Raze
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Raze, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Raze's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Raze | Free | Open-source game engine port; requires game data for commercial games |
The facts
Each one read from Raze's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Build guidance
- The README directs developers to the wiki's Programmer's Corner for instructions to build Raze for a platform.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Build instructions
- The project README directs developers to the wiki's Programmer's Corner for build instructions for their platform.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The repository links to a Raze forum and a Discord server as community resources.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Console export
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Developer contribution
- The GitHub repository links to contribution information.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Game code bases
- Its game modules draw on JFDuke, EDuke, DukeGDX, Rednukem, NBlood, SWP, VoidSW, and PCExhumed.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Game data
- The Flatpak edition README says users should copy commercial game data into its configuration folder and can configure raze.ini to load other directories.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Game modules
- The game modules draw on projects including JFDuke, EDuke, NBlood, SWP, VoidSW, and PCExhumed.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The README says non-Build code is licensed under GPL v2 and directs users to individual license files for other contributions.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Mobile export
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Mod support
- The Flatpak edition README describes running custom WAD files through command-line arguments.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Multiplayer tools
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Operating systems
- Release notes mention Windows, Linux, and macOS-related build details, including MoltenVK.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Raze is a Build engine port backed by GZDoom technology.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Raze is a Build engine port backed by GZDoom technology.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Release channels
- The project publishes versioned releases on GitHub, with 1.11.0 shown as the latest release on the page opened.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Renderer and backend
- The 1.11.0 release notes list a backend update from GZDoom.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Scripting languages
- ZScript,CONchecked 24 Sep 2026
- Security and compliance
- The repository README provides licensing information; it does not state a security or compliance program.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Source code model
- open_sourcechecked 24 Sep 2026
- Support
- The project lists a forum, wiki, and Discord server as resources.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux distribution
- Raze is available as a Flatpak edition.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Linux issue fix
- The 1.10.2 release notes say it fixed SDL_WaitEvent causing program aborts on Linux during the launcher screen.checked 8 Oct 2026
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