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A 2D game engine developed in modern C++ using SDL, an Entity-Component-System (ECS) architecture, miniaudio, and Box2D. It features Lua scripting and is designed for web portability via WebAssembly

18 mentions on Hacker News by 1 person: 6 stories, 12 comments · first 2025-01-01 · latest 2026-04-06

Mentions per year 18 mentions · busiest year 2025 (15)
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    Show HN: I open-sourced my Steam game, 100% written in Lua, engine is also open
    story by delduca · 2026-03-06 · 23 comments
  2. ▲ 3
    My 2D game engine for Lua is celebrating its 2nd anniversary with version 3
    story by delduca · 2025-10-24 · 1 comment
  3. ▲ 1
    Show HN: Carimbo, a 2D game engine written in C++23 using SDL, featuring Lua
    story by delduca · 2025-07-31 · 1 comment
  4. ▲ 23
    Show HN: Self-Funded Game with Homemade Engine – Play Online, Steam Coming
    story by delduca · 2025-05-16 · 19 comments
  5. ▲ 1
    Show HN: The first stage of my indie game, made with my own engine, is ready
    story by delduca · 2025-05-01 · 0 comments
  6. ▲ 1
    Carimbo, 2D game engine developed in modern C++, featuring Lua scripting
    story by delduca · 2025-02-26 · 0 comments