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Welcome​

LÖVE Potion lets you create homebrew games and apps for the Nintendo 3DS, Switch, and Wii U using the familiar LÖVE2D framework. It supports LÖVE 12.0 and keeps most of its core features, with only minor platform differences noted in the Compatibility page.

Get started in minutes and see your ideas come to life on your console!

Plug & Play​

Building from source isn't necessary - just grab a release and you're ready to run your first project!

  1. Download the latest release for your console onto the SD card.
  2. Create a game directory containing main.lua next to the binary.
  3. Launch LÖVE Potion!

More details about running LÖVE Potion can be found on the next page.

Hello World​

This is the full source for "Hello World!" in LÖVE Potion.

main.lua
function love.draw(screen)
    local width, height = love.graphics.getDimensions(screen)
    love.graphics.print("Hello World!", width / 2, height / 2)
end

function love.gamepadpressed(joystick, button)
    love.event.quit()
end