HeartbeatEngine
A Visual Novel / Dating Sim game engine written in Python using Pygame, with a full editor written in PyQt5 (by Cronza)
gamma
A simple ECS game engine for Python, built on Pygame, with an emphasis on ease of use. (by rik-cross)
| HeartbeatEngine | gamma | |
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| 9 | 10 | |
| 13 | 32 | |
| - | - | |
| 0.0 | 2.2 | |
| 17 days ago | 9 months ago | |
| Python | Python | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | MIT License |
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HeartbeatEngine
Posts with mentions or reviews of HeartbeatEngine.
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and similar projects.
- I redesigned the editor for my Visual Novel game engine, and added a Dark theme
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Got a dynamic font loader / switcher working for my PyQt5-based Point&Click scene editor
github.com/Cronza/HeartbeatEngine/blob/dev/HBEditor/Core/Managers/font_manager.py
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I added a simple build tool using PyInstaller to my custom Visual Novel game engine written in Pygame and PyQt5
Project: https://github.com/Cronza/HeartbeatEngine/tree/dev
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My custom VN tool, the "Heartbeat Engine", now has a simple build system to produce an executable!
Feel free to follow along with development: https://github.com/Cronza/HeartbeatEngine
- I got text wrapping + centering working for my Visual Novel engine!
- The editor for my Visual Novel / Dating Sim game engine supports branching dialogue now!
- The editor for my VN game engine is slowly getting closer to actually looking like something!
- The editor for my Visual Novel / Dating Sim game engine is slowly getting closer to actually looking like something!
- My custom VN engine supports main menus and transitions now!
gamma
Posts with mentions or reviews of gamma.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-07.
- entity component example using pygame?
- How do RPG manage scenes?
- Gamma ECS Game Engine
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Gamma engine - 'Collect the Coins' tutorial
Gamma ECS engine repository
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Extending the pygame framework
I've been having a go at creating a framework called Gamma, but it's in very early development and focused on an ECS model for game development which I know is maybe a little niche.
- Inventory System
- Text Input UI
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Gamma - Pygame ECS Engine
The engine can be found at https://github.com/rik-cross/gamma. The repository includes an 'examples' folder, showing how to use most of the above features.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing HeartbeatEngine and gamma you can also consider the following projects:
Masendor - Open source educational and historical battle action game, All helps accepted
pygbag - python and pygame wasm for everyone ( packager + test server + simulator )
ballistica - The BombSquad Game Engine
ecs_pattern - ECS pattern (Entity Component System) for creating games on python
snecs - A straightforward, nimble ECS for Python
coppercube-visual-scripting - Visual Scripting System For CopperCube
brokentorus
deep_space_trader - Deep Space Trader is a turn-based strategy game inspired by the old DOS game "Drugwars".
openage - Free (as in freedom) open source clone of the Age of Empires II engine :rocket:
unicast_network_sim - Ludum Dare 53 game jam entry
pygame_examples - A repository for short pygame drafts, examples, tutorials and more!
HeartbeatEngine vs Masendor
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HeartbeatEngine vs ballistica
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HeartbeatEngine vs pygbag
gamma vs snecs
HeartbeatEngine vs coppercube-visual-scripting
gamma vs brokentorus
HeartbeatEngine vs deep_space_trader
gamma vs openage
HeartbeatEngine vs unicast_network_sim
gamma vs pygame_examples