A lightweight, free and open-source game engine for Action-RPGs

A 2D game engine written in C++, and executing games made in Lua.
Specifically designed with 16-bit classic Action-RPGs in mind.
Available on multiple platforms.
Completely free and open-source, under GPL v3 License.

Stable version 1.6.4 • Updated on April 12th, 2020

Games

Featured game

Yarntown

Max Mraz 2020-07-18 Souls-likeAction-RPG

Bloodborne meets 2D Zelda: cursed but cute.

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Available

The Legend of Zelda XD2: Mercuris Chess

Le Défi de Zeldo - Ch. 2 : La Tour des Souvenirs

The Legend of Zelda: Mystery of Solarus DX

Upcoming

Vegan on a Desert Island

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Dream

The Legend of Zelda: Onilink Begins SE

Solarus Quest Library

Getting started

If you want to create a game with Solarus, you will find help to make the learning curve less steep.

Latest news

Clarification about Solarus quest licensing

Clarification about Solarus quest licensing

We often get asked about making a commercial game with Solarus. Here is some clarification.

Games

Yarntown quest release

Yarntown quest release

A hommage to Bloodborne in 2D by Max Mraz.

Games

Bugfix release 1.6.4 for Solarus

Bugfix release 1.6.4 for Solarus

A series of important bugfixes, along with a brand new free tileset.

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