Zest Game Engine

Zest is our in‑house game engine. We’re building it to support fast iteration, clean tooling, and lightweight performance so teams can ship without friction.

Lemonade editor — early Zest tooling preview.

Zest Engine & Lemonade Editor — Public Roadmap

Phase 1 — Core & Stability (Current)

• Improve scene system reliability
• Strengthen LuaU scripting API
• Refine editor UX (selection, gizmos, properties)
• Renderer cleanup and stability fixes
• Full documentation site

Phase 2 — Engine Features

• Physics & collision system
• Improved lighting & shadows
• Material system upgrade (PBR)
• Post‑processing framework
• Asset import improvements (textures, models)
• Prefabs and reusable objects

Phase 3 — Editor Tools

• Animation timeline
• Material editor
• Audio mixer
• Scene search & filtering
• Undo/redo system

Phase 4 — Game Packaging

• One‑click AppImage/Exe export for Windows and Linux
• Build settings panel
• Asset bundling & encryption
• Standalone runtime improvements

Phase 5 — Long‑Term Vision

• Networking layer
• Cross‑platform support for Mobile and Consoles

Want updates?

The latest progress is shared through our community channels. Join the Discord to stay in the loop.