https://github.com/landiluigi746/nova
Nova is a lightweight game development framework written in C++20 using OpenGL 3.3. It's designed to make building games easier and more user-friendly.
https://github.com/landiluigi746/nova
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Nova is a lightweight game development framework written in C++20 using OpenGL 3.3. It's designed to make building games easier and more user-friendly.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/landiluigi746/nova
- Owner: landiluigi746
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-06-17T08:13:40.000Z (4 months ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-06-23T18:59:31.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-23T19:43:28.925Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: cpp, game-2d, game-development, game-framework, opengl, opengl3
- Language: C++
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- Size: 232 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
Nova
Nova is a lightweight 2D game development framework written in **C++20** using **OpenGL 3.3**. It's designed to make building simple games and applications easier and more straight-forward.
**Currently, Nova has been tested only on Windows and Linux.**
## ✨ Features
Currently implemented (after just 4 days of development):
- Texture loading and management
- Shader abstraction and usage
- Mouse and Keyboard input handling
- Integration with **Dear ImGui** for building UIs
- Basic **Asset Manager** for streamlined resource handling
- Modular **Scene System** with functions for lifecycle management (`Start`, `Update`, `Draw`, `ImGuiDraw`, etc.)
## 🔮 Roadmap
Planned features coming soon:
- 🔊 **Sound support**
- 🎞 **Spritesheet management**
- ⚡ **Event system** (input dispatch, custom events)
- 🧩 **GameObject/component system**
## 📦 Dependencies
Nova uses the following libraries:
- [GLFW](https://www.glfw.org/)
- [glad](https://glad.dav1d.de/)
- [GLM](https://github.com/g-truc/glm)
- [fmt](https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt)
- [stb_image](https://github.com/nothings/stb)
- [Dear ImGui](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui)
## 🚀 Getting Started
- [Running the sandbox project](#running-the-sandbox-project)
- [Using Nova with CMake](#using-nova-with-cmake)
### 🛠 Requirements
- OpenGL 3.3+ compatible GPU
- CMake 3.12+
- C++20-compatible compiler
### Running the sandbox project
In order to run the sandbox project (in the `sandbox` directory), follow these steps:
1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/landiluigi746/Nova.git
cd Nova
```
2. Build the Nova and sandbox projects:
> 💡 **You can also use your favourite IDE to build the projects and run the sandbox**
```bash
# you can set BUILD_TYPE to either "Release" or "Debug"
cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
cmake --build build
```
3. Run the sandbox project:
```bash
# or the build type you chose
cd bin/Debug
./sandbox
```
4. Have fun using Nova!
### Using Nova with CMake
The suggested way of using Nova in your own CMake project is to use `FetchContent`.
```cmake
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(
Nova
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/landiluigi746/Nova.git
GIT_TAG master
GIT_SHALLOW TRUE # make sure to use a shallow clone, you don't need the full repo history
)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(Nova)
```
Now you can access the exposed target `Nova` in your CMake project.
```cmake
# in your CMakeLists.txt (example)
add_executable(MyProject main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(MyProject PRIVATE Nova)
```
## 📝 License
Nova is licensed under the [MIT License](https://github.com/landiluigi746/Nova/blob/master/LICENSE).
## 📝 Acknowledgements
Huge shoutouts to [TheCherno](https://www.youtube.com/@TheCherno) for his OpenGL series and his [Hazel](https://hazelengine.com/) game engine, which served as a great inspiration for this project.
## 👥 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! If you find any bugs or have any suggestions, please [open an issue](https://github.com/landiluigi746/Nova/issues/new) or [submit a pull request](https://github.com/landiluigi746/Nova/pulls).
Contributing guidelines will be added soon.
Drop a ⭐ if you like this project!