--- title: JavaScript GameDev with Kaboom.js | daily.dev description: Learn to build a Metroidvania-style game using JavaScript and Kaboom.js with a new free course on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel. The course covers... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-gamedev-with-kaboom-js-covrzw8lj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: JavaScript GameDev with Kaboom.js | daily.dev og:description: Learn to build a Metroidvania-style game using JavaScript and Kaboom.js with a new free course on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel. 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Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@aurelionzoul** · 2 upvotes > Isn't Kaboom.js no longer maintained? **@mdshagor369nt** · 1 upvotes > Nice for JavaScript developer who want to turn game development. --- Tags: [#game-design](https://daily.dev/tags/game-design), [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-gamedev-with-kaboom-js-covrzw8lj) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"JavaScript GameDev with Kaboom.js","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-gamedev-with-kaboom-js-covrzw8lj","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-gamedev-with-kaboom-js-covrzw8lj"},"datePublished":"2024-06-28T18:57:07.507Z","dateModified":"2024-08-30T02:27:15.356Z","description":"Learn to build a Metroidvania-style game using JavaScript and Kaboom.js with a new free course on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel. 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