List of free libraries

Ben Sizer · 2011-06-09T18:23:41

Hello, fellow code-reuse fans! For some time, I've been meaning to collect a list of all the free libraries that are available for game developers. By free, I mean everything from public domain code, through open source, and including the stuff that is free for non-commercial use only. But the emphasis is on getting technology into the hands of the developers so that we can make better games.The first draft of the list is here. Obviously there's room for improvement. If you think this is a useful resource, give me some more libraries, the only restrictions being that they must be somehow legally obtainable for free use. Any other suggestions are welcomed also. (EDIT: new web address as of 18th June 2007. Please update bookmarks. Thanks!) (EDIT2: new address is here, but I've not updated it for a while, so expect some dead links. Sorry!) [Edited by - Kylotan on June 18, 2007 3:14:35 PM]

Engines and Middleware Programming

Started by Kylotan December 30, 2004 09:39 PM

195 comments, last by dcco 12 years, 10 months ago

vermilion_wizard

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September 21, 2006 12:16 PM

I thought I would mention my library:

AgateLib - http://agate.sourceforge.net/

It's a 2D game and game authoring tool programming library written for .NET 2.0.

Ainokea

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September 21, 2006 12:39 PM

FYI SDL_Config is in the standard SDL distribution now so I don't see a reason why it's on the list anymore.

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Koshmaar

989

September 23, 2006 04:09 PM

Quote:Original post by Ainokea
FYI SDL_Config is in the standard SDL distribution now so I don't see a reason why it's on the list anymore.

??

Begginning with 1.2.10, there's a file SDL_config.h which "is a set of defines to configure the SDL features", which has no connections to my lib (and which forced me to rename my main library header to SDL_config_lib.h to avoid confilcts, damn them! ;-) ) and there's a environment variable SDL_CONFIG that I don't know what is doing :-) but has obviously no connections with my SDL_Config.

...

However, you must have seen my face when I read that SDL_Config is in std SDL distribution and for a second believed in it - OMFG is the gentliest expression for it.

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evillive2

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September 23, 2006 11:43 PM

The NET2 library is a great candidate for the networking section. I suppose it falls under the catagory of wrapper for SDL_net but I think it is more like an extension and more productive version of SDL_net and the event system geared towards multiplayer/server based games. I just recently converted an SDL_net program to use it and I have to say it offers quite a bit of intuitive functionality over the SDL_net library alone.

Bob Pendelton the author is a regular on the SDL mailing list and seems to be available for contact to report bugs or ask specific questions although I think the SDL mailing list does a decent job of answering questions regarding that particular library.

Evillive2

leoptimus

106

October 25, 2006 12:56 AM

GIMPACT : Collision detection library.

http://gimpact.sourceforge.net/

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Kylotan

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October 29, 2006 09:48 AM

Just added the last 5 or 6 submissions. Hopefully I can give the page a proper overhaul in the near future.

TheAzazel666

122

November 01, 2006 04:01 AM

CRM32Pro SDK - multiplatform, free, built on top of SDL, specially for 2D games.

http://www.megastormsystems.com

brandonman

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November 12, 2006 04:56 PM

I think sdl outta be in 2d graphics

Kylotan

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November 14, 2006 07:38 AM

I don't.

Kuhsum

122

December 08, 2006 12:05 PM

Quote:Original post by Spudder
I would nominate CDX in the "General Purpose" libraries, I had a look at it a while back and it's a pretty decent library with many useful features.

I agree!

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