bkaradzic/bgfx

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
• WebGPU (Dawn Native only)

Supported platforms:

• Android (4.0+) - API 14 or later
• 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 11 and above
• VS2022 and above
• Apple clang 12 and above

Languages:

• C/C++ API documentation
• Beef API bindings
• C# language API bindings
• C3 language API bindings
• 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/crownengine/crown - Crown is a complete and cross-platform game engine designed for flexibility, performance, and fast-iterations.

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 editor.

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 destructible 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/ - Nira is a collaborative platform for rendering massive 3D models in real time, enabling interactive, web-based visualization and inspection on any device, including smartphones and tablets.

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/en-us/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.

Braid, Anniversary Edition

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netflix.NGP.BraidAnniversaryEdition - bgfx is used only in Android version of the game.

Rotwood

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2015270/Rotwood/ - Rotwood is an upcoming beat'em up, rogouelike video game developed and published by Klei Entertainment.

Cubzh

https://app.cu.bzh/ - Cubzh is a User Generated Social Universe, an online platform where all items, avatars, games, and experiences are made by users from the community.

Source: https://github.com/cubzh/cubzh

World Of Goo 2

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/world-of-goo-2 - Build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines in the stunning followup to the multi-award winning World of Goo.

Off The Road 2

Off The Road 2 is an upcoming sandbox driving game for the iOS and android. It features a huge game world to explore (~256km2), land, air, sea vehicles to drive, online multiplayer.

Minecraft Vibrant Visuals

Football Manager 2024

Unity's Project Tiny

Unity's Project Tiny used bgfx for rendering. While project is discontinued, there are still some references about it.

Land of Heroes

Land of Heroes EU is a 3D online MMORPG featuring immersive worlds, fast-paced combat, and endless adventures.

Unravel Engine

Unravel Engine is a cutting-edge, cross-platform game engine and WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor, crafted in modern C++20. It empowers developers to create high-performance, immersive games with ease.

Match Morphosis

Match Morphosis is an upcoming Match-3 deckbuilder game for PC using bgfx and only C, solo developed

License (BSD 2-clause)

Copyright 2010-2026 Branimir Karadzic

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