OpenBlox

OpenBlox lets you make games with a built-in physics engine, Lego-like building blocks, and a scripting language called Lua. Once you've made a game with OpenBlox, you can pack it into a single file with one mouse click, and share your game with anyone you want.

Features

Drag-n-drop game builder
Script your game via Lua
Built-in physics engine
Cross-platform - OpenBlox works on Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX
Quick (2-4 month) release cycle
Online forums, wiki, and issue tracker for support and documentation
Android and iOS support will be added in the near future

Project Samples

OpenBlox 0.7 beta gameplay, showing the new special effects.

Snow example game in OpenBlox, showing how to use scripting.

OpenBlox 0.6 gameplay, showing off lighting and scripting.

BloxWorks - OpenBlox's drag-n-drop game builder.

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License

Apache License V2.0, GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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tfileme Posted 2013-05-22

Thanks for software and updates.

1 user found this review helpful.
noah-monaghan Posted 2012-07-20

I love experimenting with this game, there is so much to explore. I strongly recommend this game to anyone who loves building
danny498 Posted 2011-11-10

This is a brilliant game, I can't wait to see what the future updates hold in store, keep up the good work.
madattak Posted 2010-04-17

ROBLOX was a good concept but the owners started wreking the game. Then you have the nasty immature people on there. So im realy looking forward to a new improved version! And um how the document work??

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linuxkde1337 Posted 2009-11-28

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

BSD, Linux, Mac, Windows

Intended Audience

Developers, End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Other toolkit

Programming Language

Lua, Python

Related Categories

Python Game Development Frameworks, Lua Game Development Frameworks

Registered

2009-11-06

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