A retro game engine with a fun platformer inspired by 16-bit Sonic games.
About this app
Make your dreams come true! Open Surge Engine is an open-source 2D retro game engine designed to make your dreams come true!
It's a ton of fun! Surge the Rabbit is a featured jump 'n' run created with the Open Surge Engine. It's made in the spirit of classic 16-bit Sonic platformers of the 1990s. Play as Surge in fun and exciting levels filled with challenges!
Unleash your creativity! Create your own amazing games and play them on your PC and on your mobile device! Share your games with your friends! It's limitless fun!
A powerful engine for retro games! One of the core elements of the engine is SurgeScript, a scripting language for games. Use it to create new gameplay mechanics, characters with special abilities, bosses, and much more! The sky is the limit!
Open Surge Engine is an amazing tool for learning game development, programming, digital art, and the nature of free and open-source software in a playful way.
Note: it's recommended to use a PC to create your games. You can play them on PCs and on mobile devices. Android TV users need a gamepad to play and a mouse to use the level editor.
Official website: http://opensurge2d.org
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, by alemart.
What's New in v6.1.3.0-fdroid
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Auto-detect gamepad layouts for consistent cross-platform behavior
- * Introduced a more sophisticated architecture for the Audio System
- * Prevent the underwater muffler from altering the drowning music
- * Changed the formula of the underwater muffler
- * Pause or resume all audio when pausing or resuming the game
- * Improved the Pipe System and made it re-entrant
Version history
Jan 29, 2026 · 43 MB · Android API 21–36 · code 30650
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Auto-detect gamepad layouts for consistent cross-platform behavior
- * Introduced a more sophisticated architecture for the Audio System
- * Prevent the underwater muffler from altering the drowning music
- * Changed the formula of the underwater muffler
- * Pause or resume all audio when pausing or resuming the game
- * Improved the Pipe System and made it re-entrant
SHA-256 c1020c5a1e594b2189816ac39f657e827b9a4d22d199d72228ed7e276d70be77
Sep 6, 2024 · 42.5 MB · Android API 21–33 · code 30601
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 89f597b0625582c7deabe44852c2924069eb75d4fb5999a8070ae9844be3b9b5
Jun 5, 2024 · 42.5 MB · Android API 21–33 · code 30550
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Fixed an OpenGL-related issue in the Flatpak edition
- * Fixed a memory-related bug in the Entity Manager
- * Updated metadata and translations
- * Tweaked the water effect for extra performance
- * Reintroduced the Create option at the Main Menu
- * Updated the Thanks for Playing screen
SHA-256 3f7bd94d78ef826179d00240c2dae8efdb5807cd81a96995fc6beac29e7f3518
Will it run on your device?
92%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
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