Bootstrap your LÖVE game development

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  • Thursday, Feb 20, 2025
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Get ready for the upcoming LÖVE Jam 2025! We’re excited to announce our new LÖVE Game Development & Automated Build System that takes the pain out of building and publishing LÖVE games across multiple platforms. Whether you’re a jam veteran or just starting with LÖVE, our project template will help you focus on what matters most – creating your game!

Level Up your LÖVE game development momentum

Game jams are intense! The last thing you want to worry about is how to package and publish your game when the deadline is looming. Our LÖVE Game Development & Automated Build System handles all the heavy lifting with automated builds for every major platform:

  • 🪟 Windows (both .zip and self-extracting .exe)
  • 🍏 macOS (App bundle and .dmg Disk Image)
  • 🐧 Linux (AppImage and tarball)
  • 🤖 Android (.apk and .aab)
  • 📱 iOS
  • 🌐 Web (HTML5 with Itch.io compatibility)

Seamless Development Experience

We’ve crafted a development environment on top of Visual Studio Code or VSCodium that makes coding a joy:

  • 🌕 Rich Lua language features with intelligent code completion
  • 🐛 Built-in debugging capabilities
  • 💕 LÖVE API intellisense for quick reference
  • ️⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts for launching your game

Automated Publishing

Created something amazing? Publishing is just a git tag away! Our GitHub Actions workflows automatically:

  • Build your game for all platforms
  • Create a GitHub release with all assets
  • Publish directly to Itch.io (optional)

The game web builds work with Itch.io’s web player, so your game can be played directly in the browser.

Perfect for the LÖVE Jam 2025

With the LÖVE Jam 2025 approaching, our template can get you up and running quickly. Instead of scrambling to package your game in the final hours, you can focus on polishing your gameplay and adding those final touches that could make your entry stand out.

Get Started

Ready to jump in? Head over to our GitHub repository and click “Use this template” to create your project. Our LÖVE Game Development & Automated Build System includes everything you need to start to configure your project and start development.

Help Us Improve

We’d love to hear from jammers who our LÖVE Game Development & Automated Build System during the LÖVE Jam 2025! Your feedback will help us make it even better for future game jams and projects. Feel free to:

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We hope this LÖVE Jam is your most productive yet! 🎮✨ Happy coding, and good luck! 🏆

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📷 Photo by Oziel Gómez on Unsplash.