Fantasy action RPG · v1.15
Play Flare online, free in your browser
In short
Yes, Flare 1.15 runs free in the browser here with the official Alpha Demo campaign and the fantasycore art. The engine is compiled to WebAssembly, your heroes are saved in the browser.
- What
- Fantasy action RPG
- Price
- Free, no account, no ads in the game
- Runs in
- Your browser, nothing to install
- Controls
- Keyboard and mouse, Touch
- Phone
- Yes, with touch controls
- Keyboard and mouse
- Touch
- Game in English or German
- Saves: In your browser
01Screenshots
Screenshots from the browser versions
02About Flare
Flare, the Free Libre Action Roleplaying Engine, is a single player 2D action RPG in the spirit of Diablo. You explore a fantasy world, fight goblins, antlions, zombies, wyverns and worse, collect loot, level up and choose your path as Brute, Adept, Scout, Keeper or Wanderer.
This browser edition ships the official Alpha Demo campaign with the fantasycore art of Flare 1.15.
Similar on Grab3D: OpenTTD (Transport simulation) and Micropolis (City building simulation).
- Genre
- Fantasy action RPG
- Version
- 1.15
- Original developer
- Clint Bellanger, Justin Jacobs and contributors
- Language
- English, German
- Download
- 59 MB (first start)
- Controls
- Keyboard and mouse, Touch
- License
- GNU GPL v3 or later
03Tips for your first game of Flare
- Choose your path as you level up your hero: Brute, Adept, Scout, Keeper or Wanderer.
- Shift and click attacks without moving, Tab swaps weapons.
- On touch screens the first tap on an item shows its details, the second offers equip, buy or sell. The touch controls can be switched off in the input options.
- Part of the world loads in the background while you play. If you reach a new map early, the game may briefly show that the rest of the world is still loading.
04What was remastered for the browser
Improvements only touch the picture and the controls. Game logic and speed stay as in the original.
- The complete C++ engine of Flare 1.15 is compiled to WebAssembly and runs natively in your browser.
- Sharp at your screen's pixel density.
- Game logic on a fixed clock of 60 steps per second like the desktop original, so 120 or 144 Hz screens never speed it up.
- Artwork re-encoded as WebP with a quality check per image, the remaining data loads in the background while you play.
- Flare's own touch controls for phones and tablets, plus savegame backup and restore.
05How to play Flare
Keyboard and mouse
| Left click | Walk, attack, talk and pick up loot |
|---|---|
| W A S D/Arrow keys | Walk |
| Right click | Use your second power |
| Q E R F/1 to 6 | Action bar |
| C/I/P/L | Character, inventory, powers, log |
| M | Minimap |
| Esc | Game menu |
Touch screen
| Left thumb | The left circle walks |
|---|---|
| Right thumb | The right circles attack and use your second power |
| Tap | Talk to people, open chests, pick up loot, use the action bar |
No gamepad support in this version.
Hold the device in landscape. The first tap on an item shows its details, a second tap offers equip, buy or sell. The cog below the minimap opens the game menu. The small menu button in the bottom right toggles sound and fullscreen, shows the controls and handles savegame backups.
Playing on an iPhone? Safari cannot switch web pages to fullscreen on the iPhone. Add the game to your Home Screen and it starts without the address bar. Play fullscreen on the iPhone, step by step
06Savegames
Your characters and progress are stored in your browser and saved automatically on every map change, when you leave the game and when you switch tabs or apps. Use Menu, then Back up savegames to keep a copy or move your heroes to another device. Clearing site data deletes the savegames, and Safari may remove data of sites you have not used for a while, so keep a backup.
Requirements and download
- About 59 MB on the first start, 42 MB more load in the background while you play.
- A current browser with WebAssembly and WebGL
- Desktop, tablet or phone (landscape)
- Game in English or German
Questions about Flare
Can I play Flare for free in the browser?
Yes, Flare 1.15 runs free in the browser here with the official Alpha Demo campaign and the fantasycore art. The engine is compiled to WebAssembly, your heroes are saved in the browser.
Does Flare work on phones and tablets?
Yes, Flare has touch controls for phones and tablets. They were tested with phone emulation in Chrome, real devices are not tested yet.
Where are my Flare savegames stored?
Your characters and progress are stored in your browser and saved automatically on every map change, when you leave the game and when you switch tabs or apps. Use Menu, then Back up savegames to keep a copy or move your heroes to another device. Clearing site data deletes the savegames, and Safari may remove data of sites you have not used for a while, so keep a backup.
How big is the download?
About 59 MB on the first start, 42 MB more load in the background while you play.
License: GNU GPL v3 or later Source code of this web version Licenses and credits
The CC0 license of the Grab3D model library does not apply to the games. Each game keeps its own license.