niku

Cross platform game engine implemented in C++23 with support for Windows and Linux.

Features

• Vulkan 1.3 rendering backend
• Support for runtime shader compilation and reflection with glslang and SPIRV-Cross
• Support for loading glTF files
• Support for 3D physics simulation with Jolt library
• Support for scripting with AngelScript language

Demo applications

• galileo - Deferred 3D renderer with physics and scripting
• gltfviewer - Forward 3D renderer for glTF files implementing a Physically Based Rendering workflow
• reshed - Text editor with bitmap font rendering and GLSL syntax highlighting
• heatx - Basic renderer for glTF files implemented with Ray Tracing extensions

Building

Necessary build tools are:

• CMake 4.3 or higher
• Conan 2.28 or higher
  • See installation instructions
• One of supported compilers:
  • Clang-22 (libstdc++ or libc++)
  • GCC-15
  • Visual Studio 2026 (MSVC v195)
• Ninja (if using Clang on Windows)

See doc/DEVELOPMENT.md for details.

License

Licensed under BSD-3-Clause. See COPYRIGHT.md for additional licensing info