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Purpose
LITIENGINE is a pure-Java 2D game engine for creating tile-based games.Read 8 Oct 2026 · litiengine.com
Free plan
YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · litiengine.com
Support
The maker points users to documentation, tutorials, a forum, and Discord for learning and community help.Read 8 Oct 2026 · litiengine.com
License
The engine is open source under the MIT License, which the maker describes as allowing free use, modification, and redistribution in commercial products.Read 8 Oct 2026 · litiengine.com
Founded
2014Read 19 Oct 2026 · litiengine.com
Commercial use
The maker says the MIT license requires no engine fees, royalties, or revenue share for commercial games.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.litiengine.com
Console export
NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · litiengine.com
Core features
The maker lists 2D physics, rendering, sound, a game loop, resource management, localization, networking, and entity and UI frameworks.Read 8 Oct 2026 · litiengine.com
Editor
The product includes the utiLITI project management and map editor alongside its Java library.Read 8 Oct 2026 · litiengine.com
Game development tools
The documentation describes integrations with Tiled, Aseprite, and an embedded MCP server in utiLITI for AI coding agents to inspect and edit levels.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.litiengine.com
Java requirement
The documentation says LITIENGINE requires Java 25 or newer.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.litiengine.com
Map support
LITIENGINE supports importing and editing TMX tile maps and tilesets.Read 8 Oct 2026 · litiengine.com
Mobile export
NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · litiengine.com
Multiplayer tools
YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · litiengine.com
Scripting languages
JavaRead 24 Sep 2026 · litiengine.com
Source code model
open_sourceRead 24 Sep 2026 · litiengine.com
Steam integration
Steamworks features such as achievements, cloud saves, and leaderboards can be added using the separate open-source steamworks4j library; LITIENGINE does not bundle Steam libraries.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.litiengine.com
Supported targets
Games can be packaged for Windows, Linux, and macOS; the documentation says Android, iOS, and web browsers are unsupported.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.litiengine.com
Target platforms
Windows,Linux,macOSRead 24 Sep 2026 · litiengine.com
Telemetry
The documentation states that neither the runtime library nor utiLITI collects analytics, crash reports, tracking pixels, or user telemetry.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.litiengine.com
Visual scripting
NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · litiengine.com

Plans and prices

LITIENGINE Free Free and open source under the MIT License Java 25 or newer · Desktop games for Windows, macOS, and Linux Read 8 Oct 2026 · litiengine.com

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