# Open Surge (open-source game)

> Open Surge is a free, open-source game for Android. A retro game engine with a fun platformer inspired by 16-bit Sonic games. It has 482 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Make your dreams come true! Open Surge Engine is an open-source 2D retro game engine designed to make your dreams come true! It's a ton of fun! Surge the Rabbit is a featured jump 'n' run created with the Open Surge Engine. It's made in the spirit of classic 16-bit Sonic platformers of the 1990s. Play as Surge in fun and exciting levels filled with challenges! Unleash your creativity! Create your own amazing games and play them on your PC and on your mobile device! Share your games with your friends! It's limitless fun! A powerful engine for retro games! One of the core elements of the engine is SurgeScript, a scripting language for games.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/alemart/opensurge |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Other |
| GitHub stars | 482 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/org.opensurge2d.surgeengine/ (package org.opensurge2d.surgeengine) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://opensurge2d.org |
| Official | no |
| Category | Games |
| Latest release | v0.6.1.3 (Jan 28, 2026) |
| Last commit | Jul 29, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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