2D AI game maker
2D games with
real rules
A fixed camera, a clear verb and a score. The 2D shelf is our largest group of builds, and the fastest way to find out whether a loop is fun before art gets involved.
Why 2D is still the better test
A 2D game removes one axis of doubt. The camera is fixed, the rules are visible and the whole design sits on one screen. If a loop is boring in 2D, adding a third dimension rarely fixes it.
The shelf covers arcade action, puzzle and twin-stick: Asteroids, Tetris, Star Battle, Invaderz, 2048, Pacman and Radius Raid. Different eras, different verbs, one plane.
That range is useful for briefs. A sentence about clearing lines, dodging bullets or holding a corner can be matched to a build that already does it, which is cheaper than describing it from scratch.
The 2D shelf
Every row is a real game page. Input is listed exactly as the build documents it, so you know what you need before you press play.
| Build | Genre | Input |
|---|---|---|
| Radius Raid | twin-stick shooter | keyboard + mouse |
| Tetris | puzzle | keyboard |
| Star Battle | shoot-em-up | keyboard |
| Invaderz | invader shooter | keyboard |
| 2048 | number puzzle | keyboard or swipe |
| Pac-Man | maze chase | keyboard |
| JavaScript Snake | snake | keyboard or on-screen pad |
| Quick Quiz | trivia | mouse or tap |
| UNDERRUN | twin-stick shooter | keyboard + mouse |
| Tower of Time | tower defense | keyboard |
| Norman the Necromancer | action | keyboard + mouse |
| Classic Pool | sports | keyboard + mouse |
| Connect Four | board strategy | mouse or tap |
| JavaScript Metroidvania | metroidvania platformer | keyboard |
| Finger Dance | rhythm | keyboard or touch |
| The Legend of JS | top-down action adventure | keyboard |
| Orbital Siege | arena shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Red Masquerade | horror arena shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Chrome Circuit | arena shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Oakfall | medieval arena shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Tidebreaker | arena shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Blight Harvest | arena shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Rooftop Riot | survivor arena shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Canopy Cull | auto-aim arena shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Sugar Storm | arena survivor shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Overtime | arena survivor shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Ion Sprint | endless runner | keyboard or touch |
| Hollow Run | endless runner | keyboard or touch |
| Neon Deadline | endless runner | keyboard or touch |
| Knight's Errand | endless runner | keyboard or touch |
| Undertow Run | endless runner | keyboard or touch |
| Scarecrow Dash | endless runner | keyboard or touch |
| Rush Hour | endless runner | keyboard or touch |
| Vine Runner | endless runner | keyboard or touch |
| Gumdrop Gallop | endless runner | keyboard or touch |
| Extra Yard | endless runner | keyboard or touch |
| Asteroid Break | arcade breakout | keyboard or touch |
| Cracked Mirror | horror breakout | keyboard or touch |
| Firewall Breaker | cyberpunk arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Shieldwall | medieval breakout | keyboard or touch |
| Coral Cracker | ocean arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Egg Breaker | brick breaker | keyboard or touch |
| Brick District | brick breaker | keyboard or touch |
| Seed Cracker | brick breaker | keyboard or touch |
| Piñata Smash | brick breaker | keyboard or touch |
| Backboard | brick breaker | keyboard or touch |
| Orbit Worm | arcade snake | keyboard or touch |
| Gut Snake | horror arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Data Serpent | grid arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Wyrm of Oak | classic arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Eel Circuit | arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Hay Snake | grid snake | keyboard or touch |
| Subway Coil | arcade snake | keyboard or touch |
| Python Path | grid snake | keyboard or touch |
| Licorice Loop | arcade snake | keyboard or touch |
| Sideline Snake | grid snake | keyboard or touch |
| Void Formation | formation shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Graveyard Formation | formation shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Botnet Swarm | formation shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Siege Lines | formation shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Reef Formation | formation shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Crow Lines | arcade shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Riot Lines | formation shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Hive Lines | arcade shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Gumdrop Formation | arcade shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Defense Line | arcade shooter | keyboard or touch |
| Hull Breach | arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Cellar Flap | horror arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Packet Loss | cyberpunk arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Dragon Gate | medieval arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Air Bubble | ocean arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Barn Swallow | arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Gap Year | arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Firefly Gap | arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Sugar Glide | arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Field Goal Flyer | arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Station Stack | arcade stacker | keyboard or touch |
| Bone Tower | horror arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Server Stack | reflex arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Keep Rising | arcade stacker | keyboard or touch |
| Coral Spire | arcade stacker | keyboard or touch |
| Haystack | stacker | keyboard or touch |
| Skyscraper | arcade stacker | keyboard or touch |
| Canopy Stack | one-button stacker | keyboard or touch |
| Macaron Tower | casual arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Podium Stack | arcade | keyboard or touch |
| Star Swap | match-3 puzzle | keyboard or touch |
| Crypt Match | match-3 puzzle | keyboard or touch |
| Chip Match | match-3 puzzle | keyboard or touch |
| Rune Match | match-3 puzzle | keyboard or touch |
| Pearl Match | match-3 puzzle | keyboard or touch |
| Crop Match | timed match-3 | keyboard or touch |
| Metro Match | timed match-3 | keyboard or touch |
| Bloom Match | timed match-3 | keyboard or touch |
| Sugar Swap | timed match-3 | keyboard or touch |
| Medal Match | timed match-3 | keyboard or touch |
Three loops worth studying
Each one teaches a different lesson about rules.
Tetris
Seven shapes and one decision at a time. The speed curve turns the same board into a different game at level ten. There is nothing to unlock, and that is the point.
Radius Raid
Twin-stick movement and continuous fire, with enemies arriving from every edge. The test is whether your hands can plan while your eyes are busy.
2048
A puzzle about space. You merge tiles until the board fills. One input carries the whole game because the state is legible at a glance, and the game waits for each swipe.
Where 2D stops
2D is cheap to read. A new player understands the screen in seconds, which makes it good for testing rules, difficulty and scoring before art becomes the conversation.
It stops when the idea depends on space: stealth around corners, vertical exploration, a camera that reveals. Those need the 3D shelf instead.
It also stops at multiplayer. These builds are single-player, and none of them have a server. The matching rules are the same for every dimension.
Questions
2D questions
Are all the 2D games keyboard only?
Most are. 2048 works with a keyboard or swipe, and Pacman accepts arrow keys or swipe. The rest need a keyboard.
Can I play on a phone?
Some builds may load, but only 2048 and Pacman are documented for touch. The rest need a keyboard, so use a desktop.
What does 2D mean for the art?
Sprites and flat scenes. The builds are low-resolution by design, and none of them use 3D models or a moving camera.
Are these original games?
Some are. Adapted builds name their upstream author and licence on the game page; original builds were made for this site and say so. The source line on each page tells you which one you are looking at.
Can you change a 2D game for me?
Yes, through an export from $29 or a rebuild from $199. An export re-skins; a rebuild changes setting, difficulty or one mechanic.
Do the games save progress?
No. Each session starts fresh. There are no accounts, cloud saves or persistent unlocks.
Next step
Pick a verb and play
Clearing, dodging, merging, surviving. Find the build that matches your verb, then decide whether it needs a re-skin or a rebuild.
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