Professional software engineer (not in game dev), looking for a more lightweight framework/engine

• tauri

  469 76,929 9.8 Rust

  Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop applications with a web frontend.

  

Javascript games are fine and, for all intents and purposes, are the most cross platform you can get. I do suspect that you'd have an easier time using something like Cocos or Phaser instead of React Native. I would also recommend you to try packing it with either Neutralino or Tauri instead of React Native, doesn't make much sense to bundle the whole browser with the game, imo.

• neutralinojs

  136 7,232 8.9 C++

  Portable and lightweight cross-platform desktop application development framework

  

Javascript games are fine and, for all intents and purposes, are the most cross platform you can get. I do suspect that you'd have an easier time using something like Cocos or Phaser instead of React Native. I would also recommend you to try packing it with either Neutralino or Tauri instead of React Native, doesn't make much sense to bundle the whole browser with the game, imo.

• WorkOS

  workos.com sponsored

  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• raylib

  399 18,660 9.8 C

  A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming

I highly recommend looking into https://www.raylib.com and https://libgdx.com. Both of these give you the freedom to program the way you want while still providing useful abstractions (cross platform, graphics, audio, common math for games) but neither have the complex learning curve of something like unity or Godot where you feel you need to spend a lot of time learning Godot instead of general coding principles.

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