====== 2D Game Engines ======

  * **[[https://museumofzzt.com/|ZZT]]** (1991)
    * text-mode game with its own editor and scripting language
  * **[[https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/|Adventure Game Studio]]** (1997-)
    * for graphical point-and-click adventure games
  * **[[https://rpg.hamsterrepublic.com/ohrrpgce/Main_Page|O.H.R.RPG.C.E.]]** (1997-)
    * Official Hamster Republic Role Playing Game Construction Engine (for classic NES/SNES/GBA-style RPGs)
  * **[[https://www.rpgmakerweb.com/|RPG Maker]]** (1998-)
    * for rpgs! (costs $, but never buy it at full price! they go on sale in almost every steam sale)
    * [[https://forum.melonland.net/index.php?topic=4575|RPG maker discussion]]
  * **[[https://gamemaker.io|GameMaker]]** (1999-)
    * any genre; use a drag-and-drop visual programming language or a scripting language ([[https://manual.gamemaker.io/monthly/en/GameMaker_Language.htm|GML]])
  * **[[https://www.renpy.org/|Ren'Py]]** (2004-)
    * for visual novels
  * **[[https://love2d.org/|LÖVE]]** (2008-)
    * any genre; code in [[https://www.lua.org/|Lua]]
  * **[[https://www.puzzlescript.net/|Puzzlescript]]** (2013-)
    * HTML5 puzzle game engine
  * **[[https://godotengine.org/|Godot]]** (2014-)
    * any genre; 2D or 3D; code in [[https://docs.godotengine.org/en/4.4/tutorials/scripting/gdscript/gdscript_basics.html|GDscript]] or [[https://docs.godotengine.org/en/4.4/tutorials/scripting/c_sharp/c_sharp_basics.html|C#]]
  * **[[https://bitsy.org/|Bitsy]]** (2017-)
    * for little adventure games and stories
    * [[https://seleb.github.io/bitsy-hacks/|bitsy hacks]]: code you can paste into your game to add new functions
  * **[[https://www.gbstudio.dev/|GB Studio]]** (2019-)
    * any genre; drag-and-drop visual editor; games compatible with the limitations of the gameboy
  * **[[https://beyondloom.com/decker/|Decker]]** (2022-)
    * multimedia engine inspired by HyperCard
  * **[[https://narrat.dev/|Narrat]]** (2022-)
    * for narrative games with RPG features, visual novels, and interactive fiction