microStudio
A downloadable Game Engine for Windows, macOS, and Linux
microStudio is a free, open source game engine online. It can be used directly on https://microstudio.dev or you can use the standalone, offline app provided on this page.
microStudio is an integrated game development environment. It includes all the tools you need to create your first video game! microStudio offers all the following possibilities:
- a sprite editor
- a map editor
- a code editor to program in microScript, Python, JavaScript or Lua
- import sounds and music
- export your project to HTML5, Android (APK), Windows, macOS or Linux in a single click.
- Make changes live to your game, while you are playing it
- work in teams with instant synchronizations (microStudio online)
- Explore and pick elements from public projects contributed by the community
- New: Access accelerated 2D and 3D libs Pixi.js and Babylon.js
microStudio is easy to learn, thanks to its interactive tutorials and documentation.
Website: https://microstudio.dev
Github project: https://github.com/pmgl/microstudioCommunity: https://microstudio.dev/community/
| Status | Released |
| Category | Tool |
| Platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux |
| Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (64 total ratings) |
| Author | microStudio |
| Tags | Game engine |
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Development log
- microStudio 24.01.29
- microStudio 23.05.25
- Create online multiplayer games with microStudio
- microStudio 22.09.06
- microStudio 22.06.09 - Plug-ins, libraries, JS extensions
- microStudio 22.05.09 - Folders, animated maps, and more improvements
- microStudio 22.04.19 - microScript 2.0, offscreen images and sounds
- microStudio 22.03.14 - variables watcher and time machine
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The server is currently down due to some attack, more info can be found on the server.https://discord.com/channels/593735633130749972/593735633558831117/1379018912024...
itch devlog is outdated. Check the official changelog inhttps://microstudio.dev/about/
A very well rounded engine and possible one of the best for those learning game dev. I very much suggest this to those who are looking into making games and don't know what engine to start in. With many languages supported, this engine surpasses already a few industry 2d engines and it being web based means that anyone with the passion can create anywhere without much hassle. I'll definitely be using it to help me learn 2d game development as my dream engine for 2d is Gamemaker Studio 2, and being able to program in JS here will make that even easier as GML2 is similar to JS in many ways.
Probably the best game engine for pixel art and small games. I absolutely love it. Plus, microScript is easy to learn and it's well documented. I hope the other export options will come soon for the standalone version. Also a way to connect with your account in the standalone version would be pretty handy.
Made my first public project with it and a couple more to come =)
Using it on Linux btw =)
Hi, this engine is very impressive, as the program itself seems support English currently(with builtin fonts), how to ad support for Unicode(Chinese/Japanese etc)? I think it need a unicode font to deal with this, like ARK(https://github.com/TakWolf/ark-pixel-font) or Fusion(https://github.com/TakWolf/fusion-pixel-font), please take a look.
No APK planned, but note that the online version works as a PWA, so you can just install it as an application on your home screen (visithttps://microstudio.dev and in the three dots menu select "install application").
Hi, there are a bunch of interactive tutorials (in French) in the Tutorials section of microStudio. Also may I suggest you to join the French Discord: https://discord.gg/nEMpBU7 ; I am French too by the way, see you there!!
Visual scripting is not planned for the core microStudio app.
I would mention though that microStudio now has a plug-in system, which would make it possible for anyone to create visual scripting tools for it! This is on my list of possible plug-ins I would like to create one day, but there is no guarantee I will actually do it. Maybe someone else will make it before I do :-)
The desktop version was designed to work 100% offline. It has all the features of the online version, except these two, that can only work online, but you will see there are easy workarounds anyway:
- Builders for Windows / Mac / Linux / Android can only work online. Workaround: when you are ready to build, export your project, import it in the online version (can be on a simple guest account), and build it. Another way to do it is to export your game to HTML5 and then use Electron or Cordova to build it on your own machine.
- Community Plug-ins and Libraries are not visible in the standalone app. Workaround: you can browse public libraries and plugins in the online version and if you need one, just export it and then import it in your standalone app. You can now use it in all your projects.
