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LÖVE

Framework for making 2D games in Lua

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Overview

What LÖVE does

LÖVE is a free, open-source framework for creating 2D games using Lua. It is lightweight and suitable for indie game development.

What people use it for

  • Making 2D games in Lua
  • Rapid prototyping of 2D gameplay
  • Shipping small 2D games to desktop and mobile from one Lua codebase

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The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about LÖVE.

  • LOVE is a 2D-only framework, with no 3D pipeline
  • Games must be written in Lua, with no other supported scripting language
  • Supported platforms are limited to Windows Vista and later, macOS 10.11 and later, Linux, Android and iOS
  • The iOS build is distributed as source and libraries rather than a ready installer
  • There is no commercial support offering; help is through community forums, Discord and a subreddit

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Pricing

What LÖVE costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Free

Free

  • Full framework
  • Lua scripting
  • Cross-platform support
  • Community support
  • Open-source
  • No royalties

Capabilities

Features

  • Lua scripting

    Lua scripting capability

  • Graphics rendering

    Graphics rendering capability

  • Physics engine (Box2D)

    Physics engine (Box2D) capability

  • Audio support

    Audio support capability

  • Input handling

    Input handling capability

  • File I/O

    File I/O capability

  • Vector math

    Vector math capability

  • Animation support

    Animation support capability

  • Lua

    Integration with Lua

  • Git

    Integration with Git

  • GitHub

    Integration with GitHub

  • Open-source

    Open-source security feature

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Who makes LÖVE

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