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Dev tools · September 12, 2024

LÖVE

Free 2D Game Engine

What it does

Hi there! LÖVE is an *awesome* framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua. It's free, open-source, and works on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

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