Starling
A lightweight, open-source 2D game engine for ActionScript 3 that leverages GPU acceleration via Stage3D for cross-platform deployment.
What is Starling?
Starling Framework is an open-source 2D game engine built with ActionScript 3 that leverages GPU acceleration via the Stage3D API for high-performance graphics. It solves the problem of creating cross-platform games and graphical applications that run smoothly on mobile and desktop devices. By providing a familiar display tree architecture similar to Flash, it enables developers to build hardware-accelerated apps without deep GPU programming knowledge.
Game developers and interactive media creators who want to build 2D games or graphical applications for iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS using ActionScript 3. It's ideal for those with Flash/AIR experience seeking GPU-accelerated performance.
Developers choose Starling for its balance of performance and ease of use—it offers GPU acceleration without exposing complex Stage3D internals, has a lightweight codebase that's easy to modify, and supports cross-platform deployment through Adobe AIR. Its familiar architecture lowers the learning curve for Flash developers.
Overview
The Cross Platform Game Engine
Use Cases
Best For
- Building 2D games with high-performance graphics on mobile devices
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