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Scene & Layers System
Multiple scenes, reusable prefabs, layer ordering, groups and scene transitions.
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Quick launch
Jump straight into a Forge tool.
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2D Scene Editor
Place objects, tune properties, and test movement in your scene.
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Visual Event Sheet
Connect triggers and actions with a readable event-row workflow.
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Pixel Studio
Draw tiny sprites and export them as transparent PNG files.
Forge 1.0 · Creator Update
30-feature roadmap · Entries 21–30 now have working editor prototypes.
Planned
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Physics Upgrade
More reliable collisions, custom collision shapes, slopes, moving platforms and configurable physics materials.
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Tilemap Builder
Paint levels on a grid, reuse tiles and generate collision from tiles.
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Animation Timeline
Keyframes for position, scale, rotation, colour, tween animations and sprite animation.
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Visual Event Sheet 2.0
Conditions, sub-events, variables, reusable actions, visual functions and clearer debugging.
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Asset Library
Import images, audio and fonts, preview assets and organize them per project.
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Audio Mixer
Sound effects, music tracks, volume controls and event-triggered audio playback.
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Export & Publishing Hub
Playable web builds, build validation, versioned exports and a clearer desktop-build flow.
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Project Recovery & Versions
Save snapshots, restore previous versions, autosave health and safer recovery tools.
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Performance & Debug Tools
Frame-time overlay, collision visualizer, event logs and project diagnostics.
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Command Palette
Use keyboard shortcuts to run common actions, switch tools and create objects without hunting through menus.
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Universal Search
Find objects, assets, events, settings and project resources from one searchable panel.
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Customizable Layouts
Arrange panels for your workflow and save editor layouts for level design, scripting or pixel art.
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Themes & Editor Appearance
Choose editor themes and tune accent colours and interface contrast.
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Instant Playtesting
Launch play mode quickly, restart a test and return to editing with fewer clicks.
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Smart Alignment & Snapping
Snap objects to grids, align edges, distribute spacing and show helpful alignment guides.
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Asset Folders & Tags
Organize sprites, sounds and fonts into folders and searchable tags.
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Mini Game Preview
Keep a small live preview visible while editing the scene or event sheet.
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Project Health Checker
Scan for missing assets, invalid settings, unreachable events and export problems before publishing.
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State Machine Editor
Build readable states and transitions for player movement, enemies and other game logic.
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Local Multiplayer
Two players can test on one keyboard. Player 1 controls are remappable; Player 2 uses WASD. Online networking needs a server.
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Visual Effects Presets
Apply glow, drop shadow, grayscale and pulse effects to selected objects.
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2D Light Objects
Add light objects with adjustable radius and intensity and a warm radial glow during play.
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Particle Emitters
Add reusable emitters that spawn animated particles during play.
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Dialogue Authoring
Save character dialogue lines in the project and preview them in the editor.
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Quest Objectives
Create objectives and track their completion with a saved checklist.
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Navigation Path Preview
Calculate a grid-based route around solid obstacles between a selected object and a destination.
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Keyboard Input Mapping
Change Player 1 left, right and jump keys; Player 2 uses WASD for local playtests.
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Localization Table
Store English and translated strings by key and switch the language used by matching text objects.
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Accessibility Options
Reduce motion for pulses and particles and scale in-game text up to 150%.
Your projects
Projects saved in this browser. Export JSON for a portable backup.
Browser saves are tied to this browser and device. Use Export project to keep a separate backup file.
Updates & roadmap
Discover the tools already available in Forge and launch them quickly.
CURRENT
Forge 1.0 Preview
Core editor plus new 1.0 tool prototypes for local multiplayer, effects, lights, particles, dialogue, quests, navigation, controls, localization and accessibility.
IN APP PROGRESS
Forge 1.0 · The Full Creator Update
Quick-create presets and shortcuts make the existing creation tools easier to find. Advanced online multiplayer and full 3D editing remain future work.
ROADMAP
10 new working prototypes
Open the editor and choose the 1.0 Tools tab to use the new feature prototypes. Online multiplayer still requires a server.
Settings
Local project preferences and data tools.
Forge Account
Create a username and password. Your projects are saved privately in Forge’s GitHub repository.
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Browser storage
Checking local storage availability…
Project backup
Download your current project as a JSON file.
Import project
Restore a project from a Forge JSON backup.
Browser game
Build the current scene and launch a playable browser version immediately, or export a standalone HTML file.
Build a Windows EXE
Forge sends your current scene to your private GitHub Actions build workflow. Your token stays in this page and is never saved.
Create a fine-grained token restricted to etahroll5/Forge-Game-Engine-Build-Server with Actions read/write permission. Never paste a token from someone else. You can revoke your token in GitHub settings.
Ready to build. When the workflow finishes, a link to the build run will appear here; download the EXE artifact from that run.
Editor
Return to the scene editor at any time.
Pixel Studio
A lightweight 16×16 pixel editor. Click or drag to draw; export the sprite as PNG.
Draw on the grid
Sprite drawings stay in memory until you export them. Save your PNG backup.