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CowEngine
CowEngine is a game engine built around a single core idea — portability. Write your game once and compile it for many supported targets.
A slick, fully-featured game engine with a built-in web editor and a powerful compiler that turns your idea into a real, ready-to-play game for the most diverse platforms. No platform-specific programming, no boilerplate — just your game, running everywhere.
Browsers, phones, desktops, retro consoles, handhelds, terminals — the target list keeps growing. Genre templates get you started in minutes, while the advanced renderer (WebGL, raycaster, true 3D, VR via WebXR) does the heavy lifting with zero setup from you.
Key features
- Many compiler targets — recompilation is still required, and per-target adaptation is recommended.
- Easy to learn — the engine is straightforward to pick up and start building with.
- Built-in web editor — create games right in the browser with ready-made genre templates, nothing to install.
- Advanced rendering — WebGL (2D, raycaster, 3D) with automatic software fallback and VR via WebXR.
- Free and open source — the full engine lives in a public git repository.
Source code
CowEngine is developed in the open — clone the repository to build the compiler and run the editor locally:
https://cows.info.gf:4423/foss/cowengine.git
Documentation, guides and tutorials
Downloads
CowEngine Editor: Online
CowEngine Compiler: Download
CowEngine Agent: Download
Latest version of CowEngine: v0.0.8.3
Example projects
Browse CowEngine example projects
