MUGEN engine hub

Learn MUGEN, one game at a time

A free engine for building 2D fighting games, with characters, stages and moves you put together yourself.

Ages 10 and up Free, no account 17 workshops
Lumo

Lumo says: New to MUGEN? Follow My First Fighting Game, then the ten World Workshop episodes to build a full game.

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Start here with MUGEN

One short build to get going. Then pick a game below.

Needs the free MUGEN app
1 workshop
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Build a Fighting Game in MUGEN (My First Fighting Game, Episode 1)
Build your first MUGEN fighter: sprites, basics and a first move. Free beginner tutorial, ages 10+.
Pip

Pip says: Fighting games are all about moves and timing. Build your fighter, then test each move as you go.

More MUGEN workshops

More guided builds and one-off projects. Titles, levels and ages all come from the workshop data.

Needs the free MUGEN app
3 workshops
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN AI Workshop JVDesignStudio
MUGEN AI Workshop, learn to build fighting game characters with AI tools and JVDesignStudio.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN Workshop Build Your Own Fighter
Learn to build MUGEN characters and stages from scratch. Free guides, templates, cheat sheets, project briefs and more. By JVDesignStudio.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
Finish Your MUGEN Fighting Game (My First Fighting Game, Episode 5)
Package a complete MUGEN game: select screen, stages and characters. Free tutorial finale.

MUGEN World Workshop

Build a whole world piece by piece, from setup to sharing, in the free MUGEN app.

Needs the free MUGEN app
11 workshops
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10-14
MUGEN World Workshop
A free MUGEN workshop series: build your own fighter, add a stage, give it AI and set up a complete game. Start in the browser with the MUGEN Mod Studio. Ages 10+.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN: Get Set Up (World Workshop, Episode 1)
Install MUGEN and enter the arena. Free beginner tutorial in the MUGEN World Workshop.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN: What Makes a Fighter (World Workshop, Episode 2)
Meet the files behind a MUGEN fighter. Free beginner tutorial.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN: Sprites and Palette (World Workshop, Episode 3)
Colour your MUGEN fighter with sprites and palettes. Free tutorial.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN: Animations (World Workshop, Episode 4)
Make your MUGEN fighter move with animations. Free tutorial.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN: Commands (World Workshop, Episode 5)
Press the right buttons: MUGEN commands and inputs. Free tutorial.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN: States and Constants (World Workshop, Episode 6)
Write the rules of a MUGEN fighter with states and constants. Free tutorial.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN: Hitboxes (World Workshop, Episode 7)
Land the hit with MUGEN hitboxes. Free beginner tutorial.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN: Make a Stage (World Workshop, Episode 8)
Build the arena: a MUGEN stage. Free beginner tutorial.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN: AI (World Workshop, Episode 9)
Teach your MUGEN fighter to think with AI. Free tutorial.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN: Build the Whole Game (World Workshop, Episode 10)
Assemble a complete MUGEN game. Free tutorial finale.

Studios, cheat sheets and templates

Browser studios, quick-reference sheets and starter files for when you want to go further.

Nothing to install
2 workshops
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
Free MUGEN Cheat Sheet: Characters, Stages and Coding
Free printable MUGEN cheat sheet covering characters, stages, commands, states and common coding snippets. No sign-up needed.
MUGEN · Beginner · Ages 10+
MUGEN Mod Studio
A free browser playground for the MUGEN World Workshop. Fill in a fighter def, lay out a stage, preview it, read a broken log and download a real character and stage as a zip. No install and no account needed.

Everything else, plus every other engine, lives in the full workshop hub. MUGEN is a free download with no account. The Mod Studio runs in the browser.