Made with passion by Shawn Bohn
Welcome to 2DProject — a modular 2D game engine and side-scroller framework built from scratch in C++ using SDL2!
This project is a playground for learning, experimenting, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with 2D engines.
It’s all about fun, features, and flexibility.
- Modular GameObjects: Inspired by Unity, create objects with fully pluggable components.
- Texture Rendering & Animation: Powerful sprite sheet support with conditional animation cycles.
- UI System: Draw text, interact with UI objects, and handle callback events.
- Input Detection: Robust keyboard and mouse input system (Down, Held, Release) with event callbacks.
- Camera System: Move, follow, and scale your world.
- Collision & Physics: AABB collision, collider systems, and basic 2D physics for dynamic gameplay.
- Lighting: Both static and raycasted lighting for mood and depth!
- Raycasting: For both scene and UI interactions, with additional support for dynamic lighting.
- Audio Engine: WASAPI-based sound system; play effects and music.
- Efficient Rendering: Proper z-ordering, batching, and minimal overdrawing for high performance.
- Extensible: Easily add your own scenes, objects, and mechanics.
- Debug-Friendly: Built with debugging in mind with verbose logs.
- C++20 compatible compiler
- SDL2, SDL2_image, SDL2_ttf
- CMake 3.29+
- Windows (native), but should be portable to other platforms with some tweaks
git clone https://github.com/BIGDummyHead/2DProject.git
cd 2DProject
cmake -B build
cmake --build build- Make sure SDL2, SDL2_image, and SDL2_ttf libraries are available and configured in your environment.
- Adjust
CMakeLists.txtif your SDL libraries are in custom locations.
./build/2DProject- Scenes: Define and load scenes using the modular engine API.
- UI: Render text, interactive buttons, and menus.
- Lighting: Add dynamic and static lights to scenes.
- Audio: Play sound effects and background music with ease.
- Extend: Add your own minigames, levels, or mechanics by subclassing
GameObject.
Pull requests, issues, and feature requests are highly encouraged.
Make this project even more awesome by suggesting features, reporting bugs, or submitting code.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.