🚀 LunarBasic

Make retro-style games fast with a simple BASIC language that compiles to native executables.

LunarBasic is a lightweight game development environment designed for speed, simplicity, and immediate results—no engine overhead, no runtimes, just code.

⚡ Native Performance, Zero Dependencies

Games built with LunarBasic run on Windows and macOS (Linux coming soon) and are distributed as standalone executables.

• No installs
• No runtimes
• No dependencies

Your code compiles directly to native binaries, giving you the performance of a compiled language with the simplicity of BASIC.

🧠 Designed for Fast Iteration

LunarBasic is built to let you go from idea → running game as quickly as possible.

• Clean, BASIC-style syntax
• Instant feedback loop
• Minimal setup, no engine complexity

Perfect for:

• retro-style games
• prototyping ideas
• learning game development

🛠️ What You Get

• Integrated editor, help viewer, and build pipeline
• Step debugging (run code line-by-line)
• Built-in documentation for language and system APIs
• Simple, expressive syntax designed for experimentation

💸 Free Early Access

This is the Free Edition of LunarBasic.

A paid version is planned, but early users get full access to upcoming pro features.

👉 Join the Discord and request a license key to unlock everything.