jMonkeyEngine

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jMonkeyEngine is a modern developer-friendly game engine written primarily in Java. Its minimalistic and code first approach makes it perfect for developers who want the support of a game engine while retaining full control over their code

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Erlend Sogge Heggen

$1,350 USD since Nov 2020

Adi Barda

$645 USD since Nov 2020

Duncan Jauncey

$645 USD since Feb 2021

Stepan Kveton

$610 USD since Jan 2021

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$475 USD since Nov 2020

Trevor Flynn

$440 USD since Nov 2020

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$310 USD since Dec 2020

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$100 USD since May 2024

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Mindemia

$500 USD since Nov 2020

Armadillo Studios

$60 USD since Nov 2020

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Ryan McDonough

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$1,350 USD

Adi Barda

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$645 USD

Duncan Jauncey

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$645 USD

Stepan Kveton

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$610 USD

Mindemia

$500 USD

RichTea

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$475 USD

Trevor Flynn

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$440 USD

The future of JME is in the hands of its commun...

Julien Green

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JMonkeyEngine 3.8.0-stable has been released

We are excited to announce the release of JMonkeyEngine 3.8.0-stable. This new version adds many new features and bug fixes, but most notably, this version features upgrades to the engine's PBR shaders and also introduces a new API to suppo...

Published on May 8, 2025 by Ryan McDonough

released JMonkeyEngine 3.6.1-stable

A new patch release of JMonkeyEngine arrived on Friday: 3.6.1-stable. This is now the recommended version for all JME projects. Among other things, it solves issues with instancing, memory management, and restarting LWJGLv2 contexts. The re...

Published on June 26, 2023 by Stephen Robb Gold

JMonkeyEngine 3.6.0-stable has been released

We're super excited about the new release of JMonkeyEngine that arrived today: 3.6.0-stable. It adds many useful features and solves many past issues. For full details, refer to the release notes at...

Published on March 20, 2023 by Stephen Robb Gold

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jMonkeyEngine is a modern developer friendly game engine written primarily in Java.
Its minimalistic and code first approach makes it perfect for developers who want the support of a game engine while retaining full control over their code with the ability to extend and adapt the engine to their workflow.

The engine is used by several commercial game studios and computer-science courses.

Backers' names and messages will be randomly featured in https://jmonkeyengine.org
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Ryan McDonough

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