# nicolasgramlich/AndEngine

Free Android 2D OpenGL Game Engine

Repository: https://github.com/nicolasgramlich/AndEngine
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/andengine
Homepage: http://www.andengine.org
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, game-development, game-engine, game-engine-2d
Last push: 2018-11-16T15:44:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5398, "days_push": 2847, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3189, forks 1321 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:48.118695+00:00)

## What it is
AndEngine is a free, open-source 2D game engine for Android built on OpenGL ES, written in Java. It provides scene management, a cocos2d-inspired AnchorCenter coordinate system, and extensions for physics (Box2D), multiplayer, multi-touch, and live wallpapers.

## Use cases
- build a 2D game for Android
- android game engine with opengl es
- 2d physics game with box2d on android
- make a live wallpaper app
- multiplayer android game
- learn android game development in java

## When to choose
- you are maintaining or extending a legacy Android game already built with AndEngine
- you need a lightweight Java 2D engine targeting old Android devices
- you want to study how an OpenGL ES 2D engine is structured

## When to avoid
- starting a new Android game today - the engine is unmaintained and targets outdated tooling (ADT/Eclipse)
- you need 3D rendering or modern Android toolchain support
- you want active community support or recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: game-engine, graphics, animation
- domain: android-tools, graphics
- platform: jvm
- tags: 2d-graphics, opengl-es, box2d-physics, android-games, game-development, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- nicolasgramlich/AndEngine (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.118695+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:24:57.119819+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nicolasgramlich/AndEngine (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.118695+00:00, sha c70b7924cdce)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.