Surge Engine

A retro game engine for making your dreams come true!

Surge the Rabbit

Make your dreams come true!

If you dream of making a retro game, you're good to go. It's easy to get started: download the engine and get creative! It includes:

  • A base game called Surge the Rabbit
  • A built-in level editor
  • Ready to use items, scripts, and more
  • Free to use game assets under Creative Commons licenses
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Featuring Surge the Rabbit

Surge the Rabbit is a fun retro platformer bundled with the engine. You can play it and use it as a base to create your own games!

  • Play on amazing levels!
  • 360° physics system
  • Local multiplayer
  • Easy to MOD

A powerful engine for retro games

SurgeScript is easy and powerful scripting for games. Use it to create anything: items, bosses, gameplay mechanics, you name it!

  • Fun to play with - seriously!
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Rich set of features
  • Great tool for learning how to code
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Open-source & cross-platform

Surge Engine is free & open source sofware. It's a lightweight engine for Desktop and mobile. Run your games on multiple platforms:

  • Microsoft Windows
  • GNU/Linux
  • Android
  • macOS (community builds)
  • ChromeOS, SteamOS & Raspberry Pi OS (via Flatpak)

What our users are saying

This is a review FOR THE ANDROID PORT ONLY. And it's AMAZING. It was about time, but you REALLY cooked a 5-star meal! Just as I remember it, but on mobile! I just wish you could completely disable the on-screen controls to play with a gamepad and avoid accidental touch screen touches.
Samuel the Techno Kid
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I just wanted to say bravo to the team for making this project. Finally being able to play this on my Android device felt amazing, and the controls were smooth!
Sonic the Fantastic
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This game is really great!First... players can design their own levels using sprite sheets,Secondly, the level itself is not very difficult, so it is easy to get started,I’m looking forward to the subsequent finished product and process.
nepcap
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Community showcase

Plenty of learning materials

Ready to make your dreams come true?