Open Surge: 2D game engine for retro platformers

Open Surge is two projects in one: a game and a game creation system (game engine). It is released as free and open source software.

Open Surge is written from the ground up in C language, using the Allegro game programming library. The project has been started by Alexandre Martins, a developer from Brazil. Nowadays, Open Surge has contributors all over the world!

For more information, visit opensurge2d.org

How do I play?

You can play Open Surge using a keyboard or a joystick.

KeyActionArrowsMove
SpaceJumpEnterPauseEscQuitLeft CtrlSwitch characterEquals (=)Take snapshotF12Open the editor

How do I create a game?

You can use Open Surge to create your own amazing games!

• The first step is learning how to use the level editor (press F12 during gameplay)
• Next, comes learning how to do basic hacking (modify the images, scenarios, sprites, etc.)
• Finally, learning SurgeScript gives you ultimate power to unleash your creativity and make your dreams come alive!

Get it now!!!