Here's a tech demo showing what DragonRuby Game Toolkit is capable of.
Tech Demo - The Keeper
A Dark Room - iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch
A critically acclaimed viral smash hit. Made with DragonRuby Game Toolkit. Read about it in The New Yorker.
Damn it feels good to be able to put that badge of honor on ADR: pic.twitter.com/qAUlA8qwKx
— Amir Rajan (@amirrajan) September 16, 2019
Made With DragonRuby
This list of games on Itch.io continues to grow. Check out all the all the fun little experiments devs are creating.
Flappy Dragon
What showcase would be complete with out a Flappy Bird clone? Playable online and on the desktop. All done with 377 lines of Ruby. Try it out here.
GORILLAS.BAS
A re-implementation of a classic game which distributed with MS-DOS by IBM. Clocking in at 380 lines of Ruby. Try it out here.
Let's Make Tetris
Ryan does a deep dive with DragonRuby and works through an implementation of Tetris from scratch.
LOWREZ Jam
Amir gives a quick tour of one of the sample apps that comes with DragonRuby Game Toolkit. It's specifically designed for the annual LOWREZ Jam.
Online Sandbox and Showcase
You can play around with the engine using our Online Sandbox. The source code for the sandbox is available on GitHub if you want to run a local instance of the website. You can use the sandbox to go through the free game development course at WNDX School.
Be sure to checkout The Showcase Page to see all that's possible with the engine.
If you want to take a deep dive into the sample apps and api, full docs to the engine can be found here.
Limited Time Discount
For a limited time we are running a discount for the Professional License (as a thank you to all of our early supporters). Your subscription will always be the discounted amount as long as you keep it active.
Income assistance is available for those that cannot afford to pay (more information about that at the bottom).
Standard
$49.99 one time
✓ OSX
✓ Windows
✓ Linux
✓ Web Assembly
✓ Raspberry Pi
✓ Itch.io Automation
✓ Web-based REPL
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Professional (Early Access Discount)
✓ OSX
✓ Windows
✓ Linux
✓ Web Assembly
✓ Raspberry Pi
✓ Itch.io Automation
✓ Web-based REPL
✓ C Extensions: Harness the raw speed of clang.
✓ iOS: Requries MacOS, device, Xcode, and Apple Developer Account.
✓ Android: Requires device, Android SDK + Emulators.
✓ Sound Synthesis: Think chiptunes.
✓ Pixel Buffers: Control every pixel on the screen.
✓ Bytecode Compilation: Faster load times and code obfuscation.
✓ Embedded Webserver: Zero dependency. Process HTTP requests directly in your game.
Free Unrestricted Standard License
You are eligible for a free license if any of the following items pertain to you:
- Your income is below $2000 (USD) per month.
- You are under 18 years of age.
- You are a student of any type: traditional public school, home schooling, college, bootcamp, or online.
- You are a teacher, mentor, or parent who wants to teach a kid how to code.
- You work/worked in public service or at a charitable organization: for example public office, army, or any 501(c)(3) organization.
- Just contact Amir at [email protected] with a short explanation of your current situation and he'll set you up. No questions asked.
Free Unrestricted Professional License
There are many opportunities to get a free lifetime Pro subscription, but the requirements are a bit stricter. First and foremost, you have to join the DragonRuby Discord Channel and reach a rank of Black Belt 1st Degree by being an active member in the community. From there you'll want to pursue one of the following goals (talk with @amirrajan to set up a game plan if you're serious):
- Contribute non-trivial pull requests to DragonRuby's open source repositories.
- Be active in the #gamejams-comity channel and help facilitate Game Jams on Itch.io.
- Complete a coding challenge provided by @amirrajan in the #hellkite channel.
- Gain a rank of Black Belt 8th Degree by helping new comers, posting game dev work in the #show-and-tell channel, and shipping games built with DragonRuby.