Veldrid vs BareE

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Veldrid		BareE
	Project
12	Mentions	4
2,401	Stars	15
1.3%	Growth	-
5.7	Activity	4.7
14 days ago	Latest Commit	6 months ago
C#	Language	C#
MIT License	License	Apache License 2.0

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

Veldrid

Posts with mentions or reviews of Veldrid. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-17.

Is there a real time graphics llibrary in c#
4 projects | /r/csharp | 17 May 2023

I'd recommend Veldrid
Question: How to create OpenGL C# Bindings from scratch? (Bear with me please...)
1 project | /r/csharp | 4 Aug 2022

So, for example, Veldrid, a low cross-platform graphics API-agnostic rendering and compute library for .NET, has its own bindings to provide different graphics backends. How were those created? Is it a completely manual process? are tools available? How are those maintained?
I need something like Pygame + PyOpenGL or LWJGL, but for C#/.NET
4 projects | /r/gamedev | 9 Jul 2022

https://github.com/mellinoe/veldrid and https://github.com/dotnet/Silk.NET are nice wrappers around several graphic apis
C# voxel dev for mac & windows?
1 project | /r/VoxelGameDev | 15 Apr 2022

Check out Veldrid.
Game engine for programmars
17 projects | /r/gamedev | 5 Mar 2022

Veldrid is a lower level engine that abstracts away a bunch of backends for you. Youll have to build your own pieces on top.
What graphic frameworks you recommend?
1 project | /r/csharp | 3 Feb 2022

Also noteworthy: Veldrid
Is modern C# a good choice for writing a Vulkan engine?
3 projects | /r/gamedev | 7 Jan 2022

in addition to what everyone has said already, take a look at https://github.com/mellinoe/veldrid
Custome game engine: what stack ?
5 projects | /r/gamedev | 5 Jul 2021

Veldrid for graphics although I think SILK.net would also work well.
Efficient, cross-platform graphics library?
5 projects | /r/GraphicsProgramming | 29 Jun 2021

If you’re interested in C#, You could look into Veldrid. It is 3D however, so im not sure how easy it is to do 2D with it. ImGui.NET is a set of .NET bindings for Dear ImGui, which is one of the best immediate mode gui librarys out there imo. It has a canvas feature which allows you to draw 2D shapes via the gui renderer. Also, the creator of Veldrid and ImGui.NET has an example project for ImGui.NET using veldrid..
XNA vs FNA vs Monogame
2 projects | /r/gamedev | 21 Apr 2021

Veldrid attempts to wrap several graphics api, directx11, metal, opengl, and vulkan. You would have to write most things from scratch but this lib will work cross platform. Probably not consoles though.

BareE

Posts with mentions or reviews of BareE. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-07-05.

Custome game engine: what stack ?
5 projects | /r/gamedev | 5 Jul 2021

I am working on a game engine written in C# called BareE
Sharing Saturday #365
4 projects | /r/roguelikedev | 4 Jun 2021

BareE (GitHub)
Sharing Saturday #363
5 projects | /r/roguelikedev | 21 May 2021

BareE (GitHub , YouTube)
BareE - A DotNet Core Source First Game Engine
1 project | /r/csharp | 21 May 2021

Hi, looking at the code I get the perception of "not invented here" syndrome. For example, re-implementing a thread-safe queue:

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Veldrid and BareE you can also consider the following projects:

Silk.NET - The high-speed OpenGL, OpenCL, OpenAL, OpenXR, GLFW, SDL, Vulkan, Assimp, WebGPU, and DirectX bindings library your mother warned you about.

panspermia

OpenTK - The Open Toolkit library is a fast, low-level C# wrapper for OpenGL, OpenAL & OpenCL. It also includes windowing, mouse, keyboard and joystick input and a robust and fast math library, giving you everything you need to write your own renderer or game engine. OpenTK can be used standalone or inside a GUI on Windows, Linux, Mac.

Summoing Pixel Dungeon - The expansion for Shattered Pixel Dungeon

ImGui.NET - An ImGui wrapper for .NET.

BrogueLite - This repository is deprecated. Please see Brogue Lite at the new repository.

The-Forge - The Forge Cross-Platform Rendering Framework PC Windows, Steamdeck (native), Ray Tracing, macOS / iOS, Android, XBOX, PS4, PS5, Switch, Quest 2

OneMoreLevel - A turn-based Roguelike game made with Godot engine.

Win2D - Win2D is an easy-to-use Windows Runtime API for immediate mode 2D graphics rendering with GPU acceleration. It is available to C#, C++ and VB developers writing apps for the Windows Universal Platform (UWP). It utilizes the power of Direct2D, and integrates seamlessly with XAML and CoreWindow.

HomicideDetective - A procedurally generated murder mystery game

Helix Toolkit - Helix Toolkit is a collection of 3D components for .NET.

ImageSharp - :camera: A modern, cross-platform, 2D Graphics library for .NET