Hi!

Happy new year!

Today we are releasing a new version of the editor. It is just a minor update to include the latest Phaser release (v3.51.0). However, this is an opportunity to do a more important announcement: the new Phaser Editor 2D licenses and prices.

Download Phaser Editor 2D v3.10.1

Phaser v3.51.0

We updated the editor to the latest Phaser. You can read the Phaser v3.51.0 release notes here.

A kind of introduction

Cuba, the country where I am, is making a lot of changes in its economy. This January 1st, the government raised the prices three times, and the salaries three times too, as part of a Monetary Ordering Task.

My only income (that is not too much, around $650 a month) is not a salary, else the sales of the Phaser Editor 2D licenses. Now, I have the same income, but magically, the cost of everything around me is three and four times bigger.

I have to do something about it. I cannot work harder on the editor and make it more profitable. That's not human-possible. I already spent all my energies on it. Maybe, I should make a better selection of the features to implement, those with more impact on the sales. That's not a simple choice. I have something in mind: the marketplace, the Facebook Instant Games plugin, the timeline editor, the physics tools, the emitters editor, the Spine animations integration, the mesh support, the lights, the effects pipeline, the 9-slice scaling. It's a lot, and it takes time. Phaser 4 is coming, and it will require a lot of energies to support it.

Eventually, I will do client-work to fill the gap between my current income and the living cost of my family.

For a time now, I was thinking about changing the price of the licenses. I have something clear: I would love to make the editor more affordable. More accessible to the Phaser community. But profitable. Now is the moment to make the changes.

New Phaser Editor 2D licenses

When I run the Black Friday and Cyber Monday promos, practically 85% of the sales are lifetime license purchases. My conclusion is that many of you are interested in the editor as a long-term tool. These are the new prices:

Lifetime License: $39.99

I eliminated the one-year and two-year licenses, and the lifetime license is around half cheaper now. Someday, the editor will be completely free. It depends on my efforts in building a community around it.

You can purchase the Lifetime License here

The Free mode of the editor remains the same. You can use it for free if your game has less than 70 files.

Important: if you own an "old" license, it still works! You don't need to purchase a new one.

Phaser Editor 2D membership

Also, I created a membership program for Phaser Editor 2D. The goal is:

• Allow you to pay as you go ($2 a month).
• Allow you to help to fund the editor.

For now, it has two tiers:

Backers: you pay 2$ a month. Defenders: you pay 10$ (or more if you wish) a month.

The Backers tier could be for you if you don't plan to use the editor for the long term.

The Defenders tier is a way you have to increase your support to the editor.

In both cases, you get the same: a Backer License and my gratitude.

You can unlock the editor with the Backer License, but only while your membership is active.

Subscribe to the Phaser Editor 2D Backers membership

What's next

The whole of 2021!

By the way, I am close to finishing the Phaser Editor 2D Help Center. It is a different product to browse Phaser's code, docs, and examples. It will be available for free, online & offline.

Best regards,

Arian