# love2d/love

LÖVE is an awesome 2D game framework for Lua.

Repository: https://github.com/love2d/love
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/love
Homepage: https://love2d.org
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: love2d, lua, luajit, gamedev, game-development
Last push: 2026-08-26T03:47:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2657, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8655, forks 631 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:24.034459+00:00)

## What it is
LÖVE is a free, open-source 2D game framework for Lua (LuaJIT), written in C++. It provides APIs for graphics, audio, input, and physics, letting developers build 2D games that run on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

## Use cases
- make a 2d game in lua
- prototype a game quickly for a game jam
- build a cross-platform 2d game for desktop and mobile
- learn game programming with a simple framework
- ship a commercial 2d game without engine licensing costs
- draw sprites and play sounds with minimal boilerplate

## When to choose
- you want to write 2D games in Lua with a small, friendly API
- you need free, permissive (zlib) licensing for commercial projects
- you target multiple platforms including desktop and mobile from one codebase
- you want fast iteration and prototyping for game jams

## When to avoid
- you need 3D rendering or a full visual editor like Unity or Godot
- you prefer a language other than Lua
- you need a large built-in asset pipeline or AAA-scale tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: game-engine, graphics, audio-processing, gui
- domain: cross-platform, graphics
- platform: windows, lua, cpp
- tags: 2d-games, lua, luajit, gamedev, game-jams, prototyping, zlib-license, game-development, macos, linux, android, ios

## Member repositories
- love2d/love (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:24.034459+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:25:40.396965+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/love2d/love (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:24.034459+00:00, sha 3b7ac1c38e78)
  - homepage: https://love2d.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:26:03.214686+00:00, sha 5b0f4723da1b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.