Golias Engine is a lightweight and modular 2D/3D game engine/framework written in C/C++, designed to be * *simple yet powerful**.

⚠️ Note: Currently there is no Editor and one is unlikely to exist in the future.
Golias focuses on code-driven development, cross-platform compatibility, and learning.

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Rendering Backends & Supported Platforms

⚠️ Note: Proprietary APIs for consoles are not publicly available and thus cannot be implemented or tested.

Key Features

3D Features

• [x] Model Loading
• [x] PBR (Physically Based Rendering) SIMPLIFIED
• [x] Blinn-Phong Shading Model
• [x] Skybox Reflections IBL (Image Based Lighting)
• [ ] Culling
  • [x] Frustum Culling
  • [ ] Occlusion Culling
• [x] Normal mapping (TBN calculated per fragment)
• [x] 3D Physics (Bullet Physics)
• [x] Lighting System
  • [x] Directional Light
  • [ ] Point Light
  • [ ] Spotlight
• [x] Shadow Mapping
  • [ ] CSM (Cascaded Shadow Maps) for Directional Lights
• [ ] Post-Processing Effects (Bloom, HDR, SSAO, Motion Blur, etc.)
• [x] Animation System (Animation)
  • [x] Skeletal Animation CPU & GPU Skinning
  • [x] Hierarchical Animation
• [ ] Level of Detail (LOD) Support
• [x] Skybox Support (Cubemap -> 6 faces & Equirectangular)

2D Features

• [ ] Tilemap Support (Orthogonal, Isometric)
• [ ] 2D Physics (Box2D)

General Features

• [x] Sprite Rendering
• [x] Text/Shaping Rendering (TrueType fonts and Emojis)
• [x] Audio System
• [ ] Particle System (CPU & GPU)
• [x] Cross-Platform Unified Rendering Pipeline by Design
• [ ] Custom Shader Language based on GLSL
• [x] Web (WASM) Support
• [x] Native Support: Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS and Web
• [x] GameObject / Entity Component System (ECS)
• [ ] Scripting Support (Lua)
• [ ] UI Canvas System (SCREEN/WORLD space)
  • [x] Text
  • [ ] Button
  • [ ] Image
  • [ ] Slider
  • [ ] Panel
• [ ] Networking Module (ENET)

- [ ] <strong>Batched Rendering</strong>

Supported File Formats

Engine Core Architecture

⚠️ Note: This diagram is a work in progress and may not reflect the current state of the engine.

📚 Documentation & Examples

• Official Documentation
• Examples
• Tests

Building from Source

Please refer to the BUILDING.md file for detailed instructions on how to build Golias Engine from source on various platforms.

Third-Party Libraries Used

All third-party libraries are vendored as git submodules or included directly in the thirdparty/ directory.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.