AVAILABILITY
The current availability of LUMINA Engine and related software. The engine and the audio and video playback plugins are available on the ALC Software Laboratory site.
ENGINE
A game engine for making games you can play on Windows, Steam, the browser and Android. Download it from its download page. The terms of use are in License.txt inside the download.
After downloading, check the SHA-256 on the download page and read the included instructions and terms. If a warning appears, verify the source and file before proceeding. Do not run files you cannot verify.
A demo you can play in the browser without installing. It runs in WebGPU-capable browsers (such as Chrome or Edge on a PC, or Chrome on Android).
Guidelines for the creator PC and the games you make. Check the documents in your downloaded package for release-specific requirements.
| Item | Minimum requirements | Recommended requirements |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (version 1803 or later) or Windows 11, 64-bit | |
| CPU | 2 cores or more (about Intel Core i3 6th gen / AMD Ryzen 3) | 4 cores or more (about Intel Core i5 8th gen / AMD Ryzen 5) |
| Memory | 8 GB or more | 16 GB or more |
| Graphics | DirectX 12 capable. The graphics built into most PCs (integrated GPU) work. PCs without support can still run it, but much more slowly. | |
| Free disk space | 2 GB or more | 10 GB or more (an SSD is faster) |
| Screen size | 1280×720 or higher | 1920×1080 or higher |
| To try phone / browser versions | A recent Chrome or Edge, and an Android phone | |
The latest release is 1.0.4.0. The ZIP download is 492.7 MB. Check the included documents for disk space and authoring or distribution requirements.
Guidelines checked with the sample game included with LUMINA Engine.
| Item | Windows PC | Browser (no install) | Android phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS / browser | Windows 10 (version 1803 or later) or Windows 11, 64-bit | A browser that supports WebGPU, such as Chrome / Edge 113 or later on a PC, or Chrome on Android 12 or later. Playable on secure (https) pages. | Minimum: Android 7.0 / Recommended: Android 10 or later, on a 64-bit device |
| CPU | Minimum: 2 cores / Recommended: 4 cores | — | — |
| Memory | Minimum: 4 GB / Recommended: 8 GB | Minimum: 4 GB / Recommended: 8 GB | Minimum: 3 GB / Recommended: 4 GB |
| Graphics | DirectX 12 capable (integrated GPU OK), graphics memory minimum 512 MB / recommended 1 GB | — | A device supporting OpenGL ES 3.0 |
| Storage needed | Game size + 300 MB or more | Nothing to install. The game data is loaded before you start playing (several hundred MB for games with many videos). | Twice the app size or more |
| Screen size | Minimum: 1280×720 / Recommended: 1920×1080 | — | — |
Memory and storage needs change with your game's content (amount of video, images and audio). A requirements table you can use when publishing your game is included in the download (“動作環境のひな形”).
PLUGINS
Components (plugins) for playing audio and video. The Windows version of LUMINA Engine uses them too, and other Windows apps can use them as well. All are free.
Plays Opus audio (.opus). Well suited to voice and BGM, with fades and looping.
Plays Ogg Vorbis audio (.ogg). Well suited to BGM and sound effects, with crossfades between tracks.
Plays Ogg Theora video (.ogv). Use it for opening, ending and event movies.
Download page Each plugin's page explains how to use it. All ALC Software Laboratory downloads are also listed on the downloads page .
MANUALS
Even before downloading, you can read how to write scenarios and look up every command in the manuals.