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Chowdren is a blazingly fast runtime for Clickteam Fusion and Scirra Construct.
It's cross-platform, running under desktop, mobile and console platforms.
It is currently used for
- Hempuli (2019): Baba Is You (Windows, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch)
- Mechanical Head, Yacht Club Games (TBD): Cyber Shadow (Windows, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One)
- Konjak (2018): Iconoclasts (Windows, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS Vita)
- Roll7 (2015-2018): NOT A HERO (Windows, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Android)
- Konjak (2016): Noitu Love: Devolution (Wii U, 3DS)
- Alonso Martin (TBD): Heart Forth, Alicia (Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, PS Vita, Wii U)
- GalaxyTrail (2015-2018): Freedom Planet (Windows, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, PS4)
- Team17 (2015): The Escapists (Mac, Linux)
- ScrewAttack (2015): Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (Wii U, 3DS)
- Nifflas' Games (2013): Knytt Underground (Windows, Mac, Linux, Wii U)
- Nifflas' Games (2012): The Great Work (Windows, Mac, Linux)
- Warhorn Studios (2018): Dodge Club Pocket (3DS)
Overview
Chowdren is extremely fast, since your events are converted to optimized C++ code, while the normal Fusion/Construct runtimes use an interpreter.
It works on
- Desktop: Windows, Mac, Linux, UWP (Windows)
- Consoles: Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Wii U
- Handhelds: Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita
- Mobile: Android, iOS
- Web: HTML5
This means you can get your game on all desktop platforms, consoles and mobile!
Fusion Support
Chowdren supports the majority of all popular extensions and features from Clickteam Fusion.
As of 2018, this includes functionality from more than 105 extensions and 37 shaders.
An older overview from 2014 of the supported features can be found here.
Also, Chowdren will map common extensions to the platform in question.
For example, Joystick 2 will automatically use PS4/Nintendo 3DS input, Steamworks will use achievements/trophies, and so on.
Construct Support
A large subset of Construct 2 and 3 is supported. For a list of supported features, please see the forum thread on the Scirra forums.
Both Construct 2 and 3 are supported, including the Construct 2 runtime and the Construct 3 runtime.
A smaller subset of Construct 1 is also supported, but if you would like more details, please get in touch.
Porting Service
We provide a professional service where we will port your game using Chowdren.
In short, we can take your source project all the way to launch on another platform.
Based on years of Fusion/Construct and porting experience, we can manually optimize and help you make non-trivial changes to the game.
Depending on our schedule, we may have time for your project!
You can mail us at mat@mp2.dk if you would like a quote. Serious proposals only!
Commercial License
If you are interested in a commercial license, you can mail us at mat@mp2.dk.
Please note that this license is meant for serious developers with a budget only.
Benchmarks
Windows benchmark
On average, Chowdren is about 7.7x faster than the normal Fusion runtime on Windows.
This is based on the benchmark here.
Construct 2 Slot Machine
Android benchmark
On average, Chowdren is about 49x faster than the normal Fusion runtime on Android.
This is based on the benchmark here.
This was done on a Google Nexus Player, running Android 6.0.
Android comparison
Construct 2 Download For Mac
This comparison was done with build Fusion 2.5 (b285.1).
Invert Inc.
Comparison video. First run is the standard Fusion runtime on Android, second run is Chowdren.
AVGN Adventures
Construct 2 Mac Free
Comparison video. First run is the standard Fusion runtime on Android, second run is Chowdren.