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]()Ember is a lightweight and modular 2D/3D game engine/framework written in C/C++, designed to be simple yet powerful. It aims to provide developers with a flexible **_cross-platform_** solution to build 2D/3D games and applications.
⚠️ Note: Currently there is no
Editorand it is unlikely one will exist in the future.
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✨ Features
- 📱 Cross-Platform: Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, Web (via WebGL)
- 🎨 Graphics Backend:
- OpenGL/ES (Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, Web)
- Metal (macOS, iOS) **(coming soon)**
- 🛠️ Lightweight Core: Minimal dependencies for fast builds and portability
- 🎮 Input, Audio, and Texture Management: Simple and extensible management systems
📦 Dependencies
All dependencies are included as git submodules.
- SDL3 – Windowing, Inputs, Events, Audio
- stb_image – Image loader
- stb_truetype – TrueType/SDF font loader
- stb_vorbis – OGG Vorbis audio loader/decoder
- mini_audio – Audio backend
- glad – OpenGL/ES Loader
- glm – C++ Math Library
- tinyxml2 – XML Serializer
- nlohmann/json – JSON Serializer
- curl – Networking / HTTP client
- OpenSSL / mbedTLS – TLS / Crypto
- Box2D – 2D physics engine
📱 Supported Platforms
| Platform | Backend | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | OpenGL 3.3 | ✅ Fully supported |
| Linux | OpenGL 3.3 | ✅ Fully supported |
| macOS | OpenGL 3.3 | ✅ Fully supported |
| Android | OpenGL ES 3.0 | ✅ Fully supported |
| iOS | OpenGL ES 3.0 | ✅ Fully supported |
| Web | WebGL 3.0 | ✅ Fully supported |
| iOS | Metal | 🚧 Coming soon |
| macOS | Metal | 🚧 Coming soon |
⚠️ Note: Metal backend is planned for future versions.
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Engine Core Architecture
⚠️ Note: This diagram is a work in progress and may not reflect the current state of the engine.
🎮 Games Created with Ember
Showcase some projects and demos made with Ember Engine:
| Game | Screenshot | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flappy Bird |  | Simplest Flappy Bird clone using Ember Engine |
| Node Physics Example |  | Simple node-based physics simulation demo |
| ... | ... | ... |
📚 Documentation
- Documentation
- Examples
Soon - Tests
Build System
Ember uses CMake as its build system. Supported toolchains:
- Visual Studio (Windows)
- GCC / Clang (Linux / macOS)
- Android NDK (Android)
- Xcode (macOS / iOS)
- Emscripten (WebGL)
Building
```bash git clone https://github.com/vsaint1/ember_engine.git cd ember_engine git submodule update –init –recursive cmake –list-presets emcmake cmake –preset=web-release emmake cmake –build build/webgl/release python3 -m http.server -b 0.0.0.0 8000
