Solarus
@solarus-games.org
⚙️ FOSS 2D game engine written in C++/Lua, for Action-RPG and more! 🎮 We also make games to showcase our engine. 🔗 https://www.solarus-games.org/
Solarus has already been around for 20 years. Time flies! Here is version 2.1.0 to celebrate. 🥳 www.solarus-games.org/news/2026-07... #opensource #free #libre #gameengine #multiplatform #cpp #lua #2d #gamedev
Solarus 2.1.0 for the project's 20th anniversary — Solarus
Time flies, and before you know it, we’ve really been hard at work!
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Announcing Mystery of Solarus HDX on Switch 2, a AAA 3D adventure powered by Solarus 3!
Announcing Mystery of Solarus HDX on Switch 2 — Solarus
A 3D remake of Mystery of Solarus DX, powered by Solarus 3!
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✨Here is a recap of what happened for Solarus in 2025, the year of Solarus 2 release! www.solarus-games.org/news/2026-03... #solarus #gamedev #gameengine #free #opensource #zelda #foss #2D #lua #cpp
Solarus in 2025: retrospective — Solarus
Here is a recap of what happened for Solarus 2025.
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🔧 Solarus 2.0.3 is out! This new bugfix release brings stability improvements and multiple fixes reported by the community. Update now and keep creating! www.solarus-games.org/news/2026-01... #solarus #gamedev #gameengine #free #foss #freesoftware #opensource #indiegamedev
Solarus 2.0.3 — Solarus
Release of the new version of Solarus 2026.
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🔧 Solarus 2.0.3 is out! This new bugfix release brings stability improvements and multiple fixes reported by the community. Update now and keep creating! www.solarus-games.org/news/2026-01... #solarus #gamedev #gameengine #free #foss #freesoftware #opensource #indiegamedev
Solarus 2.0.3 — Solarus
Release of the new version of Solarus 2026.
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🎨 Have a look at Trillium, the reference resource pack for Solarus, made by Max Mraz. www.solarus-games.org/news/2025-12... #free #opensource #gamedev #solarus
Trillium Resource Pack — Solarus
A free Resource Pack for Solarus projects, made by Max Mraz.
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🔧 Solarus 2.0.2 is out! This new bugfix release brings stability improvements and multiple fixes reported by the community. Update now and keep creating! www.solarus-games.org/news/2025-12... #solarus #gamedev #gameengine #free #foss #freesoftware #opensource #indiegamedev
Solarus 2.0.2 — Solarus
A new bugfix release for Solarus 2.
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✨ We updated the Solarus merchandizing with the new logo! Including price reductions! www.solarus-games.org/news/2025-11... #opensource #merch #gameengine #foss #nonprofit
Solarus Shop Update — Solarus
Merchandizing has been updated with new logo.
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Hey! I'm leading programing/technical narrative teams on this. Might start showing the process in the coming weeks as we work on polish, since it's been a bit unusual. 👀 We used the @solarus-games.org engine. Also everyone working on the game is crazy cool, and you should follow them!
Small Loan Studio@smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 9mo agoSurvive a decimated yet beautiful post-apocalyptic landscape while raising your young daughter in RED RAIN, the latest #PixelArt RPG from Small Loan Studios! Wishlist on Steam today! store.steampowered.com/app/4087210/... 🩸 Available on Mac and PC in early 2026. #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev
Just sharing this game because i loved. Game: maxatrillionator.itch.io/yarntown Developer: @maxmraz.bsky.social Game Engine: solarus-games.org (@solarus-games.org) #game #demake #pixelart #solarusengine #gothic #indiegame #rpg
It was not an April's Fools! It's real! 😁 Here is the blog article, with a link to the full changelog for the 2.0 release! Have fun making games! 🥳 Please report the bugs if you find some. 🙏 www.solarus-games.org/news/2025-04... #NewRelease #gameengine #gamedev #opensource #free #libre
Solarus 2.0.0 Release! — Solarus
You've been all waiting for it... here it is, finally! Solarus version 2.0.0!
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It was not an April's Fools! It's real! 😁 Here is the blog article, with a link to the full changelog for the 2.0 release! Have fun making games! 🥳 Please report the bugs if you find some. 🙏 www.solarus-games.org/news/2025-04... #NewRelease #gameengine #gamedev #opensource #free #libre
Solarus 2.0.0 Release! — Solarus
You've been all waiting for it... here it is, finally! Solarus version 2.0.0!
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📢 You've been all waiting for it... Here it is, finally: Solarus 2.0.0! www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_hJ... #GameEngine #opensource #free #NotAnAprilsFools #gamedev
Solarus 2.0 - Release Trailer
YouTube video by ChristophoGames
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Solarus : la passion de Zelda transformée en moteur de jeu open-source. Solarus est un moteur de jeu 2D multiplateforme libre open-source. #retrogaming #solarus #zelda @solarus-games.org retrogaming.me/solarus-la-p...
Solarus : la passion de Zelda transformée en moteur de jeu open-source
Solarus est un moteur de jeu 2D multiplateforme libre open-source.
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As every year, here is a retrospective of what happened for Solarus and its community in 2024! www.solarus-games.org/news/2025-03... #free #opensource #foss #gameenegine #2D #lua #cpp
Solarus in 2024: retrospective — Solarus
Here is a recap of what happened for Solarus in 2024.
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I'm making a Souls-Like Western called Tombwater! What if Bloodborne was a 2D Zelda, but was 100% more Yee-Haw? It's just me and my friend Jake whippin' up Eldritch Horrors, wishlists make us really excited!: store.steampowered.com/app/3308200/...
Tombwater on Steam
A Souls-Like Western. Explore the accursed Wild West town of Tombwater and lay bare the eldritch horrors that lie beneath. Survive blood-spilling combat in this gruesome 2D action-RPG that might just ...
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🎨💻New open-source lib releases! v1.0.0 for Qlementine, a Qt6 QStyle v1.5.0 for Qlementine Icons, its icon theme. github.com/oclero/qleme... Enjoy! #opensource #libre #free #icons #design #qt6 #gui
GitHub - oclero/qlementine: 🍊Modern QStyle for desktop Qt6 applications.
🍊Modern QStyle for desktop Qt6 applications. Contribute to oclero/qlementine development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Hello, I'm recreating the engine of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons for use in my original fangames. Here's many of the items I've made so far! This is a cut version of my newest showcase (60 seconds limit), links to the full version will be in the comments. #zelda #gamedev #gamedesign #pixelart
Retomber sur une vieille sauvegarde de Pokémon peut émouvoir autant qu'un vieux doudou. Les jeux vidéo sont des coffres à souvenirs. www.canardpc.com/jeu-video/ch...
Pour ceux qui se posent la question : image issue du jeu indépendant Ocean's Heart, créé par @maxmraz.bsky.social en utilisant le moteur @solarus-games.org
📝 Like every year, in this blog note, we take stock of the past year (2023), and we discuss the projects planned for this year 2024. www.solarus-games.org/news/2024-03... #opensource #free #gameengine #foss
Solarus in 2023: retrospective — Solarus
Here is a recap of what happened for Solarus in 2023.
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Christopho published a tutorial about GLSL shaders in Solarus. 🎨 Available both in English and French. 📘📕 We can't wait to see what you're going to come up for your games! Have fun! 😀 youtube.com/watch?v=QcNf...
Solarus 1.6 Tutorial [en] - #62: Shaders
Introduction to shaders to obtain a basic day-night color effect. GLSL Shaders allow to create visual effects of all kinds, such as modified colors, lights, ...
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You may have missed it in 2023: Solarus has been used for a short game development summer camp! 🎮🧑💻 Thank you to the Héricourt media library for hosting this course. 😃
Solarus was used to teach game development to children — Solarus
A one-week course, led by Christopho, allowed children to learn how to create a game.
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I keep forgetting, but I made a Halloween game a couple years ago. It's the 90s, you're a pumpkin man kicking ghosts through a cursed town to try and rent a movie. It's like hyper light drifter but silly and Halloween. maxatrillionator.itch.io/hallows-eve
Hallow's Eve by Max Mraz
Kick ghosts, rent movies. Available for Windows
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Suite au changement de prix d'Unity, pourquoi ne pas passer à un moteur libre et open-source ? 💰 Aujourd'hui, il en existe d'aussi avancés qu'Unity, comme Godot par exemple! 👍 Et pour votre projet 2D, vous pourriez même essayer Solarus. Vous serez accueillis par une communauté chaleureuse. 🤗
Following Unity's pricing changes, why not trying to switch to a free open-source game engine? 💰 Nowadays, some are as advanced as Unity, such as the great Godot engine for instance! 👍 And for your 2D project, you could even try Solarus. You'll be welcomed by a generous and warm community. 🤗
Ocean's Heart is the first Solarus game to be released on Steam and Nintendo Switch, and it just hit the 100k copies being sold! 🥳 Congratulations to @maxmraz.bsky.social ! He made fantastic game! 👏
Bonjour tout le monde ! 👋 Ceci est le compte officiel pour Solarus, un moteur de jeu 2D libre et open-source, principalement fait pour les Action-RPGs, mais bien plus encore ! 🎮 Solarus tourne sur Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, Android et même Nintendo Switch ! ✨
