2013. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Android, iOS, WebAssembly, Nintendo Switch and (limited) Xbox. Matrix-based geometry and color transforms, offscreen rendering, text, automatic batching and texture atlases, custom shaders, plus audio and input for keyboard, mouse, gamepad and touch. ★~13.6k.

## The Catch

2D only, with no editor, scene system or physics built in, so you assemble those yourself. Mobile and console builds need Cgo. Xbox support is limited and not available to everyone. Mostly led by one core maintainer.

## Verdict

The nicest way to make 2D games in Go — a library, not an engine with an editor.