bgfx - Cross-platform rendering library

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What is it?

Cross-platform, graphics API agnostic, “Bring Your Own Engine/Framework” style
rendering library.

Supported rendering backends:

• Direct3D 11
• Direct3D 12
• GNM (only for licensed PS4 developers, search DevNet forums for source)
• Metal
• OpenGL 2.1
• OpenGL 3.1+
• OpenGL ES 2
• OpenGL ES 3.1
• Vulkan
• WebGL 1.0
• WebGL 2.0

Supported platforms:

• Android (14+)
• iOS/iPadOS/tvOS (16.0+)
• Linux
• macOS (13.0+)
• PlayStation 4
• RaspberryPi
• UWP (Universal Windows, Xbox One)
• Wasm/Emscripten
• Windows (7+)

Supported compilers:

• Clang 11 and above
• GCC 8 and above
• VS2019 and above
• Apple clang 12 and above

Languages:

• C/C++ API documentation
• Beef API bindings
• C# language API bindings #1
• D language API bindings
• Go language API bindings
• Haskell language API bindings
• Lightweight Java Game Library 3 bindings
• Lua language API bindings
• Nim language API bindings
• Pascal language API bindings
• Python language API bindings #1
• Python language API bindings #2
• Rust language API bindings (new)
• Swift language API bindings
• Zig language API bindings

Who is using it? #madewithbgfx

AirMech

https://www.carbongames.com/airmech-strike - AirMech is a free-to-play
futuristic action real-time strategy video game developed and published by
Carbon Games.

cmftStudio

https://github.com/dariomanesku/cmftStudio - cmftStudio - Cubemap filtering
tool.

Crown

https://github.com/dbartolini/crown - Crown is a general purpose data-driven
game engine, written from scratch with a minimalistic and data-oriented design
philosophy in mind.

Offroad Legends 2

http://www.dogbytegames.com/ - Dogbyte Games is an indie mobile developer studio
focusing on racing games.

Torque6

https://github.com/andr3wmac/Torque6 - Torque 6 is an MIT licensed 3D engine
loosely based on Torque2D. Being neither Torque2D or Torque3D it is the 6th
derivative of the original Torque Engine.

Kepler Orbits

https://github.com/podgorskiy/KeplerOrbits - KeplerOrbits - Tool that calculates
positions of celestial bodies using their orbital elements.

CETech

https://github.com/cyberegoorg/cetech - CETech is a data-driven game engine and
toolbox inspired by Bitsquid/Stingray engine.

ioquake3

https://github.com/jpcy/ioq3-renderer-bgfx - A renderer for ioquake3 written in
C++ and using bgfx to support multiple rendering APIs.

DLS

http://makingartstudios.itch.io/dls - DLS, the digital logic simulator game.

http://dls.makingartstudios.com/sandbox/ - DLS: The Sandbox.

MAME

https://github.com/mamedev/mame - MAME - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.

Blackshift

https://blackshift.itch.io/blackshift - Blackshift is a grid-based, space-themed
action puzzle game which isn’t afraid of complexity - think Chip’s Challenge on
crack.

Real-Time Polygonal-Light Shading with Linearly Transformed Cosines

https://eheitzresearch.wordpress.com/415-2/ - Real-Time Polygonal-Light Shading
with Linearly Transformed Cosines, Eric Heitz, Jonathan Dupuy, Stephen Hill and
David Neubelt, ACM SIGGRAPH 2016.

Dead Venture

http://www.dogbytegames.com/dead_venture.html - Dead Venture is a new Drive 'N
Gun game where you help a handful of survivals reach the safe haven: a military
base on a far island.

REGoth

https://github.com/degenerated1123/REGoth - REGoth is an open-source
reimplementation of the zEngine, used by the game “Gothic” and “Gothic II”.

Ethereal Engine

https://github.com/volcoma/EtherealEngine - EtherealEngine is a C++ game engine
and WYSIWYG dditor.

Go Rally

http://gorallygame.com/ - Go Rally is top-down rally game with a career mode,
multiplayer time challenges, and a track creator.

vg-renderer

https://github.com/jdryg/vg-renderer#vg-renderer - vg-renderer is a vector
graphics renderer for bgfx, based on ideas from both NanoVG and ImDrawList (Dear
ImGUI).

Zombie Safari

http://www.dogbytegames.com/zombie_safari.html - Do what you please in this
open-world offroad driving game: explore massive landscapes, complete
challenges, smash zombies, find secret locations, unlock and upgrade cars and
weapons, it’s up to you!

Smith and Winston

http://www.smithandwinston.com/ - Smith and Winston is an exploration twin stick
shooter for PC, PS4 & XBoxOne arriving in late 2018. Smith and Winston features
a massively destructable voxel world, rapid twin stick combat, physics puzzles
and Metroid-style discovery.

Football Manager 2018

http://www.footballmanager.com/ - Football Manager 2018 is a 2017 football
management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published
by Sega.

WonderWorlds

http://wonderworlds.me/ - WonderWorlds is a place to play thousands of
user-created levels and stories, make your own using the extensive in-game tools
and share them with whomever you want.

two-io / mud

https://hugoam.github.io/two-io/ - An all-purpose c++ app prototyping library,
focused towards live graphical apps and games.

Talking Tom Pool

https://outfit7.com/apps/talking-tom-pool/ - A “sling and match” puzzle game for
mobile devices.

GPlayEngine

https://github.com/fredakilla/GPlayEngine#gplayengine - GPlayEngine is a C++
cross-platform game engine for creating 2D/3D games based on the GamePlay 3D
engine v3.0.

Off The Road

http://www.dogbytegames.com/off_the_road.html - A sandbox off-road driving
simulator.

Coal Burnout

https://beardsvibe.com/ - A multiplayer PVP rhythm game.

My Talking Tom 2

https://outfit7.com/apps/my-talking-tom-2/ - Many mini games for mobile devices.

NeoAxis Engine

https://www.neoaxis.com/ - Versatile 3D project development environment.

xatlas

https://github.com/jpcy/xatlas#xatlas - Mesh parameterization library.

Heroes of Hammerwatch

https://store.steampowered.com/app/677120/Heroes_of_Hammerwatch/ - Heroes of
Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure game set in the same universe as
Hammerwatch. Encounter endless hordes of enemies, traps, puzzles, secrets and
lots of loot, as you battle your way through procedurally generated levels to
reach the top of the Forsaken Spire.

Babylon Native

https://github.com/BabylonJS/BabylonNative#babylon-native - Build cross-platform
native applications with the power of the Babylon.js JavaScript framework.

Nira

https://nira.app/ - Instantly load and view assets on any device. All you need
is a web browser.

SIGGRAPH 2019: Project Nira: Instant Interactive Real-Time Access to
Multi-Gigabyte Sized 3D Assets on Any Device:
https://s2019.siggraph.org/presentation/?sess=sess104&id=real_130#038;id=real_130

openblack

https://github.com/openblack/openblack#openblack - An open-source
reimplementation of the game Black & White (2001).

Cluster

https://github.com/pezcode/Cluster#cluster - Implementation of Clustered Shading
and Physically Based Rendering with the bgfx rendering library.

NIMBY Rails

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1134710/NIMBY_Rails/ - NIMBY Rails is a
management and design sandbox game for railways you build in the real world.

Minecraft

https://www.minecraft.net/zh-hant/attribution/

FFNx

https://github.com/julianxhokaxhiu/FFNx#ffnx - Next generation driver for Final
Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII (with native Steam 2013 release support!)

Shadow Gangs

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/shadow-gangs/9n6hkcr65qdq - Shadow Gangs is an
arcade style ninja action game.

Growtopia

https://growtopiagame.com/ - Growtopia is a free-to-play sandbox MMO game with
almost endless possibilities for world creation, customization and having fun
with your friends. Enjoy thousands of items, challenges and events.

Galaxy Trucker

https://galaxytrucker.com/ - Digital implementation of tabletop spaceship
building in real-time or turn-based mode, then surviving space adventures, with
AI opponents, multiplayer, achievements and solo campaign.

Through the Ages

https://throughtheages.com/ - The card tabletop deep strategy game in your
devices. Lead your civilization from pyramids to space flights. Challenges,
achievements, skilled AIs and online multiplayer.

Codenames

https://codenamesgame.com/ - One of the best party games. Two rival spymasters
know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by
their codenames. Simple to explain, easy to understand, challenging gameplay.

PeakFinder

https://www.peakfinder.org/ - PeakFinder shows the names of all mountains and
peaks with a 360° panorama display. More than 850’000 peaks - from Mount Everest
to the little hill around the corner.

Ember Sword

https://embersword.com - Ember Sword is a free to play MMORPG running directly
in your browser and is being developed and published by Bright Star Studios.

Off The Road Unleashed

https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/off-the-road-unleashed-switch/ - Off The
Road Unleashed is a sandbox driving game for the Nintendo Switch. If you see a
vehicle you bet you can hop into it! Pilot big rigs, helicopters, boats,
airplanes or even trains. Sand dunes, frozen plains, mountains to climb and
conquer.

Guild Wars 2

https://www.guildwars2.com/ - Guild Wars 2 is an online role-playing game with
fast-paced action combat, a rich and detailed universe of stories, awe-inspiring
landscapes to explore, two challenging player vs. player modes—and no
subscription fees!

Griftlands

https://klei.com/games/griftlands - Griftlands is a roguelike deck-building game
with role-playing story elements in a science fiction setting, developed and
published by Klei Entertainment.

HARFANG 3D

https://www.harfang3d.com - HARFANG® 3D is a BGFX-powered 3D visualization
framework for C++, Python, Go, and Lua. It comes with a 3D editor, HARFANG
Studio.

Marine Melodies / Resistance

https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=91906 - Demoscene musicdisk released at
Evoke 2022 demoparty.

https://github.com/astrofra/demo-marine-melodies

Activeworlds

https://www.activeworlds.com/ - Activeworlds is an online VR platform with rich
multimedia and presentation features. Create your own worlds or build in free
community worlds, hold your own event / meeting or join inworld events!

Equilibrium Engine

https://github.com/clibequilibrium/EquilibriumEngine - Equilibrium Engine is a
data-oriented and multi-threaded C11 Game Engine with libraries & shaders
hot-reloading.

Pinhole Universe

https://festina-lente-productions.com/pinhole-universe/ - Explore a generated
world where you can zoom in on anything, forever.

Unavowed (Nintendo Switch version only)

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/unavowed-switch/ - A demon has possessed you
and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but
life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient
society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow (Nintendo Switch version only)

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-excavation-of-hobs-barrow-switch/ - A folk
horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England
as you uncover the mysteries of Hob’s Barrow. The answers lie in the soil…

Primordia (Nintendo Switch version only)

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/primordia-switch/ - Life has ceased. Man is
but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his
sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing
malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

ProtoTwin

https://prototwin.com - Online industrial simulation software for manufacturing and material handling.

WARCANA

WARCANA is a fantasy inspired base defence, RTS game with a deck-building mechanic.
Face hundreds of thousands of unrelenting monsters in a battle royale between 30 other
mighty magicians. Build your deck. Prepare your defences. Summon your armies.
Survive the onslaught.

DiskBoard

https://www.diskboard.com - DiskBoard is the ultimate tool that can help you measure
the performance and monitor the health of your hardware. All of your devices are
presented in a clean and easy to understand view. The tests offer extensive
customization options, allowing you to simulate various workloads. The intuitive
visuals provide clear insights, benchmark comparisons, and performance guidelines.
Join a community of tech enthusiasts, compare your device’s prowess, and witness
your hardware shine!

Ant

https://github.com/ejoy/ant - Ant is an open-source game engine focused on mobile platforms. It is implemented
based on Lua, with excellent performance and easy customization.

Red Frontier Game using Ant Game Engine

Crypt of the NecroDancer

https://braceyourselfgames.com/crypt-of-the-necrodancer/ - Crypt of the NecroDancer
is an award-winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver
beatdowns to the beat! The game uses bgfx on Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo
Switch and PlayStation 4.

Tomb4Plus

https://www.github.com/SaracenOne/Tomb4Plus - Tomb4Plus is an open source reimplementation of the Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation engine. It is an enhanced fork of the original Tomb4 reimplementation project which focuses on supporting the Level Editor runtime and aims for full compatibility with the unofficial binary-patched scripting extensions used by many custom levels. Tomb4Plus also replaces the original legacy Direct3D renderer with bgfx.

License (BSD 2-clause)

Copyright 2010-2024 Branimir Karadzic

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