Based on our record, TIC-80 seems to be a lot more popular than Solar 2D. While we know about 66 links to TIC-80, we've tracked only 3 mentions of Solar 2D. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
The Pico-8 is great, but https://tic80.com/ is really cool too. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago
Or the more free TIC-80. I have paid for both, but never used either enough to be able to say one or the other has any significant advantages. https://tic80.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago
Or its open source cousin TIC-80: http://tic80.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago
I wish the community moved to an open source option like TIC-80[0]. 0. https://tic80.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago
Main differences are: 16:9 aspect ratio, no cpu limits and many languages to tinker with: lua, js, squirrel, wren, janet, wasm, ... And just recently - a Python support was added. https://tic80.com. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago
Solar2D[0] (formerly Corona SDK) is also based on Love2D. I got into programming via Corona SDK inspired by Bubble ball[1] made by a 14 y.o boy. [0]https://solar2d.com/ [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Ball. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago
This is using the Lua language and the Solar2d game framework. Source: 10 months ago
I was a big fan of Solar2D (formerly known as CoronaSDK) for many years... I developed several games for the various App Stores. It's still around, free, and is now Open Source. Source: about 1 year ago
PICO-8 - Lua-based fantasy console for making and playing tiny, computer games and programs.
Godot Engine - Feature-packed 2D and 3D open source game engine.
FlatRedBall - Cross-platofrm 2D game engine using C#, focused on developer productivity, transparency, scalability, and ease of use.
Pyxel - Retro game engine for Python inspired by fantasy consoles.
Upbge - A game-engine fully integrated in Blender
LOVE 2D - Hi there! LÖVE is an *awesome* framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua.