SpaRcle Engine

SpaRcle Engine is an ongoing game engine developed in C++. It aims to establish a strong base for game creation and is currently in the early stages of development, emphasizing the creation of a versatile and efficient architecture.

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Supported compilers

• MSVC (stable)
• GCC (stable)
• Clang (Stable)
• MinGW
• Cygwin

Supported platforms

• Windows 10/11
• Linux X11 (partial)
• Linux Wayland (in active development)
• Android
• iOS - not planned in near future
• MacOS - not planned in near future

Branches

• master - branch for releases
• dev - active development branch
• features/* - branches for new features
• tmp/* - temporary branches for dangerous experiments
• release/* - branches for release candidates

How to build?

See documentation

Documentation

Features

• Custom shader language with reflection and cross-compilation.
• Modular render graph with fully customizable pipeline.
• Vulkan-based renderer optimized for performance.
• Multi-camera rendering with support for multiple viewports and render targets.
• C++ hot-reload scripting with state preservation.
• Compile-time metadata & reflection system.
• Single-file ~80 MB executable that deploys only to its own directory and requires no installation.

Used libraries

• ImGUI
• EvoVulkan
• Assimp
• Vulkan Memory Allocator
• stb
• glm
• Bullet3
• PhysX
• Box2D
• json
• and more...

FAQ

Why SpaRcle Engine?

It's a lightweight and simple Unity-like game engine that maximizes cross-platform 
compatibility and utilizes fast and efficient C++ for scripting. 

The engine offers the flexibility to customize the graphics pipeline 
according to specific requirements.

The ability to create endless procedurally generated worlds is provided 
wtih a system that divides the world into regions and chunks.

Contributors

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