Top 13 C 3d-graphic Projects

PortableGL

7 927 9.0 C

An implementation of OpenGL 3.x-ish in clean C
foolrenderer

1 941 1.8 C

A tiny software renderer implemented from scratch without the use of graphics API, used to understand how GPUs work.
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vkQuake2

4 879 7.4 C

id Software's Quake 2 v3.21 with mission packs and Vulkan support (Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Raspberry Pi 4)
Watch_Quake

10 301 6.8 C

Quake 1 port for Apple Watch
TermGL

7 272 7.1 C

2D & 3D graphics engine in the terminal [C/C++]
bonsai

7 117 9.9 C

A voxel engine in a pot (by scallyw4g)

Project mention: The Editor Update: Bonsai Voxel Engine Devlog [video] | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-25

retrocube

4 72 8.2 C

📺👽 3D graphics engine on the terminal in standard C without third parties
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Watch_Quake2

2 48 6.3 C

Quake 2 port for Apple Watch

Project mention: Quake 2 port for Apple Watch | /r/quake | 2023-09-05

OrbVis

3 40 5.3 C

Realtime Satellite Orbit Visualizer
webgpu-wasm-c

1 28 6.6 C

🚀 A minimal WebGPU example written in C, compiled to WebAssembly (wasm). 🛠️ Ideal for experimenting and preparing for native development without install dependencies (dawn, wgpu-rs).
MiniRT

1 26 0.0 C

Ray tracing project for 42 school, Codam.
Majid

1 6 7.5 C

a vulkan renderer made in C.
sl3dge

2 4 0.0 C

Simple Lightweight 3D Game Engine

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

C 3d-graphics related posts

The Editor Update: Bonsai Voxel Engine Devlog [video]
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 25 Mar 2024
Building a level in the Bonsai Voxel Engine [video]
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 17 Feb 2024
Quake 2 port for Apple Watch
1 project | /r/quake | 5 Sep 2023
Someone dropped the source code for Far Cry 1 on archive.org
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Jul 2023
Voxel engine for cellular automata.
2 projects | /r/VoxelGameDev | 31 May 2023
does vkQuake have a speedometer?
1 project | /r/quake | 17 May 2023
End of vkQuake development · Novum/vkQuake · Discussion #691
1 project | /r/quake | 5 May 2023
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Index

What are some of the best open-source 3d-graphic projects in C? This list will help you:

	Project	Stars
1	PortableGL	927
2	foolrenderer	941
3	vkQuake2	879
4	Watch_Quake	301
5	TermGL	272
6	bonsai	117
7	retrocube	72
8	Watch_Quake2	48
9	OrbVis	40
10	webgpu-wasm-c	28
11	MiniRT	26
12	Majid	6
13	sl3dge	4