Solarus
Open-source 2D action-RPG game engine
Solarus is a free and open-source game engine specialized in 2D action-RPGs in the style of classic Zelda games. It includes a Lua scripting API and a dedicated quest editor for building complete adventure games.
Key features
- 2D action-RPG engine
- Lua scripting API
- Dedicated quest editor
- Classic Zelda-style gameplay
Strengths
- Released under the GPL-3.0 license
- Written in C++
- Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
Solarus replaces
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