# chukong/quick-cocos2d-x

quick-cocos2d-x is a quick framework, based on cocos2d-x. Make mobile games in Lua.

Repository: https://github.com/chukong/quick-cocos2d-x
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/quick-cocos2d-x
Homepage: http://quick-x.com/
Language: C++
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-10-01T12:29:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5113, "days_push": 2162, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1476, forks 853 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:50.218784+00:00)

## What it is
quick-cocos2d-x is a Lua-based extension framework built on top of the cocos2d-x game engine, created by Chukong (the cocos2d-x vendor). It lets developers build mobile games mostly in Lua, bundling common game services, a UI library, script encryption, and hot-update support.

## Use cases
- make mobile games in lua
- build cross-platform 2d games with cocos2d-x
- rapidly prototype mobile game ideas with scripting
- hot-update lua game code without app store release
- encrypt and package lua game scripts
- use a higher-level ui library on top of cocos2d-x

## When to choose
- you want to write cocos2d-x games primarily in Lua instead of C++
- you need built-in mobile game services like script packaging, encryption, and auto-updates
- you are maintaining or extending an existing quick-cocos2d-x project

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new game project - the project is unmaintained and superseded by cocos2d-x's own Lua bindings
- you need current engine features, security fixes, or modern platform SDK support
- you prefer C++, JavaScript, or other modern game engines

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: game-engine, interpreter, plugin-system
- domain: cross-platform, mobile-development
- platform: windows, cpp, lua
- tags: cocos2d-x, lua-scripting, mobile-games, game-framework, scripting, game-development, macos, android, ios

## Member repositories
- chukong/quick-cocos2d-x (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.218784+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 2026-08-30T04:34:27.080520+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chukong/quick-cocos2d-x (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.218784+00:00, sha 0a907a019e43)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.