New Luau

A standalone scripting language based on Luau, built to feel 100% identical to Roblox LuaU — including familiar APIs like Instance, Workspace, and events — but free to use outside of Roblox.

This project’s goal is to give developers the same smooth LuaU experience anywhere:

• Standalone games
• Custom game engines
• General-purpose scripting

Goals

• Identical syntax & behavior to Roblox LuaU
• Core Roblox-style APIs available everywhere
  • Instance.new, Workspace, Players, Touched, etc.
• Portable runtime: run .luau files on Windows, Mac, Linux
• Beginner-friendly: keep the same flow as Roblox scripting
• Custom engine loop (replicating RunService.Heartbeat / update events)
• Manual time & scheduling system (custom tick, wait, and deltaTime behavior)
• Tweening & easing library (matching TweenService)
• Event binding system (custom :Connect() and signal handling)
• Optional integration hooks for custom graphics, input, or physics engines

Usage

Clone and build the project (requires CMake + a C++ compiler)