Turns out Expo isn’t only excellent for mobile apps, but games too!
NeonCity: CityRunner is a fast-paced, arcade-style runner by Daehyeon Mun. It was developed with React Native, Expo, Reanimated, and NativeWind, and includes sprite sheets, gesture controls, and animations.
Tools like NativeWind and Reanimated mean Expo can handle complex visual logic and sprites efficiently, and the cross-platform nature of Expo and React Native allows developers to publish their projects to both Google Play and App Store.
Fast iteration with Expo Go and streamlined builds via EAS are additional benefits for those devs who want to experiment or try our new ideas without sacrificing weeks or even months of work.
While NeonCity might not start a boom of mobile games made with Expo, it’s an excellent example of how capable this platform is for modern development. Expo supports a wide variety of apps from all industries, raising the question… If game dev is possible, what will we see next?
Read the full article about NeonCity’s development on Expo’s blog.
Curious what other apps were made with Expo? Check our article.
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