news

• June 12, 2016: cocos2d 0.6.4 available.

  New in this version
  • MapColliders classes changed API to be more useful and clear: collision between actors and tiles and between actors and TmxObject are easier to handle.
  • Supports the variants 'csv', 'xml', 'base64(uncompressed)' for Tiled Editor layer data.
  • Simpler Scene and Layer code for automatic window events registration.
  • Particle systems now accepts per-instance texture.
  • Better IDEs autocompletion: by being more specific in cocos code imports, IDEs can work faster and be more selective with the autocompletion offerings.
  • Support for pyglet 1.3
  See the changelog here.
  See deprecations and compatibility notes if you have code using cocos2d.
  

• April 26, 2015: cocos2d 0.6.3 available.

  New in this version
  • support to load (some) .tmx maps with hexagonal tiles
  • compatibility break: HexMapLayer and HexCell changed __init__ signature
  • support collisions between CircleShape and AARectShape in collision_model, thanks Daniel Gillet
  • support to read .tmx (Tiled Editor) object layers and objects
  • deprecated do_not_scale and do_not_scale_window, use autoscale
  See the changelog here.
  

• May 5, 2014: Development moved to Github.
  Code repository and issue tracker at https://github.com/los-cocos/cocos

• March 24, 2014: cocos2d 0.6.0 available.
  Supports python 2.x and 3.x, some small new features and bugfixes.
  See most notable changes in NEWS.
  See the changelog here.
  

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about

cocos2d is a framework for building 2D games, demos, and other graphical/interactive applications.

main features

• Flow control: Manage the flow control between different scenes in an easy way
• Sprites: Fast and easy sprites
• Actions: Just tell sprites what you want them to do. Composable actions like move, rotate, scale and much more
• Effects: Effects like waves, twirl, lens and much more
• Tiled Maps: Support for rectangular and hexagonal tiled maps
• Transitions: Move from scene to scene with style
• Menus: Built in classes to create menus
• Text Rendering: Label and HTMLLabel with action support
• Documentation: Programming Guide + API Reference + Video Tutorials + Lots of simple tests showing how to use it
• Built-in Python Interpreter: For debugging purposes
• BSD License: Just use it
• Pyglet Based: No external dependencies
• OpenGL Based: Hardware Acceleration

This video shows some effects that are executed in the running scene.
Source code: demo_grid_effects.py

cocos2d for iphone

If you are looking for the iphone version, please visit this page: cocos2d for iPhone