AtlasEngine

A lightweight, modern, and performant game engine / rendering framework in development.

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About the Project

AtlasEngine is a game engine / rendering framework focused on performance, simplicity, and modern C++ practices.

The goal is to create a clean, flexible, and lightweight foundation for game prototypes, indie games, and technical experiments using current industry standards.

Key Features

• Language: C++20 / C++23
• Graphics API: Vulkan (primary) • OpenGL • DirectX 12 (planned)
• Platforms: Windows, Linux (macOS planned)
• Architecture: Entity Component System (ECS)
• Rendering: Physically Based Rendering (PBR)
• Ray Tracing: Planned support
• Asset Pipeline: Modern and asynchronous
• Editor: In development
• Scripting: Lua / C# bindings (planned)

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Current Status

Phase: Early Development / Prototyping

• Window and Vulkan context initialization
• Basic rendering pipeline
• Camera system
• glTF model loading
• ECS implementation
• Asset management system

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How to Build

Prerequisites

• CMake 3.22 or higher
• C++20 compatible compiler (MSVC, GCC 11+, Clang 13+)
• Vulkan SDK (recommended)

Build Instructions

git clone https://github.com/AlexbavGamer/AtlasEngine.git
cd AtlasEngine
git submodule update --init --recursive

mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build . --config Release

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Project Structure

AtlasEngine/
├── src/                 # Source code
├── include/             # Public headers
├── assets/              # Sample models, textures, and shaders
├── external/            # Third-party dependencies (submodules)
├── CMakeLists.txt
├── docs/
└── tools/

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Roadmap

• MVP - Triangle with camera movement
• Asynchronous asset loading
• Full PBR + Image-Based Lighting
• ImGui Editor
• Lua scripting integration
• Physics system (Jolt / PhysX)
• Build & packaging for final games

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the project
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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Acknowledgments

Inspired by great engines and frameworks:

• Hazel by The Cherno
• Diligent Engine
• Falcor

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Made with ❤️ by Alexsandre