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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.
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Stable version 1.6.4 • Updated on April 12th, 2020
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Yarntown

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Yarntown

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

Bloodborne meets 2D Zelda: cursed but cute.

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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
Tunics!

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Vegan on a Desert Island
Ocean's Heart
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Dream
The Legend of Zelda: Onilink Begins SE
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If you want to create a game with Solarus, you will find help to make the learning curve less steep.

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Solarus in 2020: a retrospective 1612418400
Solarus in 2020: a retrospective

Solarus in 2020: a retrospective

2021-02-04
2020 was a great year for Solarus. Here is a recap of what happened last year.
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Ocean's Heart game release 1611208800
Ocean's Heart game release

Ocean's Heart game release

2021-01-21
Max Mraz made the first Solarus game to be released on Steam!
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The Solarus logo is now MIT/CC-BY licensed 1602478800
The Solarus logo is now MIT/CC-BY licensed

The Solarus logo is now MIT/CC-BY licensed

2020-10-12
The Solarus logo can now be used in closed-source projects.
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