Python Top Game Engines Introduction

In this article we are going to have Introduction to Python Top Game Engines, also i will show you the installation process with example for these Game Engines. as you know Python is one of the top trending language,

and there are some frameworks that you can create games in python.

 

Also you can check Python Top 5 GUI Frameworks

Python Top 5 GUI Frameworks Introduction & Installation 

 

1. Panda3D

Panda3D is a powerful 3D engine written in C++, with a complete set of Python bindings. Unlike other engines, these bindings are automatically generated, meaning that they are always up-to-date and complete: all functions of the engine can be controlled from Python. All major Panda3D applications have been written in Python,

Panda3D now supports automatic shader generation, which now means you can use normal maps, gloss maps, glow maps, HDR, cartoon shading, and the like without having to write any shaders.

Panda3D is a modern engine supporting advanced features such as shaders, stencil, and render-to-texture. Panda3D is unusual in that it emphasizes a short learning curve, rapid development, and extreme stability and robustness. Panda3D is free software that runs under Windows, Linux, or macOS.

 

Installation

You can simply install Panda3D via pip

 

 

Example:

 

 

So now run the code and this will be the result

Python Top Game Engines Introduction
Python Top Game Engines Introduction

 

 

2. Cocos2D

Cocos2d is an open source  framework that is used to build 2D games, and other cross-platform GUI-based interactive programs. It is written in Python using pyglet library. It Targets the Operating Systems linux, mac or windows on Pc-like hardware.

Cocos2d’s core element is sprite. Basically, it is a simple 2D image that can also contain other sprites. They can be moved, scaled, rotated, have their image changed, etc

 

Installation

You can simply install Cocos2D via pip

 

 

Example:

 

 

So now run the code and this will be the result

Cocos2D Game Engine Example
Cocos2D Game Engine Example

 

 

3. Pygame

Pygame is free and cross-platform Python modules designed for writing multimedia applications and video games. It includes computer graphics and sound libraries designed to be used with the Python programming language. pygame is built on top the SDL library, So SDL stands Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL and Direct3D. Like SDL, pygame is highly portable and runs on nearly every platform and operating system.

 

Installation

You can simply install Pygame via pip

 

 

Example:

 

 

So now run the code and this will be the result

Pygame Example
Pygame Example

 

 

4. Pyglet

pyglet is a cross-platform windowing and multimedia library for Python, intended for developing games and other visually rich applications. It supports windowing, user interface event handling, OpenGL graphics, loading images and videos, and playing sounds and music. pyglet works on Windows, OS X and Linux.

 

Some of the features for pyglet

  • No external dependencies or installation requirements.For most application and game requirements, pyglet needs nothing else besides Python, simplifying distribution and installation.
  • Take advantage of multiple windows and multi-monitor desktops.pyglet allows you to use as many windows as you need, and is fully aware of multi-monitor setups for use with fullscreen games and applications.
  • Load images, sound, music and video in almost any format.pyglet can optionally use ffmpeg to play back audio formats such as MP3, OGG/Vorbis and WMA, and video formats such as DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, WMV and Xvid.
  • pyglet is provided under the BSD open-source license, allowing you to use it for both commercial and other open-source projects with very little restriction.
  • Supports Python 2 and 3.Pick your favorite!

 

Installation

You can simply install Pyglet via pip

 

 

Example:

 

 

So now run the code and this will be the result

Pyglet Game Example
Pyglet Game Example

 

 

5. Kivy

Kivy is Open source Python library for rapid development of applications that make use of innovative user interfaces, such as multi-touch apps. Also it is used for game development.

Kivy runs on Linux, Windows, OS X, Android, iOS, and Raspberry Pi. You can run the same code on all supported platforms.

 

Installation

First of all you need to install the dependency for kivy

After that you can install kivy

 

 

Example:

 

 

So now run the code and this will be the result

Python Kivy Example
Python Kivy Example

 

 

Conclusion

So if you have plan to build a 3D game in Python ,  it will be a good idea to use Panda3D Game Engine,

and if you want to build a 2D game in Python, you can use Cocos2D or Pygame.

 

 

Also you can watch the complete video for this article

 

 

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