Web Technology
The Web Games on Facebook and Facebook Gameroom platforms are no longer available for new submissions. This documentation is intended solely for developers with existing games. To learn more, read our blog post.
Here's an overview on different web technologies supported by browsers and available for game developers today:
HTML5 (WebGL) technology
Supported by almost all browsers today, and without requiring any plug-ins to install, we recommend HTML5 (WebGL) technology for developers to get started with today. We have a list of HTML5 engines, Cross-Platform Engines, Toolkits and Libraries, or the Facebook-Unity WebGL option.
Webinar
The webinar Migrating from Flash to HTML5 is intended for developers who need to port their existing Flash titles to HTML5 technology.
HTML5 engines
To get you started on HTML5 development, here's a list of 2D and 3D HTML5 engines for you to develop your game:
2D | 3D |
Toolkits and Libraries
If you are using your own in-house engine, you can explore the following solutions to learn how to publish your game as HTML5:
Flash End-of-Life Announcements
Adobe
- Adobe Flash Update (July 2017)
Apple
- Saying goodbye to Flash in Chrome (July 2017)
- So long, and thanks for all the Flash (July 2017)
Microsoft
- Flash on Windows Timeline (July 2017)
Mozilla
- Firefox Roadmap for Flash End of Life (July 2017)
Unity
- Unity and creating content in a Post-Flash World (July 2017)