What is Pixel 2D?
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.
Pixel 2D Platformer Engine
Overview
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).
Features
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.
Pixel 2D Top-Down Engine
Overview
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).
Features
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.
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