Gammaz

Gammaz is a fictional, open‑source platform and game engine designed for creating narrative-driven games and interactive media. The project emphasizes accessibility for solo developers and small studios, with tools intended to streamline storytelling, branching dialogue, and environmental storytelling across multiple platforms.

Origins and development: Gammaz began as a community-driven project in the late 2010s, with contributors from game design, programming, and interactive media groups. The first public release, version 1.0, appeared in 2019, followed by iterative updates that broadened platform support and tooling.

Architecture and features: Gammaz features a modular architecture with a scene graph, an entity-component-system (ECS) backend, and a domain-specific scripting language called GammaScript. It supports 2D and 3D rendering, built-in physics, audio, animation, and VR/AR workflows, along with cross-platform export to Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and WebAssembly. The engine emphasizes data-driven content pipelines and an accessible UI for non-programmers.

Development and licensing: The project is distributed under an open-source license (the MIT-style license); contributions are coordinated through a public repository and issue tracker. A comprehensive documentation site, tutorials, and a plugin ecosystem support extensibility.

Reception and usage: Gammaz has seen adoption in indie development and experimental exhibitions, particularly among teams prioritizing narrative flexibility. While it remains smaller than major engines, it is cited for its storytelling-oriented tooling and community-driven resources.