# increpare/PuzzleScript

Open Source HTML5 Puzzle Game Engine

Repository: https://github.com/increpare/PuzzleScript
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/puzzlescript
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: puzzlescript, javascript, html5, game-engine, scripting-language
Last push: 2026-08-15T02:22:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4721, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1092, forks 184 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:33.321087+00:00)

## What it is
PuzzleScript is an open-source HTML5 game engine for creating grid-based puzzle games using a simple scripting language. It runs entirely in the browser and includes an online editor at puzzlescript.net.

## Use cases
- make a sokoban-style puzzle game
- create browser-based puzzle games without programming experience
- design grid-based games with a simple scripting language
- prototype puzzle game mechanics quickly
- teach game design with a minimal game engine

## When to choose
- you want to build tile/grid-based puzzle games quickly
- you prefer a simple declarative scripting language over full game programming
- you want games that run in any browser with no install

## When to avoid
- you need physics, 3D, or non-grid gameplay
- you need high-performance or native platform games
- you want fine-grained control over rendering and engine internals

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, interpreter, programming-language
- domain: gaming-tools, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: html5, puzzle-games, scripting-language, game-maker, browser-games, game-development, web-server, javascript

## Member repositories
- increpare/PuzzleScript (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:33.321087+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 2026-08-30T06:49:02.558529+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/increpare/PuzzleScript (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:33.321087+00:00, sha dd0113c89152)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.