Open Surge: Play & Create
A downloadable game engine for Windows and Linux
Open Surge is a fun 2D retro platformer inspired by Sonic games and a game creation system that lets you unleash your creativity!
About Open Surge
Open Surge is two projects in one: a game and a game creation system (game engine) with full scripting capabilities. 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 using a keyboard or a joystick.
| Key | Action |
| Arrows | Move |
| Space | Jump |
| Enter | Pause |
| Esc | Quit |
| Left Ctrl | Switch character |
| Equals (=) | Take snapshot |
| F12 | Open the editor |
How do I create a game?
Use Open Surge to create your own amazing games! Create new levels, items, bosses, gameplay mechanics, playable characters, special abilities and more!
- 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/sounds, create new scenery, new characters, etc.)
- Finally, have fun with scripting! SurgeScript, the scripting language featured in Open Surge, gives you ultimate power to create anything you desire and make your dreams come alive!
Download
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Development log
- Open Surge 0.5.2 has been released!Jan 25, 2021
- Open Surge 0.5.1 released!Jan 02, 2020
Comments
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Dear Alexandre:
I'm making a mod of your engine, is about Sonic. Can you make me a spritesheet for me? Thanks.
-Thanks for your reading, ivandur112
I though it was also meant for non sonic games bcuz of the desc but it looks pretty useful
will there be a web port?
Pls make an android port 😢
Yeah, not sure what's stalling the development of the mobile version.
I donated to the project but the development is incredibly slow.
Not sure what BHGamer Studios was talking about, but if you check the dev's page for this project, the last few builds have been delving into Android support. There had literally been an update to it a few weeks BEFORE BHGamer posted that.
It's definitely not perfect yet, but they've clearly been making real progress. There's been marked progress between April '23 and September '23. It's not uncommon for projects like this to get a bit quieter around fall and the holidays each year, hopefully we'll see another update in the next month or two.
this will be an pain in the head to create an level
is there a way to make it non-pixel? i just kinda would like to make it hd or something like that
I don't believe that was the motive behind the game currently. But I could be wrong. I would look at some of the options in the menu or maybe runtime flags used for resolution.
Very cool game. A good take on a completely free and open Sonic the Hedgehog game!
this is amazing