Arcade Engine

A simple and fast modern C++20 game engine for 2D and 3D game development.
It leverages powerful open-source libraries for graphics, audio, JSON, logging, UI, enums, and math.

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📦 Dependencies

Third-party libraries are managed via CMake’s FetchContent.

• SFML 3.0.2
• nlohmann/json 3.12.0
• spdlog 1.17.0
• TGUI 1.13.0
• magic_enum 0.9.8
• glm 1.0.3

🛠️ Prerequisites

• C++20 compiler (MSVC, GCC or Clang)
• CMake 3.28+
• Git for cloning

📂 Project Structure

ArcadeEngine/
├── Content/
├── Engine/
│   ├── Include/
│   └── Source/
├── Games/
│   ├── Include/
│   └── Source/
└── Vendor/

• Content: Textures, Sounds, Fonts, Shaders, Models, …
• Engine: Core, Graphics, Managers, Scene, Utils
• Games: Config, Types, Scenes
• Vendor: glad, tinyobjloader

⚡ Building the Project

git clone https://github.com/adelhales/ArcadeEngine.git
cd ArcadeEngine
cmake -B Build -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
cmake --build Build --config Debug -j

The executable will be located in Build/Debug (or Build).

🧾 Compiler Options

Strict compilation flags are enabled by default:

• MSVC: /W4 /WX
• GCC/Clang: -Wall -Wextra -Werror

🎮 Running the Games

Make sure the Content folder is in the same folder from which you run the executable.

Keyboard/Mouse and PlayStation/Xbox gamepads are supported.

Action	Input
Launch game (menu)	Mouse Left / Gamepad South
Show controls (menu)	Mouse Right / Gamepad West
Toggle pause overlay	Esc / Gamepad Start
Back to menu	Overlay: Menu / M / Gamepad Select
Restart current game	Overlay: Restart / R
Quit application	Overlay: Quit / Alt + F4 / ⌘ + Q
Screenshot window	Ctrl + Shift + S → Content/Screenshots/

📸 Screenshots

Overview of the 18 Games built with the Engine

📜 License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT License.

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