Today we have compiled a list of the best Lua game engines and game frameworks (and a few miscellaneous game development options) for game development in 2025.
2D
- LÖVE – https://love2d.org/
- Defold – https://defold.com/
- Solar2D – https://solar2d.com/
- Gideros – https://www.gideros.rocks/
2D Bindings
- Raylib – https://www.raylib.com/
- SDL 2 – https://www.libsdl.org/languages-2.0.php
- Allegro – https://liballeg.org/bindings.html
3D
- LÖVR – https://lovr.org/
- Menori – https://github.com/rozenmad/Menori
- O3DE – https://o3de.org/
- Wicked Engine – https://wickedengine.net/
- Spring Engine – https://springrts.com/
- GameGuru / GameGuru MAX – https://www.game-guru.com/
- Overlord Engine – https://overloadengine.org/
- Leadwerks – https://www.leadwerks.com/
- Launti (Previously Minetest) – https://www.luanti.org/
Misc
- Roblox – https://create.roblox.com/
- Core – https://www.coregames.com/create
- Pico-8 – https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
- Codea – https://codea.io/