The Crown Foundation

We develop and sustain awesome, free, open-source technologies that make game development and real-time multimedia creation accessible to everyone.

Our Mission

Professional game development tools should be freely available to everyone. The Foundation develops Crown Engine as a public, collaborative project and releases it under a permissive open-source license. No account or payment is required to download Crown, inspect its source code, read its documentation, or use it to build your project.

We serve developers, artists, learners, independent teams, and organizations that need a capable game engine they can use, study, modify, and share. Our work focuses on practical tools, clear learning resources, open development, and direct public access to each release.

What the Foundation Does

Our day-to-day activities turn the mission into software and resources people can use freely.

Develop Crown Engine

We design, implement, test, and maintain the engine, editor, asset pipeline, and deployment tools used to create interactive gaming experiences.

Publish Free Releases

We provide ready-to-use binary downloads and source code for supported platforms, with no registration, subscription, or license charge.

Maintain Open Knowledge

We write and update the manual, examples, release notes, and public development plans.

Support Participation

We run public development and issue tracking, welcome code and translation contributions, and help users through community channels.

Crown's Public Reach

How Donations Support the Mission

Crown Engine and its public resources are completely free. Donations help the Foundation sustain that work by funding core contributors, development and testing hardware, web infrastructure, banking services, and other essential operating costs.

Join the Development Fund

Join the Foundation

Foundation members can participate in internal discussions and help decide the organization's direction through a transparent, democratic process. New voices are welcome.