# FLARE for Android (open-source game)

> FLARE for Android is a free, open-source game for Android. An action RPG with gameplay alike to the games in the Diablo series. It has 1,300 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Flare (Free Libre Action Roleplaying Engine) is a simple game engine built to handle a very specific kind of game: single-player 2D action RPGs. Flare is not a reimplementation of an existing game or engine. It is a tribute to and exploration of the action RPG genre. Android version of Flare requires manual installation of engine data files. Instructions on how to install default game called 'The Empyrean Campaign' can be found here:

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/flareteam/flare-engine |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Other |
| GitHub stars | 1,300 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/org.flare.app/ (package org.flare.app) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Games |
| Latest release | none on GitHub |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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