DragonRuby Game Toolkit

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DragonRuby Game Toolkit is a commercial-grade, yet beginner-friendly, 2D game engine. It's tiny (~3MB), fast as hell, and cross-platform. The Standard License (this page) is a one-time purchase and includes support for PC, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, and Web.

The Standard license is a one-time/lifetime purchase. Indie and Pro licenses are subscription-based but come with some incredibly powerful features.

Just contact Amir at ar@amirrajan.net with a short explanation of your current situation and he'll set you up. No questions asked.

This is all you need to create a game. One file. One method called tick. Here we render the current step value as a label:

That's it. If you know how to use the array datatype in any language, you know everything needed to get started with DragonRuby Game Toolkit. Play around with the engine in your browser.

Here are the six draw primitives you need to know: solids, sprites, labels, lines, borders, and sounds. Here is how you use them: