orx/orx

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1764 stars · 123 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Orx is a portable, data-driven 2D/2.5D game engine written in C with C/C++ APIs. It emphasizes configuration-driven object creation, rendering, physics, audio, animation, and input across desktop, mobile, and web platforms.

Use cases

• build a 2D game in C or C++
• create sprites and scenes from config files without recompiling
• make a cross-platform game for desktop, mobile, and HTML5
• prototype game mechanics with data-driven object templating
• add rigid body physics and joints to a 2D game
• implement multi-language support for game assets
• write custom shaders and multi-pass render pipelines

When to choose

• you want a lightweight, permissively licensed (zlib) 2D engine in C/C++
• you prefer data-driven configuration over code-heavy scene setup
• you need one codebase targeting Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, and web
• you want fine control over rendering passes, cameras, and audio

When to avoid

• you need a full 3D engine or high-level visual editor like Unity or Godot
• you prefer scripting languages like Lua, GDScript, or C#
• you want a large asset marketplace and community ecosystem
• your project depends on modern C++ engine abstractions or ECS frameworks

Facets

framework · maturity stable

game-engine graphics audio-processing simulation cross-platform windows cpp c wasm 2d-engine data-driven 2.5d opengl zlib-license physics animation localization game-development linux macos android ios

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