A fully open source game engine written in Zig. The idea is to create libraries in pure Zig that can create windows, render with "native" APIs, access system resources, etc...

Goals

• Cross Platform: Windows, Linux, Macos, Web, Android, IOS
• Use zig libraries that already exist that fit all following goals
• Minimal C dependencies
• Well maintained
• Uses Zig's potential

The minimal C dependencies goal is to push the game engine away from the current popular C paradigms. Zig is compatible with C, but it can do so much better. If most of the engine and libraries where wrappers around C libraries why not just write the engine in the latest versions of C++? The engine may use some light wrappers around libraries like Dawn to get WebGPU functionality working, using zgpu. However, if a pure Zig implementation exists and the only C dependencies are with the Vulkan, DirectX, and Metal APIs then that will be used instead. If no project or library exists that fit the minimal C requirement then a new project/library will be created to fit this.

Minimal C Exceptions:

• Operating System APIs
• Implmentation APIs that are in C and are too complex to convert to Zig
  • ex: zgpu

Note

• This project is currently just a bunch of brainstorming and is only maintained by a single developer.
• The core developer is not an expert in Zig and is using this project as a learning tool
• Contributions and ideas are more than welcome. See the discussions section for what is needed, areas that need work, and how to contribute.

Libraries

• Windowing: All functionality around cross platform windows, window events, and anything related to windows/apps
• Audio: A cross platform library for playing and manipulating audio
• Font: A cross platform api for reading font data
• ECS: Entity component system
• Render: Rendering api using WebGPU standards that can be used accross Windows, Macos, Linux, Web, Android, and IOS
• Engine: Combination of all libraries to make a simple and easy to use API to load and manage resources, render entities, and handle events
• more ...

Inspiration

• Mach

  • github

• Evie Engine

  • Let's write an ECS

• fontaine

• zig-miniaudio

• zig-wav

• zua

• zig-sparse-set

• zig-vulkan-triangle

• awesome-zig

• zig-gamedev