Stencyl

What is Stencyl?

Stencyl is a comprehensive game development platform that enables users to create 2D video games for a wide range of devices and platforms, including computers, mobile devices, and the web. Drawing inspiration from the successful MIT Scratch project, Stencyl's drag-and-drop WYSIWYG editor provides a user-friendly interface that allows users to design and develop games without the need for extensive coding knowledge

Highlights

• Drag-and-drop WYSIWYG editor with a block-snapping interface, allowing users to assemble game logic intuitively
• Hundreds of ready-to-use blocks, as well as the ability for power users to create and share custom blocks
• Ability to extend the engine through code, import libraries, and write custom classes that seamlessly integrate with block-based Behaviors
• Support for publishing games on a variety of platforms, including iOS (iPhone/iPad), Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, and HTML5
• Grid-snapping options and flood fill feature to facilitate the creation of tile-based backgrounds and actor appearances