---
title: "Animation: Phaser 4.1.0 examples"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# Animation

47 examples of Phaser 4.1.0. Each example's page runs it in the browser with its code beside it; its Markdown (the links below) has the code.

## Examples

- [60fps Animation Test](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/60fps-animation-test.md): Demonstrates creating and playing a sprite animation at 60 frames per second using a texture atlas, combined with scrolling tile sprites.
- [Add Animation Event](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/add-animation-event.md): Demonstrates how to listen for the ADD_ANIMATION event to trigger a callback whenever a new animation is created in the Animation Manager.
- [Add Frames to Existing Animation](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/add-frames-to-existing-animation.md): Learn how to dynamically add new frames to an animation after it has already been created and is currently being played by sprites.
- [Animation Complete Event](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/on-complete-event.md): Listen for the animation complete event on a Sprite to trigger custom logic, such as spawning items or starting tweens, immediately after an animation finishes playing.
- [Animation from Multiple Atlases](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/gif-to-animation.md): Demonstrates how to create a single animation by sequencing frames that are distributed across multiple different texture atlases.
- [Animation from PNG Sequence](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/animation-from-png-sequence.md): Create a looping animation using a series of individual image files and learn how to customize the duration of specific frames within the sequence.
- [Animation Playback and Frame Monitoring](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/show-animation-play-through.md): Demonstrates how to play, pause, and restart animations while visualizing the current frame selection on the source spritesheet and monitoring playback progress metrics.
- [Animation Playback Progress](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/animation-get-progress.md): Demonstrates how to use the getProgress method to track the current playback state of a running animation, visualized using a graphics-based progress bar.
- [Animation Random Delay](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/random-delay.md): Use the delay property when playing an animation to stagger the start times across multiple sprites.
- [Animation Repeat Event](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/animation-repeat-event.md): Demonstrates how to listen for the animation repeat event to trigger logic, such as spawning objects, every time a sprite's animation completes a loop.
- [Animation Repeat Event](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/on-repeat-event.md): Demonstrates how to use the ANIMATION_REPEAT event to trigger logic, such as spawning items, every time a sprite's looping animation completes a cycle.
- [Animation Stop Event](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/on-stop-event.md): This example demonstrates how to listen for the animation stop event on a sprite and trigger logic when an animation is manually halted.
- [Animation Update Event](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/on-update-event.md): Trigger specific actions or logic when an animation reaches a particular frame by listening for the animation update event.
- [Animation Yoyo Toggle](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/yoyo.md): Demonstrates how to use the yoyo property to play an animation forwards and then in reverse, including how to toggle the effect at runtime.
- [Animations from JSON](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/from-json.md): Demonstrates how to define and batch-create multiple animations simultaneously using a single JSON configuration object.
- [Aseprite Animation Loading](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/aseprite-animation.md): Learn how to load Aseprite exported files, automatically generate animations from JSON tags, and play them on a sprite.
- [Chained Animation](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/chained-animation.md): Demonstrates how to queue multiple animations to play in sequence using the chain method and play after the current animation repeat finishes.
- [Create Animation From Canvas Texture](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/create-animation-from-canvas-texture.md): Demonstrates how to programmatically draw a sprite sheet onto a canvas texture, define individual frames from it, and use those frames to create a playable animation.
- [Create Animation From Sprite Sheet](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/create-animation-from-sprite-sheet.md): Demonstrates how to create multiple animations by selecting specific frame indices from a loaded sprite sheet and playing them on a sprite.
- [Create Animation From Texture Atlas](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/create-animation-from-texture-atlas.md): Demonstrates how to generate animations by extracting specific frame sequences from a texture atlas using the generateFrameNames helper.
- [Create Animation Without Frame Names](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/create-animation-without-frame-names.md): Demonstrates how to create a sprite animation by passing a texture atlas key directly to the animation configuration, allowing Phaser to automatically extract and numerically sort all frames within that atlas.
- [Create Sprites from Config](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/create-from-sprite-config.md): Demonstrates creating multiple sprites using configuration objects that define randomized properties and complex animation behaviors like delayed playback and repeat delays.
- [Export Animation to JSON](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/export-json.md): Demonstrates how to export specific animations or the entire global animation manager configuration into a JSON format for saving or debugging.
- [Generate Animation Frame Numbers](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/generate-frame-numbers.md): Demonstrates different ways to define animation frames from a spritesheet, including using the entire sheet, specifying a range, or creating a custom sequence of frame indices.
- [Generate Frame Names](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/generate-frame-names.md): Demonstrates how to use the generateFrameNames method to automatically create animation frames from a texture atlas by specifying prefixes, suffixes, and zero-padding for sequenced frame names.
- [Hide Animation On Complete](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/hide-on-complete.md): Demonstrates how to use the hideOnComplete property to automatically hide a sprite once its animation finishes playing.
- [Load Animations from JSON](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/from-animation-json.md): Demonstrates how to load animation definitions from an external JSON file and apply them to sprites using a texture atlas.
- [Local Sprite Animations](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/create-animation-on-sprite.md): Demonstrates how to create animations directly on a specific Sprite, allowing it to have private animation keys that override global animations with the same name.
- [Mixed Animation Transitions](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/mixed-animation.md): Demonstrates how to use animation mixing to define specific delay durations when transitioning between different sprite animations.
- [Multi Atlas Animation](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/multi-atlas-animation.md): Demonstrates how to load a multi-file texture atlas and create a sprite animation from its frames.
- [On Animation Start Event](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/on-start-event.md): Demonstrates how to use the ANIMATION_START event to trigger logic when a sprite begins a new animation, such as synchronizing background scrolling with a character's run cycle.
- [Pause All Animations](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/pause-all-animations.md): Demonstrates how to globally pause and resume every active sprite animation in the game using the Animation Manager.
- [Pause Animation Instances](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/pause-animation-instances.md): Demonstrates how to pause an animation globally, which stops all sprites currently using that animation instance simultaneously.
- [Play Animation After Delay](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/play-after-delay.md): Demonstrates how to schedule an animation to play after a specific delay in milliseconds using the playAfterDelay method.
- [Play Animation After Random Delay](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/play-after-random-delay.md): Demonstrates how to use the playAfterDelay method to restart an animation after a random time interval once it has completed.
- [Play Animation After Repeat](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/play-after-repeat.md): Demonstrates how to use playAfterRepeat to queue an animation to start only after the current repeating animation completes its current loop, and how to chain subsequent animations.
- [Play Animation with Config Object](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/play-animation-with-config.md): Demonstrates how to play an animation using a configuration object to override or extend global animation settings, such as frameRate and repeatDelay, on individual sprites.
- [Remove Animation Event](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/remove-animation-event.md): Demonstrates how to listen for the removal of an animation from the global Animation Manager and respond to the event.
- [Reverse Animation](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/reverse-animation.md): Demonstrates how to control animation playback direction using playReverse, the reverse method, and yoyo toggling.
- [Show On Start](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/show-on-start.md): Demonstrates how to use the showOnStart property to automatically make a hidden Sprite visible the moment an animation begins playing.
- [Sprite Animation Events](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/sprite-animation-events.md): Listen for and respond to animation lifecycle events, including start, update, repeat, and complete, to execute logic during a sprite's playback.
- [Staggered Animation Playback](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/muybridge.md): Demonstrates how to use staggerPlay to trigger an animation across a group of sprites with an incremental time delay between each start.
- [Staggered Animation Playback](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/stagger-play-1.md): Demonstrates how to use staggerPlay to trigger an animation across a large collection of Sprites with an incremental delay between each start.
- [Staggered Animation Playback](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/stagger-play-2.md): Learn how to use staggerPlay to start animations on a group of sprites with an incremental time delay between each one, creating a wave-like visual effect.
- [Staggered Cube Animations](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/cubes.md): This example demonstrates how to use staggerPlay to trigger animations across a group of sprites with a time offset, combined with grid alignment and camera effects.
- [Start Animation from Random Frame](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/start-from-random-frame.md): Demonstrates how to start playing an animation from a random frame in the sequence using the randomFrame configuration property.
- [Tweening Animation Time Scale](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/animation/view/tween-timescale.md): This example demonstrates how to use a tween to dynamically adjust the timeScale of a sprite animation, smoothly transitioning the playback speed over time.

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