Confused on Steam Play and Proton? Be sure to check out our guide.
We do often include affiliate links to earn us some pennies. See more here.

Flare is a free and open source game engine for creating RPGs, plus it also has its own Empyrean Campaign to play through and it continued to get enhanced to be a bit more modern. Version 1.13 was just recently release, bringing with it some pretty major enhancements.

A big one is improved gamepad support that was overhauled. They've moved from using the SDL_Joystick API to using the SDL_GameController API, along with improved gamepad mapping and fixes to some deadzone issues. Navigating the UI is also quite a bit easier now too, as various actions give you a pop-up now to easily pick what to do.

Something more gameplay related is the addition of a fog-of-war. This is supported on both the game world, as well as the minimap. Font rendering also saw a huge improvement! Previously slightly difficult to read text is now dramatically clearer on the UI especially. Multiple equipment loadouts is now a thing too, so you can quickly swap between your favourite sets.

Nice to see this open source project pull in some pretty big advancements, hope to see it continue!

See the release notes for more. They've now added an AppImage to download and run easily or Linux, or there's the Flathub page too.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
14 Likes
About the author -
author picture
I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly. Find me on Mastodon.
See more from me
The comments on this article are closed.
3 comments

drmoth Feb 7, 2022
I wonder if the controller stuff is inspired by the Steam Deck too ;)
In any case this will be a great little game to play on it.
Avehicle7887 Feb 7, 2022
I finished this game a couple of months ago and really enjoyed it.

If you're looking for a great Diablo 1 alternative, this is it.
PublicNuisance Feb 7, 2022
For those wanting to help the project finacially you can donate to some of the people working on it:

https://flarerpg.org/faq/#donations
While you're here, please consider supporting GamingOnLinux on:

Reward Tiers: Patreon. Plain Donations: PayPal.

This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!

You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!
The comments on this article are closed.