# MrFrenik/gunslinger

C99, header-only framework for games and multimedia applications

Repository: https://github.com/MrFrenik/gunslinger
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gunslinger
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: c99, game-framework, lightweight
Last push: 2026-06-23T16:05:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2371, "days_push": 71, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1416, forks 89 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:39.881569+00:00)

## What it is
Gunslinger is a header-only C99 framework for building games and multimedia applications, bundling platform, graphics, and audio layers with all external dependencies included. It offers optional utilities such as immediate-mode rendering, GUI, physics, asset management, and reflection, with swappable core implementations.

## Use cases
- build a cross-platform game in pure C
- create a multimedia or graphics demo without a build system
- add immediate-mode GUI to a C application
- prototype game physics and rendering quickly
- embed a lightweight windowing and audio layer in an existing project

## When to choose
- you want a drag-and-drop, header-only C framework with no external compiling
- you target Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, or HTML5
- you prefer a sokol-style simple API with swappable backends

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured engine with an editor and asset pipeline
- your project requires iOS or UWP support today
- you work primarily in C++ or another language

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, graphics, audio-processing, gui, math
- domain: graphics, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, browser, cross-platform, c
- tags: header-only, c99, multimedia, immediate-mode-gui, sokol-inspired, single-file, physics, game-development, macos, linux, android

## Member repositories
- MrFrenik/gunslinger (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:39.881569+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:38:04.046220+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MrFrenik/gunslinger (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:39.881569+00:00, sha 42ca1d5ee933)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.