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Engine:Electron

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Electron
Electron Software Framework Logo.svg
Developers
OpenJS Foundation
Website
https://www.electronjs.org
First release date
July 15, 2013
 

Electron is an open source library, combining the Blink rendering engine, found in Google Chrome web browser, and Node.js JavaScript environment. Initially developed for the Atom text editor, it is now used in wide variety of software ranging from desktop applications to games.

Most command line arguments for Chromium can take effect.
Easy to port to another platform or architecture if no other platform/arch specified binary used.

Modding

Enabling Electron debugging

To debug the the native (Node.js) code:

  1. Set the game launch option to --inspect
  2. Using any Chromium-based browser (eg. Google Chrome), go to chrome://inspect
  3. Click inspect under Remote Target
Enabling web inspector

To debug the the web content (Chromium) interface code:

  1. Enable Electron debugging and attach to remote target
  2. Type require('electron').app.once('browser-window-focus', (e, w) => w.webContents.openDevTools())
  3. Switch to the game window and the web inspector should open

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11, 12 Launch with --use-gl=egl --use-angle=%API%, value can be d3d9, d3d11, d3d11on12 (require higher version of nw.js). DX11 is default in most games and devices.
OpenGL
Launch with --use-gl=egl --use-angle=gl
Software renderer
Launch with --disable-gpu
Vulkan
Launch with --use-gl=egl --use-angle=vulkan
Executable 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows
Windows ARM support added in 6.0.8[1]
macOS (OS X)
Darwin-ia32 never supported since the project named as Electron from v0.24.
Linux
Linux 32-bit discontinued from 4.0[2]. Both ARMv7l and ARM64 supported.

Games

Game Developer Publisher First release
Call of Duty: Mobile TiMi Studio Group Tencent Games
Cookie Clicker DashNet Playsaurus 2021-09-01
Corruption of Champions II Salamander Studios
Elvenar InnoGames 2021-03-18
Fireboy & Watergirl: Elements Oslo Albet 2018-12-09
Fireboy & Watergirl: Fairy Tales Oslo Albet 2021-11-01
Five Nations SilverForge 2021-05-04
Forward: Escape the Fold Two Tiny Dice Asylum Labs 2022-03-29
Hunter: The Reckoning - A Time of Monsters Choice of Games 2025-11-13
Hunter: The Reckoning - Day for Night Choice of Games 2026-01-01
Hunter: The Reckoning - The Beast of Glenkildove Choice of Games 2025-01-16
Istrolid treeform 2016-05-06
Krunker Yendis Entertainment Pty 2018-05-20
Screeps Arena Screeps Screeps 2025-11-02
Shapez Tobias Springer tobspr Games, Doyoyo Games, Prismatika 2020-05-30
The Aether: Life as a God Hosted Games 2018-12-18
The Invisible Guardian New One Studio 2019-01-23
Vampire Survivors poncle 2022-10-20
Vampire: The Masquerade - Parliament of Knives Choice of Games 2021-10-28
Vampire: The Masquerade - Sins of the Sires Choice of Games 2022-03-24
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider JoyMasher The Arcade Crew 2026-01-12
Water Clock 3RISE MONO 2018-09-06
Wayward Unlok
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - The Book of Hungry Names Choice of Games 2024-04-25


References

  1. ↑ Windows on ARM - last accessed on 2024-06-20
  2. ↑ Discontinuing support for 32-bit Linux - last accessed on 2024-06-20