Glix | glix.localplayer.dev/

Ultra-fast, local-first game engine for the modern web. Powerful ECS architecture meets an intuitive visual editor.

A fun, local-first 2D game engine for the browser.
Build games visually. Save as a single .glix file. No installs, no accounts, no backend.

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What is Glix?

Glix is a browser-based 2D game engine with a built-in visual editor. You open it in any browser, build your game, and save everything to a single .glix file on your own machine. Share projects by sharing the file. Export finished games as standalone HTML.

It sits between Godot (powerful but desktop-only) and PlayCanvas (browser-based but account-required). Glix is designed for indie developers who want fast iteration in a tool that gets out of the way.

Features

• Visual editor — viewport, hierarchy, inspector, script editor, all in the browser
• Entity-Component System — clean architecture, fully scriptable with TypeScript
• WebGL2 renderer — batched sprite rendering, custom shaders, post-processing
• 2D physics — rigid bodies and collision via Planck.js
• Tilemap editor — paint tiles, auto-collision, multiple layers
• Local-first storage — everything lives in your .glix file, auto-saved to IndexedDB
• One-click export — self-contained HTML bundle, runs anywhere
• No accounts required — open the URL and start building

Project File Format

Every Glix project is a .glix file — a single JSON document containing your scenes, entities, components, and all assets base64-encoded inline.

Ctrl+S — save to .glix file
Ctrl+O — open a .glix file
Download — export standalone game

Tech Stack

Layer	Choice
Engine runtime	TypeScript + WebGL2 + gl-matrix
Physics	Planck.js
Editor UI	React + Vite + Zustand
Scripting	Monaco Editor + esbuild-wasm
Persistence	IndexedDB + File System Access API
Monorepo	pnpm workspaces

Repo Structure

glix/
├── packages/
│   ├── runtime/     # Engine core — ECS, WebGL2, physics, audio
│   ├── editor/      # React SPA — editor UI, panels, file I/O
│   └── shared/      # Types, .glix schema, utilities
├── pnpm-workspace.yaml
└── package.json

Status

Glix is now fully featured and stable. Enjoy building games!

License

MIT

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_{Built with passion for game devs.}