Balaur
Balaur is an open-source 2D and 3D node-based game engine written in Rust. It provides a visual editor, deterministic runtime, Rune scripting with hot reload, animation tools, multiplayer and simulation support, and native extensions.
Overview
12 featuresBalaur sits in PulseGate's Game engines & frameworks category. It focuses on building deterministic 2D and 3D games and simulations without lengthy build cycles. It is built as an open-source project for game developers, designers, and animators. Balaur is open source under the Open Source license. It runs on the web, macOS, Windows, Linux, and the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
Balaur builds and maintains Balaur. Key capabilities include node-based editor, 2D scenes, and 3D scenes.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Node-based editor
- 2D scenes
- 3D scenes
- Visual inspector
- Rune scripting
- Hot reload
- Debugger
- Animation tools
- Mesh skinning
- Multiplayer support
- Rust plugins
- Live scene editing
Built with & integrations
- Cloudflare
- cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed4 Sept · 21:44 UTCStarted working on a deterministic game engine in Rust, Balaur Engine verified via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open
Frequently asked questions about Balaur
- What does Balaur do?
- Balaur focuses on building deterministic 2D and 3D games and simulations without lengthy build cycles. It is catalogued under Game engines & frameworks on PulseGate.
- Who should use Balaur?
- Balaur is an open-source project built for game developers, designers, and animators.
- Is Balaur free?
- Yes — Balaur is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
- What platforms does Balaur run on?
- Balaur runs on the web, macOS, Windows, Linux, and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is Balaur still maintained?
- Unverified. Balaur has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- What are alternatives to Balaur?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Godots, Dragengine IGDE, and Embedded Spritesheet Metadata Demo.GodotsDragengine IGDEEmbedded Spritesheet Metadata Demo
- Who makes Balaur?
- Balaur is developed by Balaur.
- Is Balaur open source?
- Yes — Balaur is open source under the Open Source license.
Also in Game engines & frameworks
Same category — not a similarity match