Construct (game engine)

Construct 3
Developer(s)Scirra
Initial releaser71[1] / December 4, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-04)
Stable release
r368[2] / November 21, 2023; 12 months ago (2023-11-21)
Preview release
r367[3] / November 14, 2023; 12 months ago (2023-11-14)
Written inJavaScript
PredecessorConstruct 2
Available inEnglish
TypeGame creation system
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.construct.net

Construct is an HTML5-based 2D video game engine developed by Scirra Ltd.[4][5] It is aimed primarily at non-programmers,[6] allowing quick creation of games through visual programming. First released as a GPL-licensed DirectX 9 game engine for Microsoft Windows with Python programming on October 27, 2007, it later became proprietary software with Construct 2, as well as switching its API technology from DirectX to NW.js and HTML5, as well as removing Python and adding JavaScript support and its plugin SDK in 2012,[7] and eventually switched to a subscription-based model as a web app.[8]

  1. ^ "Construct 3 r71". www.construct.net. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  2. ^ "Construct 3 r368". www.construct.net. 21 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Construct 3 r367". www.construct.net. 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Create games with Construct 2". Scirra. Archived from the original on 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  5. ^ "London Startup Scirra Launches HTML5 Game Creator". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  6. ^ "Construct 2, a drag and drop game maker". ActiveTuts+. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).