Is writing a Game Engine worth it?

• Scenario4j

  5 11 8.7 Java

  A game engine with scene graph using OpenGL 3.3 core profile with LWJGL

• LWJGL

  72 4,583 8.9 Java

  LWJGL is a Java library that enables cross-platform access to popular native APIs useful in the development of graphics (OpenGL, Vulkan, bgfx), audio (OpenAL, Opus), parallel computing (OpenCL, CUDA) and XR (OpenVR, LibOVR, OpenXR) applications.

  

For reference, Minecraft is probably the most famous game written in java (on top of the lwjgl framework). Back in the day it was known for being a surprisingly performance-intensive game for looking so simple. It's unclear to me how much of that was Java itself and not just the original implementation for Minecraft. It's gotten much better as the years have progressed, even accounting for better hardware.

• 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 18,791 9.8 C

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

TBH if you really want to leap in you might want check out something like https://www.raylib.com/ - even just writing language bindings for your favorite language would be killer. If you are a Java dev you might want to check into the latest JDK/Project Panama) and write bindings for raylib as a first step.

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