Last week, I gave a brief presentation about Flare for the FSFE‘s I Love Free Software Day event. The talk was written with the expectation that a sizable chunk of the audience would be people with little-to-no knowledge of games.
Flare 1.13.04
Flare version 1.13.04, a small bugfix release for 1.13, is now available for download. Most importantly, this fixes a bug where passive powers wouldn’t activate again after the player had died. Windows Installer (Engine + Game) (137 MB) ZIP (Engine
Flare 1.13
Update: Bug-fix release 1.13.04 is available, so grab that instead. Flare 1.13 is now available for download. There’s lots of new stuff in this release, so let’s dive in. Better gamepad behavior Gamepad functionality has been given an overhaul. We’ve
Flare 1.13 Release Candidate 2
The second release candidate for Flare 1.13 is now available. For a list of changes since the previous release candidate, see the release notes. Submissions for translation updates are still open until Jan 30. See the Translations page on the
Flare 1.13 Release Candidate 1
The first (and possibly only) release candidate for Flare 1.13 is now available. For a list of changes, see the release notes. Translating 1.13 If you’re interested in helping with translations, be sure to read over the Translations page on
Road to 1.13
I’d like to start by saying thank you to everyone for the response to 1.12. I’ve seen nothing but positive comments, which made the long gap between 1.11 and 1.12 feel worthwhile. Of course, it wouldn’t be a major release
Flare 1.12

Flare 1.12 is now available for download. In the two years since version 1.11, there have been many improvements to both the engine and the Empyrean campaign. Interface improvements The HP and MP bars have gotten a visual refresh. The
Flare 1.12 Release Candidate 2
The second release candidate for version 1.12 contains a few engine fixes as well as some updated translations. See the change log for more details. Downloads Windows Installer (129 MB) Windows ZIP (129 MB) Linux ZIP (126 MB) MacOS DMG (127 MB) Android APK (engine
Flare 1.12 Release Candidate 1
We’re back! After, two years of no blog updates, I’m happy to announce Flare 1.12 Release Candidate 1. Version 1.12 brings many engine changes as well as new game content. The purpose of the release candidate is to do a
Now available: Downloads directly from Github
Initially, we only offered downloads of Flare binaries through Sourceforge. Later releasing the game on itch.io allowed us to offer an alternative download location. As of today, we’re going to also offer downloads through Github Releases starting with version 1.11. Because