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The Python Arcade Library

Get Started Here ¶
Examples All Examples Sprites Shooting Platformers	Installation Windows Mac Linux Install From Source
Tutorials Simple Platformer Platformer with Physics Views for Menu, Title, Game Over Screens Solitaire GPU Particle Burst Real Python: Primer on Arcade	Social Discord (most active spot) Reddit /r/pythonarcade Twitter @ArcadeLibrary Instagram @PythonArcadeLibrary Facebook @ArcadeLibrary Statement on Diversity
Games Example Games GameJam 2020 Games Distribute Your Game Bundling a game with PyInstaller	API Quick API Index Full Arcade API Docs GUI Colors | CSS Colors Window Class Sprite | SpriteList Resources - Default Images
Source Code GitHub Release Notes Enhancement List	Other Gaming Libraries Arcade vs. Pygame Comparison
Learn Book: Learn to Program with Arcade Fixing Edge Artifacts Peer To Peer Gaming With Arcade and Python Banyan US PyCon 2019 Tutorial Aus PyCon 2018 Multiplayer Games US PyCon 2018 Talk	Performance Performance Tips Arcade vs. Pygame Related Libraries Arcade-ImGui Arcade-Curtains

Quick Arcade Library Introduction Video

Arcade is an easy-to-learn Python library for creating 2D video games. It is ideal for people learning to program, or developers that want to code a 2D game without learning a complex framework.

.. toctree::
   :caption: Getting Started
   :maxdepth: 1

   get_started
   install/index
   pygame_comparison
   sample_games
   examples/index

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: API

   quick_index
   arcade
   resources
   keyboard

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: Tutorials

   examples/platform_tutorial/index
   tutorials/pymunk_platformer/index
   tutorials/views/index
   tutorials/card_game/index
   tutorials/lights/index
   tutorials/gpu_particle_burst/index
   tutorials/bundling_with_pyinstaller/index
   tutorials/shader_toy/index
   tutorials/framebuffer/index
   tutorials/raycasting/index
   tutorials/crt_filter/index
   gui/index

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: Advanced

   advanced/vsync
   advanced/textures
   advanced/texture_atlas
   development/performance_tips

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: Community

   community/index

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: Development

   development/index