Installation

This guide will walk you through installing Pygame Studio and verifying the installation on your system.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have Python 3.9 or higher installed on your machine.

You can check your Python version by running this command in your terminal:

python --version

Install Pygame Studio

Open your terminal and run the following pip command:

pip install --upgrade pygamestudio

Note: Since current releases are development versions, please include —upgrade to ensure pip installs the latest development version instead of an older cached one.

This command will automatically download and install the latest stable version of Pygame Studio and all required dependencies.

Name	Version
pygame-ce	>=2.5.6
PySide6	>=6.10.0
platformdirs	>=3.5.1
numpy	>=1.26.0
pyinstaller	>=6.18.0

Verify the Installation

After installation, run the following command in your terminal:

pygamestudio

Or use the shortcut command:

pygs

If the Pygame Studio editor launches successfully, your installation is complete.

Next Steps

Once installed, you’re ready to start creating projects with Pygame Studio!