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Last active October 9, 2020 08:55
What I'm looking for in a game engine.

This is an outline of what I'm looking for in a game engine.

  • The entire engine should be implemented as a single file library. The user of the engine should be able to download the source file, add it to their source tree, and go.

  • The engine needs to have a simple build system. You should be able to compile the engine with something like gcc my_game.c -o my_game -lpthread -lm -ldl, and on Windows gcc my_game.c -o my_game.exe. Only libraries that come standard with the compiler should be allowed. The engine should also be built in C89 so it Just Works across all compilers.