# Flame

> MIT game engine built on Flutter and Dart

**Category:** Libraries  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://flame-engine.org  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/flame-engine/flame  
**Added:** 2026-10-18

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## The Hook

Flame is a 2D game engine built on Flutter, so you write games in Dart with a component system, game loop, sprites, collisions and effects, and ship them wherever Flutter runs.

## What's Good

MIT (flame-engine/flame), developed since 2017 by the Blue Fire community, with packages for Forge2D physics, Tiled maps, audio, Rive animations and an experimental 3D package (flame_3d v0.3.2, 2026-10-02). You can mix game screens with normal Flutter widgets for menus and HUDs. Browser-runnable examples, tutorials and an awesome-flame list. ★~10.8k.

## The Catch

Performance and tooling are below dedicated engines for anything graphics-heavy, and there is no visual editor. The 3D package is early. You need to be comfortable with Flutter and Dart.

## Verdict

Ideal for Flutter teams adding a casual game or game-like screen to an app.