# cykod/Quintus

HTML5 Game Engine

Repository: https://github.com/cykod/Quintus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/quintus
Homepage: http://html5quintus.com
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2024-01-14T06:58:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5267, "days_push": 962, "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 1415, forks 397 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:39.733625+00:00)

## What it is
Quintus is a lightweight, modular HTML5 game engine written in JavaScript for building 2D games that run in the browser on mobile and desktop. It uses a jQuery-inspired syntax with plugins, events, and a component model rather than deep single inheritance.

## Use cases
- build a 2D platformer game in the browser
- create an HTML5 mobile game with touch controls
- make a Breakout or Pac-Man style clone
- prototype a game quickly with minimal code
- add sprite animation and collision detection to a web game
- build a multiplayer game with socket.io

## When to choose
- you want an easy-to-learn, lightweight 2D engine with no dependencies
- you're targeting mobile and desktop browsers with touch and keyboard input
- you prefer a jQuery-like, component-based API over heavy OOP engines

## When to avoid
- you need 3D rendering or advanced modern engine features
- you require a actively developed engine with strong community support
- you need production-grade support and long-term maintenance guarantees

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, animation, ui-components
- domain: web-development, gaming-tools
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: html5, javascript, 2d-games, sprites, modular, lightweight, jquery-style-syntax, game-development, mobile

## Member repositories
- cykod/Quintus (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:39.733625+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 2026-08-30T04:38:08.508565+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cykod/Quintus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:39.733625+00:00, sha ccfebf4c49e5)
  - homepage: http://html5quintus.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:51:09.321440+00:00, sha b5ba26827a84)
  - site_page: http://www.html5quintus.com/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T11:51:09.330627+00:00, sha 9aac2e049abb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.