# FormidableLabs/react-game-kit

Component library for making games with React  & React Native

Repository: https://github.com/FormidableLabs/react-game-kit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-game-kit
Homepage: http://reactnext.surge.sh
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: physics-bodies, spritesheet, tilemap, component-tree, game, react, reactjs, physics-engine, sprite-animation, matter
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-01-04T16:18:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3639, "days_push": 1337, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4603, forks 311 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:54.889926+00:00)

## What it is
A component library providing helper React components (Loop, Stage, World, Body) for building games with React and React Native, including a game loop, physics via Matter.js, and sprite/tilemap support. It wraps game engine primitives in a declarative React component model.

## Use cases
- build a 2d game with react
- add physics to a react app
- make a game with react native
- animate sprites in react
- create a game loop in react
- use matter.js physics with react components

## When to choose
- you want to build small 2D games declaratively in React or React Native
- you prefer component-based game structure over imperative canvas code
- you want Matter.js physics integrated into your React component tree

## When to avoid
- you need high-performance AAA-style rendering or WebGL
- you need an actively developed project with recent updates
- you're building a non-React game or need audio/key input on React Native

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, ui-components, animation
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react, react-native, matter-js, physics, sprites, tilemap, game-loop, game-development, web-server, mobile, javascript

## Member repositories
- FormidableLabs/react-game-kit (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.889926+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 2026-08-29T18:19:45.581172+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FormidableLabs/react-game-kit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.889926+00:00, sha 9077eb1240e0)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/react-game-kit (fetched 2026-08-29T09:04:55.449990+00:00, sha 25c5aea32b27)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.