Awesome list of C++ GameDev project

A curated list of awesome C++ (mainly) things for Game Development. Inspired by awesome-... stuff.

~2000 projects listed here!

If you want to add projects here, do a pull request or open an issue!

(Maybe some new categories should be added to sort everything a bit better) (Maybe some repositories could be removed from the list too)

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Index

• C++
• Libraries
• Engines
• Maths
• Graphics
• Multimedia
• Physics
• Networking
• AI
• Scripting
• GameProgramming
• Rust
• Tools
• Awesome
• GameProgrammerPath
• GameDesign
• Website

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• rangeless : c++ LINQ -like library of higher-order functions for data manipulation
• variant : C++17 std::variant for C++11/14/17
• tweeny : A modern C++ tweening library
• arrow : Apache Arrow is a cross-language development platform for in-memory data. It specifies a standardized language-independent columnar memory format for flat and hierarchical data, organized for effic…
• EAMain : EAMain provides a multi-platform entry point used for platforms that don't support console output, return codes and command-line arguments.
• cxx14-graph : A C++ 14 implementation of graph data structures
• lex : C++14 fast and efficient tokenizer
• lager : C++ library for value-oriented design using the unidirectional data-flow architecture (Redux for C++)
• cpp-std-fwd : forward declarations for C++ std headers
• hedley : A C/C++ header to help move #ifdefs out of your code
• scnlib : scanf for modern C++
• pipet : c++ library for building lightweight processing pipeline at compile-time
• scope_guard : Scope Guard & Defer C++
• pdbex : pdbex is a utility for reconstructing structures and unions from the PDB into compilable C headers
• optional-lite : optional lite - A C++17-like optional, a nullable object for C++98, C++11 and later in a single-file header-only library
• libinsanity : libc functions (and related) without bugs mandated by standard C or common OSes
• kangaru : A dependency injection container for C++11, C++14 and later
• CppCoreGuidelines : The C++ Core Guidelines are a set of tried-and-true guidelines, rules, and best practices about coding in C++
• span-lite : span lite - A C++20-like span for C++98, C++11 and later in a single-file header-only library
• replxx : A readline and libedit replacement that supports UTF-8, syntax highlighting, hints and Windows and is BSD licensed.
• stateful_pointer : Use unused bits in your pointer
• type_erasure_and_dispatch : Code related to ACCU meet up talk.
• modern-cpp-features : A cheatsheet of modern C++ language and library features.
• msgpack11 : A tiny MessagePack library for C++11 (msgpack.org[C++11])
• trackable_ptr : Smart pointer for any movable objects. When trackable object moved/destroyed, trackers updated with new object's pointer.
• reactive : Simple, non intrusive reactive programming library for C++. (Events + Observable Properties + Reactive Properties)
• liberasure : A no-dependencies C++ extensible type erasure library
• any : A simple variant type for C++
• FastDynamicCast : Fast dynamic cast in C++ for MSVC, outperforming the regular dynamic cast by up to 25 times
• 0xABAD1DEA : Static global objects with constructors and destructors made useful in C++
• PubBus : A simple implementation of a MessageBus.
• cppbestpractices : Collaborative Collection of C++ Best Practices
• emscripten : Emscripten: An LLVM-to-Web Compiler
• gcpp : Experimental deferred and unordered destruction library for C++
• patterns : Pattern Matching in C++
• cmcstl2 : An implementation of C++ Extensions for Ranges
• invoke.hpp : std::invoke/std::apply analogs for C++14
• cppbackport : A backport of C++11/14/17 features to earlier versions
• libuv : Cross-platform asynchronous I/O
• uvw : Header-only, event based, tiny and easy to use libuv wrapper in modern C++
• opt : Class template designed to express optionality without having to sacrifice memory to store additional bool flag
• shared_ptr_2.0 :
• undo : C++ library to implement non-linear undo/redo functionality
• Configuru : Experimental config library for C++
• strong_typedef : A class template that creates a new type that is distinct from the underlying type, but convertible to and from it
• dry-comparisons : C++17 Utility classes for comparing multiple values in one simple expression
• determine_c_or_cpp : Determine programatically C from C++ as well as various versions
• optional : C++11/14/17 std::optional with functional-style extensions and reference support
• promise-cpp : C++ promise/A+ library in Javascript style.
• mod : MASTERS of DATA, a course about videogames data processing and optimization
• ring-span-lite : ring-span lite - A C++yy-like ring_span type for C++98, C++11 and later in a single-file header-only library
• outcome : Provides very lightweight outcome<T> and result<T> (non-Boost edition)
• semver : A C++ Library for Dealing with Semantic Versioning
• cpp-cheatsheet : Modern C++ Cheatsheet
• BareMetalLib : A C++ support library for bare-metal programming
• Mastering-Cpp-Game-Development : Code files for Mastering C++ Game Development, published by Packt
• std_function :
• ska_sort :
• strong_type : C++ implementation of strong types
• type_safe : Zero overhead utilities for preventing bugs at compile time
• Bits
  • BigInt : BigInt in C++ using bitset
  • huge-long-number : This is an implementation of arbitrary range of integers written in C++14
  • BigInteger : Be limited not by the size of your register but by the bulk of your RAM.
  • bitmask : A generic implementation of the BitmaskType C++ concept
  • BigInteger : An Implementation of BigInteger library in C++
  • bigint : A lightweight big integer library for c++
  • bitwise : Bitwise is an educational project where we create the software/hardware stack for a computer from scratch.
  • varint : Variable-length integer encodings.
  • mppp : Multiprecision for modern C++
  • enum-flags : Bit flags for C++11 scoped enums
• MultiThreading
  • marl : A hybrid thread / fiber task scheduler written in C++ 11
  • EAThread : EAThread implements a unified cross-platform interface for multithreaded programming.
  • arcana.cpp : Arcana.cpp is a collection of helpers and utility code for low overhead, cross platform C++ implementation of task-based asynchrony.
  • relacy : Automatically exported from code.google.com/p/relacy
  • partr : Parallel Tasks Runtime
  • deadlockempire.github.io : The Deadlock Empire: Slay dragons, learn concurrency!
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