I open-sourced my Steam game, 100% written in Lua, engine is also open

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Carimbo is an open-source game engine and a completed Steam game, both entirely written in Lua. It is designed for developers interested in exploring a homebrew engine implementation or learning from a full game example built with the same codebase. The project provides access to both the engine source code and a finished commercial game, making it useful for those studying game architecture or seeking an alternative to established game development frameworks.

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