Open Surge: Play & Create

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!