Current game engines

[Ayne]

I want to create a new game, which is going to be a small chat where you have an avatar you can move around a fixed board.

I've been looking a bit on GTGE, however i can see the last update was in 2005, so i am wondering if this is still usable? And would it be recommended to do so?

I've used Slick2d before, but i found the lack of built in collision detection and UI features very lacking.

Is GTGE still good? What game engine should i be using?

[h3ckboy]

I've used GTGE and it was fine, despite the fact that it hasn't been updated in a while.

I've also used Slick and it was awesome.

It really is your choice, try making something simple with both and see which you like better.

[cheatsguy]

Another decent library is libGDX, since you can port it to web and android, and hopefully iOS soon... It is very different though, so it might be too much for a simple project.

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[gouessej]

I would recommend LibGDX too for 2D.