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Today we have compiled a list of the best C and C++ game engines and game frameworks for game development in 2025. This is the second in a series of posts exploring the game engine options available for the most popular programming languages. We have a Python Game Engine resource
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SDL, or the Simple DirectMedia Layer is one of the most important open-source game development frameworks and they just released SDL 3. Well technically it’s SDL 3.2.0, but it is the first production ready version of the SDL 3 branch. Key features of SDL 3 include: If you are migrating
RavEngine is an open-source cross platform C++ 23 based 3D game engine for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS and more. It is considered an early alpha and should not be used in a production capacity. It is based heavily around the Entity Component System (ECS) design and has a robust
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Coming one year after the Raylib 5 release, the Raylib 5.5 release is jam packed with new features including the Raylib Project Creator we discussed earlier. Features of the Raylib 5.5 release: Key Links Raylib Homepage RayLib Github Raylib 5.5 Release Notes Raylib Discord Server You can learn more about
There is a new GDExtension for the Godot game engine called Projekt J.E.N.O.V.A (no idea what the acronym is). This extension brings C++ scripting inside the Godot game engine, just as you currently can with GDScript or C#. It is also a very WIP extension with very little documentation so
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Today we are checking out the Esenthel Titan Engine, that bills itself as “The Most Powerful Game Engine in the World”. This to put it mildly, is a very bold claim. The Titan Engine is a free download with a 5% commercial royalty if you sell your game. It is
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The OGRE 3D graphics/game framework is a cross platform open-source C++ game framework and rendering engine that has been in development since 2001! Over the last two + decades, OGRE has been used to power several successful games, such as the Torchlight Series, Rogue Galaxy and even provided the original
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The Flax game engine just released Flax 1.9. Highlights of the Flax Engine 1.9 release include: Key Links Flax Engine Homepage Flax Engine 1.9 Release Notes Flax Discord Lumberyard Bistro Sample Ported to Flax You can learn more about the Flax Engine 1.9 release in the video below.
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I have long been a fan of the open source free RayLib game development framework. With bindings for just about every programming language ever, tons of examples and support for most major platforms, Raylib is a versatile toolkit for building games using code. What has always shined about RayLib though
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The source code for the 1999 Interplay/Outrage Entertainment game Descent 3 was just open sourced on GitHub under the MIT license. The person responsible for opening the project made the following statement on Reddit /r/gamedev: I was one of the developers for Descent 3 back in the late 90’s/early 2000’s.
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