Support LITIENGINE¶

LITIENGINE is a free, 100% open-source Java 2D Game Engine and tooling suite maintained by Gurkenlabs and our global contributor community. We empower developers, indie game studios, and educators to create tile-based 2D games with clean, modern Java architecture.

By sponsoring LITIENGINE, you directly fund continuous engine maintenance, documentation improvements, high-performance tooling, and the open-source gaming ecosystem.

Become a Sponsor on Open Collective

Reach a Dedicated Developer Audience¶

LITIENGINE is built with and for Java game developers, JVM software engineers, computer science students, and indie game creators. Our community values robust tooling, performant code, and sustainable open source.

Credibility & Reach¶

1,500+ GitHub Stars
Active Community: 1,000+ Discord members and forum contributors
Multi-Platform Java 25 Engine: Modern Foreign Function & Memory API integration
100% Transparent: Every euro received and spent is publicly audited on Open Collective

Sponsorship Tiers¶

Platinum Sponsorship — €199 / month¶

Premier visibility across all official LITIENGINE web properties and developer surfaces.

Homepage Presence: Featured in the sponsor showcase on litiengine.com.
Global Documentation Feature: Prominently displayed on docs.litiengine.com in our global partner component.
Top GitHub README Placement: High-visibility banner and link in the main repository README.md.
Dedicated Sponsor Profile: Full-width card with high-resolution logo, link, and company description on this page.
Social Recognition: Welcoming announcement across LITIENGINE Discord and social channels.

Sponsor as Platinum

Gold Sponsorship — €99 / month¶

Prominent placement for tech brands, developer tool providers, and organizations.

Prominent Documentation Placement: Displayed in the partners section on docs.litiengine.com.
GitHub README Logo: Dedicated prominent logo placement in the repository README.md.
Directory Placement: Highlighted card with logo, tagline, and link on this page.
Release Recognition: Mentioned in major release notes.

Sponsor as Gold

Silver Sponsorship — €49 / month¶

Ideal for startups, indie studios, and developer services seeking community visibility.

GitHub README Logo: Listed in the Silver sponsor grid on GitHub.
Documentation Listing: Logo listed on the documentation sponsors directory.
Website Placement: Logo and link on this /about/sponsors directory page.

Sponsor as Silver

Bronze Sponsorship — €29 / month¶

Support sustainable open-source game development with direct website recognition.

Website Directory Placement: Logo and link in the Bronze section of this page.
Open Collective Recognition: Public backer avatar and receipt.

Sponsor as Bronze

Backers — From €2 / month¶

Join hundreds of individual developers who make LITIENGINE possible. Every contribution fuels server costs, asset licensing, and community bounties.

Contribute as a Backer

What Does Sponsorship Fund?¶

All sponsorship funds are managed with complete financial transparency through Open Source Collective:

Infrastructure & Hosting: Continuous delivery runners, domain registries, documentation platforms, and artifact hosting.
Engine Maintenance: Critical bug fixing, Java upgrade support (e.g. Java 25 FFM APIs), and input device compatibility (Input4J).
Editor & Tooling: Expanding utiLITI map editing capabilities, sprite packaging, and asset workflow tooling.
Learning Resources: Tutorials, sample projects, API documentation, and beginner-friendly game templates.

Current Sponsors¶

Platinum Partners¶

Interested in becoming our premier partner? Reach out to us or pledge on Open Collective.

Gold Partners¶

Silver Partners¶

Bronze Supporters¶

Community Backers¶

Links are provided as brand attribution and partner acknowledgement.
Sponsors must adhere to community standards and must not promote malicious, deceptive, or hate-oriented material.
Sponsorship does not influence technical decision-making, API architecture, or open-source license governance.