/gedg/ - Game and Engine Dev General

Game and Engine Development General

The Game and Engine Development General, or /gedg/ is for the discussion of creating games and engines, including the many tools and libraries involved in dev.

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Engines and Libraries

Open Source

• assimp(https://assimp-docs.readthedocs.io/en/v5.1.0/): Model loading library made with C++.
• Bevy(https://bevyengine.org/): Popular Rust game engine.
• bgfx(https://bkaradzic.github.io/bgfx/overview.html): Thicc C/C++ rendering library with numerous bindings for other languages.
• Dear ImGui(https://github.com/ocornut/imgui): C++ GUI library.
• EnTT(https://github.com/skypjack/entt): Fast entity component system written in C++.
• egui(https://github.com/emilk/egui): Rust GUI library inspired by Dear ImGui.
• GLFW(https://www.glfw.org/): Multi-platform C library for making windows and handling input events.
• Godot(https://godotengine.org/): 2D/3D game engine written in C++.
• LÖVE(https://love2d.org/): 2D game engine in Lua.
• miniaudio(https://miniaud.io/): A simple cross-platform audio library written in C, contained in a single source file.
• MonoGame(https://www.monogame.net/): C# framework for making games and engines.
• Ogre(https://www.ogre3d.org/): 3D game engine made in C++.
• OpenGL(https://www.opengl.org/): Ubiquitous cross-platform rendering API.
• PhysX(https://developer.nvidia.com/physx-sdk): A powerful C++ physics library.
• pygame(https://www.pygame.org/): Python library for game dev.
• Ren'Py(https://www.renpy.org/): Engine for making visual novels.
• raylib(https://www.raylib.com/index.html): Simple to use C game engine. The raylib website provides examples at https://www.raylib.com/examples.html and simple games at https://www.raylib.com/games.html.
• SDL(https://www.libsdl.org/): C/C++ library that provides access to graphics, audio, and hardware.
• spdlog(https://github.com/gabime/spdlog): Speedy C++ logging library.
• sokol(https://github.com/floooh/sokol): Header-only C library that provides a large number of abstractions and utilities. This includes a wrapper for OpenGL + Metal + D3D11. There are also some handy samples at https://floooh.github.io/sokol-html5/.
• Vulkan(https://www.vulkan.org/): OpenGL's hot younger sister.
• wgpu(https://wgpu.rs/): Rust graphics library based on the WebGPU API.

Closed Source

The term "closed" also includes "pay to view" code.

• Havok(https://www.havok.com/): Physics engine, also has an AI module (pathfinding, navigation meshes, etc.).
• RPG Maker(https://www.rpgmakerweb.com/): Tool to easily make nipponese text and number simulators. But more likely you will use it to make a porn/fetish game. Allows for customization if you know Javascript.
• Unity(https://unity.com/): Widely known, uses C#.
• Unreal(https://www.unrealengine.com/): AAA game engine, uses C++.