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GP-Direct 2026 - Graphics Programming Showcase

Graphics Programming

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Intermediate. Assumes working knowledge.

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Graphics and audioGame developmentUnity, Unreal and GodotBuilding a game engine

A compilation showcase of indie games and technology built entirely using custom game engines rather than commercial ones.

A Showcase for cool Games and Tech that use custom engines. No Unreal, Unity or Godot used here. Entrants come from our Discord server. RTS - aavaa (Oceanite) | @aavaa44 | oceanite.ch/ The Twin Gods - Ross Lombardi | store.steampowered.com/app/2495430/Twin_Gods/ Stardust Frontier - Auri Collings & Brian Holden | @EFFORT_GAMES | store.steampowered.com/app/3685050/Stardust_Frontier/ A Short Odyssey - Jake S. Del Mastro | @jakedelmastro | store.steampowered.com/app/2818690/A_Short_Odyssey/ Shadow of Ur - sarah dubois | @DaughterOfInanna | sarahshandcraftedentertainment.com/shadowofur/ C.L.A.S.H - Baktash Abdollah-shamshir-saz / TooMuchVoltage | @toomuchvoltage | c-l-a-s-h.com Tramway SDK - racenis | github.com/racenis/tram-sdk Aleph Null - Mindlapse & Desire | @jtsiomb & @Optimus6128 | github.com/MindlapseDemos/Aleph0 Drag[en]gine - DragonDreams | dragondreams.ch/index.php/dragengine Polyray - Graph3r | @alexlindgren858 | github.com/GiveJavaAChance/PolyrayGameEngine Trident Engine - Carl Jones | trident.clxs.dev/ Petrified/Zap - Seb/Quartz Interactive | @PetrifiedGame | buas.itch.io/petrified DuskEngine - Firefly in the Dusk🌙 | duskworks.net/ Renderer - Robert Ryan | github.com/rtryan98/renderer qemical flood - qew Nemo | qemicalflood.tech Skye Cuillin - Zgragselus | @VilemOtte0901 | otte.cz/new Forender - Jan Grunder | klark007.github.io/portfolio_hugo/projects/ Sundari Renderer - Urjasvi Suthar (BG36) | x.com/UrjasviS Flight Plan - Paradox84 | github.com/Parad0x84 Carrot - Xavier "jglrxavpok" Niochaut | codeberg.org/jglrxavpok/Carrot ApeTech - hogsy | hogsy.me/ape.htm QuakeForge - taniwha | quakeforge.net/ Chapters: - Intro - RTS - aavaa (Oceanite) - The Twin Gods - Ross Lombardi - Stardust Frontier - Auri Collings & Brian Holden - A Short Odyssey - Jake S. Del Mastro - - Shadow of Ur - sarah dubois - C.L.A.S.H - Baktash Abdollah-shamshir-saz / TooMuchVoltage -Tramway SDK - racenis - Aleph Null - Mindlapse & Desire - Drag[en]gine - DragonDreams - Polyray - Graph3r - Trident Engine - Carl Jones - Petrified/Zap - Seb/Quartz Interactive - Sizzle Reel - DuskEngine - Firefly in the Dusk🌙 - Renderer - Robert Ryan - qemical flood - qew Nemo - Skye Cuillin - Zgragselus - Forender - Jan Grunder - Sundari Renderer - Urjasvi Suthar (BG36) - Flight Plan - Paradox84 - Carrot - Xavier "jglrxavpok" Niochaut - ApeTech - hogsy - QuakeForge - taniwha Intro music by Ethan Meixsell AI Usage policy: All entries have indicated to us that they do not contain "AI generated visuals, audio, assets, models etc", any other usage requires disclosure The following entries use AI for code in some capacity: Drag[en]gine - "AI for inline-c

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Game engines? Eww 🤮. We go in raw! GP-Direct 2026 is out!