Create on Linux
A native Ubuntu editor joins Windows. Build your world, write gameplay, and work with Smelty on Linux.
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Your next game starts here.
Install the engine, sign in, and start a project with Smelty. You don’t need coding experience to begin. The full engine is free, with no commission on your game releases. Build games for Windows, Linux and Android. Version 0.1.13-alpha includes the Linux editor, Linux game exports, and expanded Android export workflows.
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Iron Grid Engine
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Sign in with your free account.
Use the same Iron Grid account on the website and in the engine. It connects your download and included Smelty usage.
Install the engine.
Install the current release. The Windows and Ubuntu launchers check for updates. Ubuntu asks for administrator permission before installing its matching package. Read the latest release notes to see what has shipped.
Describe a small game to Smelty.
Create a project and tell Smelty what you’d like to make. Start with one room or one simple rule. Try it in Play mode, then ask for changes.
Iron Grid is alpha software. Keep project backups and test the workflows you need. Share a reproducible report when something gets in your way.
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AVAILABLE NOW / 0.1.13-alpha
More places to build.
More ways to play.
A Linux engine build. Linux and Android game exports. This alpha opens up more of your game-making journey.
Make Linux games
Take your project from the Linux editor to a standalone Linux game. More ways to share what you make.
Take it to Android
Build Android games from Windows or Linux. Bring your gameplay to a phone or tablet and test it on the device.
Download 0.1.13-alpha for Windows or Ubuntu and read the release notes.
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