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Lightweight Java Game Library

Software entity

LWJGL provides a simple platform-neutral API to expose OpenGL, OpenAL, OpenCL, and game controllers to a Java application.

30
games
6
platforms

Alternate name: LWJGL

Revenge of the Titans (Linux)
Revenge of the Titans
LIN 2010
Revenge of the Titans (Windows)
Revenge of the Titans
WIN 2010
Minecraft (Linux)
Minecraft
LIN 2011-11-18
Starsector (Windows)
Starsector
WIN 2013
Minecraft - Pocket Edition (Android)
Minecraft - Pocket Edition
ANDR 2011-08-16
S.C.O.U.R.G.E.: Heroes of Lesser Renown (Linux)
S.C.O.U.R.G.E.: Heroes of Lesser Renown
LIN 2012? *
Minecraft - Pocket Edition (iOS)
Minecraft - Pocket Edition
IOS 2011-11-17
Minecraft (Windows)
Minecraft
WIN 2011-11-18
Project Zomboid (Windows)
Project Zomboid
WIN 2013-11-08
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
X360 2012-05-09
Spiral Knights (Windows)
Spiral Knights
WIN 2011-04-04
Sokobano
LIN 2009-03
Handles audio via OpenAL and graphics via OpenGL.

LWJGL is NOT a game engine itself (no more than DirectX or SDL is) as it does not provide basics for game logic (pathfinding and AI), map/level functionality, or similar.

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Parent groups

License: BSD, Programming libraries

Games by year

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A2007 - LWJGL 1.0
B2008 - LWJGL 2.0

The first Lightweight Java Game Library video game was released on September 18, 2004.

Mojang, Fractal Softworks and Sega published most of these games.

Related site

Official website

Platforms

Linux 16
Windows 6
Mac OS X 5
Android 1
iOS 1
X360 1

Most common companies

Mojang5
Fractal Softworks3
Sega3
Puppy Games2