Flare

About

Flare (subtitled "Empyrean Campaign") is a single-player 2D action RPG with a dark fantasy style, built on the open-source FLARE engine. Game data uses simple INI-style config files and open formats (PNG, OGG), with maps authored in Tiled, so the content is easy to modify. It's distributed as engine+game bundles (including via Flathub) or can be built from source, and has been translated into numerous languages, with Chinese, German, and Russian at 100% completion.

Getting started

The simplest way to play is to download an engine+game bundle from the project's site, or install it via Flathub on Linux. Building from source instead requires compiling the separate FLARE engine, then copying this repository's mod folders into the engine's user mod directory and enabling them from its in-game Mods settings.

Media

Licensing & legal

• Licensing is split by component: the engine is GPLv3+, the game's art and data files are CC-BY-SA 3.0, and several bundled fonts use the SIL Open Font License.

Additional notes

Content note

The game's content includes depictions of violence, blood, and mild gore, per its own README.