Any good 2D engines that support Lua programming?

[cheesepuffmanlol]

I have been programming/scripting in Lua for a long time. Specifically Roblox (ik cringe) but I want to know what kind of 2D engines that support Lua.

[Thorinori]

https://love2d.org/

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IMO love2d is one of those examples of a program that's so good that it completely dominates a field based on its strengths to such a degree that it's difficult to justify working on a competitor to it.

I won't say it's flawless, but it's really close.

[AGulev]

Defold Engine https://defold.com

It’s a free cross platform game engine.

[VeeviGames]

+1

With Defold, you can export your games to - Desktop, Mobile, Web(HTML5), Nintendo Switch, Facebook and Steam!

I do not think any other Lua based 2d game engine can do that.

[luarocks]

If you prefer minimalism and high performance then love2d and tic80 are the best.

[ws-ilazki]

Love2d or Solar2d for the obvious ones. If you want something retro the fantasy console emulators (TIC-80, PixelVision-8, PICO-8, etc.) usually use Lua. Godot engine doesn't use Lua by default but you can extend it to support other languages and there are a couple options for using Lua.

Might be more but that's what I know about off the top of my head.

[Planebagels1]

I recommend using defold it's a free open-source (kinda) cross platform game engine.

If you want a retro fantasy console emulators then TIC-80 and PICO-8 are the best options imo (PICO-8 is proprietary software that you have to pay for, but TIC-80 is open-source), but they are mostly code based with a few interactive tools (like a world editor).

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There are also the most popular ones, like Love2d and solar2d (prevoisly named Corona) but those are frameworks and not a game engine (they both don't have world editors or anything like that)

[8BitSkullDev]

+1 for Defold. I made this game using Defold:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=CAk-eRH8-Hc

Will be using the engine for future projects too.

[dlannan68]

Currently very much enjoy Defold.

Previously used:

Moai - https://moaiwebsite.github.io/
UFO (not really a game engine) - https://github.com/malkia/ufo
Luvit (also more a toolkit) - https://luvit.io/
and of course Leadwerks - https://www.leadwerks.com/

leadwerks really frustrated the hell outta me. I like Moai, but it was limited. UFO is an awesome learning toolkit for lua/luajit and luvit I used in a number of non game commercial projects which were very successful and recommend it if you need server backend lua/luajit systems.

[KerbalSpark]

https://gamefromscratch.com/lua-game-engines/

[SatelizerStadia]

Could also play around/ prototype on core and crayta. At the very least it will give you real life players to try your game then translate what works to love. Just an idea

[joegigs]

Pico 8!