# TheCherno/Sparky

Cross-Platform High Performance 2D/3D game engine for people like me who like to write code.

Repository: https://github.com/TheCherno/Sparky
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sparky
Language: C++
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: sparky, c-plus-plus, game-engine, game-development
Last push: 2020-03-21T13:12:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4190, "days_push": 2356, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1190, forks 216 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:55.972031+00:00)

## What it is
Sparky is a cross-platform, high-performance 2D/3D game engine written in C++ by TheCherno. It is an early-stage project primarily developed as an educational engine-building effort.

## Use cases
- build a 2d game in c++
- build a 3d game with a custom engine
- learn how game engines are written
- study a c++ game engine codebase
- prototype games cross-platform

## When to choose
- you want to learn game engine internals from readable C++ source
- you want a lightweight engine to hack on yourself
- you follow TheCherno's tutorials and want the matching engine

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready engine with documentation and tooling
- you need long-term support or frequent updates
- you want a batteries-included editor and asset pipeline

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: experimental
- function: game-engine, graphics, gui
- domain: graphics, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: 2d, 3d, c-plus-plus, thecherno, game-development, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- TheCherno/Sparky (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.972031+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 2026-08-30T06:23:00.672385+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TheCherno/Sparky (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.972031+00:00, sha 7636d2268221)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.