emulator: ChaiLove
type: libretro
core_classification: game_engine
source: "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-chailove"
upstream: "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-chailove"
profiled_date: "2026-03-23"
source_commit: "524ef951abbd07464830ee12a3f6f5e2aba9efd3"
core_version: "2.0.0"
version_basis:
  kind: file
  path: "src/ChaiLove.h"
  pattern: '#define\s+CHAILOVE_VERSION_STRING\s+"([^"]+)'
display_name: "ChaiLove"
cores: [chailove]
systems: []
files: []
notes: >
  2D game framework for libretro using ChaiScript, inspired by LOVE2D.
  Game engine runtime that loads .chai/.chailove game files as content.
  Mounts system_dir at /libretro/system via PhysFS for game scripts,
  but the core itself requires no external files.