What is Pixel 2D?
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Pixel 2D is a series of plugins for Unreal Engine that aims to pick-up where Paper2D left off. It's intended as an evolution of Paper2D and contains everything you need to create amazing 2D games. No C++ knowledge is required, everything is accessible through blueprints.
The platformer plugin is the best place to start if you are looking to create games in the following genres:
Platformers( Super Mario Bros, Castlevania, Megaman, etc.)
Beat'em ups ( Streets of Rage, TMNT, Double Dragon, etc).
2D/3D games (Octopath Traveler, etc).
The Platform Engine has the following features:
Flipbook Animation State Machine - Allows the creation of complex animation states, reproducing the functionality of the Unreal 3D animation editor.
Tilemap Editor - Replaces the Unreal tilemap editor with a completely new system, allowing creating tilemaps with flipbooks and animated tile support.
Animation Notifies - Allows animation notifies to be inserted into flipbooks to allow to create animation-dependent logic.
The top-down plugin is the best place to start if you are looking to create games in the following genres:
Top-down Adventure( Legend of Zelda, Willow, Stardew Valley, etc )
JRPG ( Final Fantasy, Legend of Mana, Earthbound, etc).
Tower Defence( Bloons, Kingdom Rush, etc).
The Top-Down Engine has the following features:
Flipbook Animation State Machine - Allows the creation of complex animation states, reproducing the functionality of the Unreal 3D animation editor.
Tilemap Editor - Replaces the Unreal tilemap editor with a completely new system, allowing creating tilemaps with flipbooks and animated tile support.
Animation Notifies - Allows animation notifies to be inserted into flipbooks to allow to create animation-dependent logic.