There's more than one way to make an Android game! In this post, I take a look at creating 2D sprite-based games with Java and Android Studio.

Because many computer games (such as Tetris) are based on puzzles, this installment of Java Fun and Games introduces you to a single puzzle-based computer game implemented as a Swing-based applet ...

The Java Game Tome showcases games that run as Java Applets, Java Webstart or via download, and covers the gamut from action to adventure, puzzle, sport, simulation, strategy, education and casual ...

The following excerpt of Java 21 code runs the same thread creation logic from within a Docker container that uses the default settings as the Java 11 example. However, instead of using Thread thread ...

Despite being such a recognizable title, there are many different versions of Minecraft, some of which have quite comprehensive in-game differences.

For more on that, check out our guide to Android development for beginners. For the purposes of this Java tutorial, it may be easier to write your code directly into a Java compiler app.

To date, Minecraft is ranked as the most popular video game ever, with more than 200 million downloads. Now, the Java version of Minecraft is being brought under the Microsoft umbrella, too.