Topic: Torque 2D is a free open source engine made for 2D game development

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Torque 2D is a free open source engine made for 2D game development


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http://www.garagegames.com/products/torque-2d

MIT Licensed Open Source version of Torque 2D from GarageGames. Maintained by the T2D Steering Committee and contributions from the community.

Dedicated to 2D game development, Torque 2D is an extremely powerful, flexible, and fast C++ engine which has been used in hundreds of professional games. It is a true cross platform solution providing you access to Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android, and the web - all from one codebase. It includes an OpenGL batched rendering system, Box2D physics, OpenAL audio, skeletal and spritesheet animation, automated asset management, a modular project structure, TAML object persistence, and a C-like scripting language.


Batteries Included

Running Torque 2D for the first time out of the box will start you off in the Sandbox. The Sandbox is a collection of over 30 simple "toys" (or modules) which demonstrate various features in T2D. The default toy is a side scrolling level with a monster truck. To see a list of the available modules/toys to choose from, click on the Show Tools button in the lower right corner of the screen.

Naturally all of the script code and assets for each toy are available to you in the modules folder to use as practical examples while learning T2D.

The Sandbox is also an excellent framework for rapidly prototyping your own game ideas - it allows for easy integration of additional modules and provides numerous debugging features, like console access and real-time metrics.


Documentation

All documentation for the open source version of Torque 2D can be found on our Github wiki page. It contains many tutorials, detailed technical information on engine systems, a script reference guide automatically generated from the source code, and articles on how to contribute to our open source development.


Community

Don't go it alone! Join the active Torque community. Ask questions, talk about T2D and general game development topics, learn the latest news, or post a blog promoting your game or showing off additional engine features in your T2D fork.

    Torque 2D Forums on the Torque 3D Website

You also might be able to find useful information on the less active GarageGames website.

    Torque 2D Beginner Forum
    Torque 2D Professional Forum
    GarageGames Community Blogs

Support

Torque 2D is completely free to use, but like all things, it takes time and energy to maintain and develop. You can support T2D by becoming a sponsor on Patreon. Doing so ensures that T2D will continue receiving the attention it needs to remain competitive.

Become a Patron

You can also support development directly by submitting pull requests or joining the steering committee! See the wiki for details.


License

Copyright (c) 2012 GarageGames, LLC

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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