Passionately creating worlds
We are two bavarian brothers developing video games since 2014.
Our flagship project is LITIENGINE, the puristic open-source Java 2D game engine,
which we have used many times to create 2D video games.
From game jam entries to commercial games – LITIENGINE can be utilised in manifold ways.
Meet gurkenlabs
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Matthias Wilke
Still a university student, Matthias is our secretary and formal company owner.
He contributes the soundtrack to our games and specialises in UI and level design.
Support our work
We believe in open source software.
For that reason, a lot of our work is available entirely free of charge
and open for unrestricted modification and redistribution.
If you share our love for open software and want to support us creating games,
you can sponsor us individually via the GitHub Sponsors program or on Liberapay.
If you want to fund the ongoing development of LITIENGINE,
please consider donating to the LITIENGINE OpenCollective.
Our Portfolio
Servus Bonus
Play the tale of a slave monger with only one wish… to get admission to the great Roman open-air bath. Coming from the slums of Memphis, you have a long way of hardship before you. Gain respect by becoming the greatest slave monger of the Imperium Romanum.
Made during LDJAM 44.
Naughty Gnomes
Pesky circus gnomes have stolen your clown nose!
Wait for the perfect moment to hit the gnomes with cake in order to recover your nose.
DR. LEPUS - The Last Rabbit On Earth
Help DR. LEPUS salvage electric devices in order to repair the LEPOTRANSFORMATOR. Shapeshift into a rabbit to overcome the hordes of blood thirsty zombies, and remember…. Aim for their heads!