C++ Game Engine

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Top 23 C++ Game Engine Projects

  • Godot

    Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine

    • Project mention: Tetris Development 1 - Setting Up | dev.to | 2024-04-24

    Instead, I was recommended Godot by a fellow developer. It is an easy-to-pickup and beginner-friendly open-source engine, which I will use to develop the Tetris game.

  • imgui

    Dear ImGui: Bloat-free Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies

    • Project mention: Using raylib with Dear ImGui: Game Dev Debugging UI | dev.to | 2024-04-06

    include(cmake/CPM.cmake) function(raylib_imgui_setup_dependencies) message(STATUS "Include Dear ImGui") FetchContent_Declare( ImGui GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/ocornut/imgui GIT_TAG 277ae93c41314ba5f4c7444f37c4319cdf07e8cf) # v1.90.4 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(ImGui) FetchContent_GetProperties(ImGui SOURCE_DIR IMGUI_DIR) add_library( imgui STATIC ${imgui_SOURCE_DIR}/imgui.cpp ${imgui_SOURCE_DIR}/imgui_draw.cpp ${imgui_SOURCE_DIR}/imgui_widgets.cpp ${imgui_SOURCE_DIR}/imgui_tables.cpp) target_include_directories(imgui INTERFACE ${imgui_SOURCE_DIR}) include(cmake/CPM.cmake) message(STATUS "Include dbg-macro") cpmaddpackage( "gh:sharkdp/dbg-macro#fb9976f410f8b29105818b20278cd0be0e853fe8" )# v0.5.1 message(STATUS "Include fmtlib") cpmaddpackage("gh:fmtlib/fmt#e69e5f977d458f2650bb346dadf2ad30c5320281" )# 10.x message(STATUS "Include raylib") cpmaddpackage("gh:raysan5/raylib#ae50bfa2cc569c0f8d5bc4315d39db64005b1b0" )# v5.0 message(STATUS "Include spdlog") cpmaddpackage("gh:gabime/spdlog#7c02e204c92545f869e2f04edaab1f19fe8b19fd" )# v1.13.0 message(STATUS "Include rlImGui") FetchContent_Declare( rlImGui GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/raylib-extras/rlImGui GIT_TAG d765c1ef3d37cf939f88aaa272a59a2713d654c9) FetchContent_MakeAvailable(rlImGui) FetchContent_GetProperties(rlImGui SOURCE_DIR RLIMGUI_DIR) add_library(rlimgui STATIC ${rlimgui_SOURCE_DIR}/rlImgui.cpp) target_link_libraries(rlimgui PRIVATE imgui raylib) target_include_directories(rlimgui INTERFACE ${rlimgui_SOURCE_DIR}) endfunction()

  • WorkOS

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  • Cocos2d

    Cocos2d-x is a suite of open-source, cross-platform, game-development tools utilized by millions of developers across the globe. Its core has evolved to serve as the foundation for Cocos Creator 1.x & 2.x.

    • Project mention: Not only Unity... | /r/opensourcegames | 2023-11-11

  • Minetest

    Minetest is an open source voxel game-creation platform with easy modding and game creation

    • Project mention: Lessons from Open-Source Game Projects | dev.to | 2024-04-10

    Minetest - Minecraft-inspired voxel game engine. C++

  • entt

    Gaming meets modern C++ - a fast and reliable entity component system (ECS) and much more

    • Project mention: Using Jolt with flecs & Dear ImGui: Game Physics Introspection | dev.to | 2024-04-17

    EnTT is a popular alternative to flecs for C++, which has different performance/memory characteristics.

  • o3de

    Open 3D Engine (O3DE) is an Apache 2.0-licensed multi-platform 3D engine that enables developers and content creators to build AAA games, cinema-quality 3D worlds, and high-fidelity simulations without any fees or commercial obligations.

    • Project mention: Amazon Lays Off 180 Employees in Its Games Division | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-11-13

  • JoltPhysics

    A multi core friendly rigid body physics and collision detection library, written in C++, suitable for games and VR applications.

    • Project mention: Simulation Islands | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-10-10

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  • Piccolo

    Piccolo (formerly Pilot) – mini game engine for games104

  • cocos-engine

    Cocos simplifies game creation and distribution with Cocos Creator, a free, open-source, cross-platform game engine. Empowering millions of developers to create high-performance, engaging 2D/3D games and instant web entertainment.

    • Project mention: Not only Unity... | /r/opensourcegames | 2023-11-11

  • magnum

    Lightweight and modular C++11 graphics middleware for games and data visualization

  • GamePlay

    Open-source, cross-platform, C++ game engine for creating 2D/3D games.

    • Project mention: Alternative Game Engines for Marooned Unity Developers | /r/gamedev | 2023-09-22

    Gameplay: Another promising MIT licensed engine for both 2D and 3D. Doesn't seem like there is much in the way of learning material though.

  • Panda3D

    Powerful, mature open-source cross-platform game engine for Python and C++, developed by Disney and CMU

    • Project mention: Not only Unity... | /r/opensourcegames | 2023-11-11

    Panda3D (MIT/C++) https://github.com/panda3d/panda3d

  • NoahGameFrame

    A fast, scalable, distributed game server engine/framework for C++, include the actor library, network library, can be used as a real time multiplayer game engine ( MMO RPG/MOBA ), which support C#/Lua script/ Unity3d, Cocos2dx and plan to support Unreal.

  • defold

    Defold is a completely free to use game engine for development of desktop, mobile and web games.

    • Project mention: Not only Unity... | /r/opensourcegames | 2023-11-11

  • Spring RTS game engine

    A powerful free cross-platform RTS game engine. - Report issues at https://springrts.com/mantis/ (by spring)

    • Project mention: Zero-k: A libre sci-fi RTS game, with an economy based on metal and energy | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-11-19

    Seems the support would be a realistic feature, though, because it's based on https://springrts.com/ that does support MacOS X.

  • Torque3D

    MIT Licensed Open Source version of Torque 3D from GarageGames

    • Project mention: Torque 3D: a C++ game engine | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-10-23

  • lumixengine

    3D C++ Game Engine - yet another open source game engine

  • Atomic Game Engine

    The Atomic Game Engine is a multi-platform 2D and 3D engine with a consistent API in C++, C#, JavaScript, and TypeScript

  • xray-16

    Improved version of the X-Ray Engine, the game engine used in the world-famous S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series by GSC Game World. Join OpenXRay! ;)

    • Project mention: Not only Unity... | /r/opensourcegames | 2023-11-11

  • fheroes2

    fheroes2 is a recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine.

    • Project mention: Lessons from Open-Source Game Projects | dev.to | 2024-04-10

    fhearos2 - Heroes of Might and Magic II clone. C++, SDL2

  • corona

    Solar2D Game Engine main repository (ex Corona SDK) (by coronalabs)

    • Project mention: LÖVE: a framework to make 2D games in Lua | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-09-13

  • Polycode

    Polycode is a cross-platform framework for creative code.

  • crown

    The flexible game engine.

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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).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Game Engine projects in C++? This list will help you:

Project Stars
1 Godot 83,500
2 imgui 55,717
3 Cocos2d 17,893
4 Minetest 10,031
5 entt 9,447
6 o3de 7,350
7 JoltPhysics 5,565
8 Piccolo 5,520
9 cocos-engine 5,290
10 magnum 4,649
11 GamePlay 4,354
12 Panda3D 4,264
13 NoahGameFrame 3,879
14 defold 3,687
15 Spring RTS game engine 3,462
16 Torque3D 3,343
17 lumixengine 3,338
18 Atomic Game Engine 3,143
19 xray-16 2,837
20 fheroes2 2,517
21 corona 2,414
22 Polycode 2,372
23 crown 2,016

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