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There are several alternatives using Lua too, including for instance PICO-8 https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php

And TIC-80 (https://tic80.com/). It can be used with "lua, ruby, js, moon, fennel, scheme, squirrel, wren, wasm, janet or python".

Would be real nice being the open source option to not have their communications locked to proprietary services (Discord, Microsoft GitHub’s forge + discussions) & had alternatives mirrored/bridged.

Processing and LÖVE are also similar.

+1 to LÖVE, it's a capable rapid prototyping tool. I learned programming on QBasic, but if I were starting out today then LÖVE is the tool I would want to be handed.

It's good for final product too. Moonring is an excellent game by Fluttermind, and written in LÖVE

It's a labour of love - also add Balatro to that list.

Another interesting one is LowRes NX, a contemporary project that uses BASIC: https://lowresnx.inutilis.com/

Solar2d covers a similar space https://solar2d.com/

It has a few changes dinduring 2020. Were all of them reverted?