Open Source Go Game Engines for Linux

This is an open-source re-implementation of the classic action-RPG Diablo II (including its expansion) — or rather, a game engine that can run it. The engine is written in Go and cross-platform, aiming to bring the feel of the original 2000s-era ARPG to modern systems. Because the project does not include the original game assets, users must supply their legally purchased copy of Diablo II / Lord of Destruction; the engine then loads the MPQ archives and runs the game. The project is organized into a core engine (now evolving into a more generic 2D ARPG engine under Abyss Engine) plus toolset and support libraries. While still a work-in-progress, OpenDiablo2 has made strides: the main menu works, character selection and basic UI panels load, and movement in the first act is possible. The goal is eventually to support full gameplay — potentially allowing modders or developers to extend or make new games atop the engine.

Oak has recently brought in dependencies that include C code, but we still describe the engine as a Pure Go engine, which at face value seems contradictory. Oak's goal is that, by default, a user can pull down the engine and create a fully functional game or GUI application on a machine with no C compiler installed, so when we say Pure Go we mean that, by default, the library is configured so no C compilation is required, and that no major features are locked behind C compilation. We anticipate in the immediate future need to introduce alternate drivers that include C dependencies for performance improvements in some scenarios, and currently, we have no OSX solution that lacks objective C code. Integrated with optimized image manipulation via gift.

Ebitengine (formerly known as Ebiten) is a lightweight, open-source 2D game engine built for the Go programming language. It is designed to be simple and easy to use, allowing developers to build games quickly with a clean and minimal API. Ebitengine supports cross-platform deployment, including desktop, mobile, web, and select console platforms. The engine provides essential features such as 2D graphics rendering, input handling, and audio playback. Developers can work with transformations, shaders, and offscreen rendering to create polished visuals. Built-in support for keyboards, mice, gamepads, and touch input ensures flexible control schemes. Overall, Ebitengine focuses on productivity and portability while maintaining strong performance.

G3N (pronounced "gen") is an OpenGL 3D Game Engine written in Go. It can be used to write cross-platform Go applications that show rich and dynamic 3D representations - not just games. A basic integrated GUI framework is provided, and 3D spatial audio is supported through OpenAL. Go 1.8+ is required. The engine also requires the system to have an OpenGL driver and a GCC-compatible C compiler. On Unix-based systems, the engine depends on some C libraries that can be installed using the appropriate distribution package manager. See below for OS-specific requirements. Then install the same packages as for Fedora - remember to use yum instead of dnf for the package installation command. The necessary audio DLLs are supplied and need to be added to your PATH. If you would like to build the DLLs yourself you can find the libraries' source code and build instructions.

Engo is an open-source 2D game engine written in Go. It uses the Entity-Component-System paradigm. The code is available on GitHub. If you encounter any problems, find any bugs, or want to request a feature, you can open an issue or chat with us on gitter. A cross-platform game engine written in Go following an interpretation of the Entity Component System paradigm. Engo is currently compilable for Mac OSX, Linux and Windows. With the release of Go 1.4, supporting Android and the inception of iOS compatibility, mobile has been be added as a release target. Web support (wasm) is also available. v1.0 is now available! To celebrate, there will be a game jam coming soon to celebrate the release, start actually building things and hopefully find any issues. Updates for this will come soon.

A hand-crafted 2D game library in Go. Take a look into the features to see what it can do. See the requirements for the list of libraries necessary for compilation. Fast 2D graphics, sprites, and primitive shapes with immediate mode style IMDraw (circles, rectangles, lines, ...) Optimized drawing with Batch. Text drawing with text package. Audio through a separate Beep library. Simple and convenient API. Drawing a sprite to a window is as simple as sprite.Draw(window, matrix) Wanna know where the center of a window is? window.Bounds().Center() Full documentation and tutorial. Works on Linux, macOS and Windows. Window creation and manipulation (resizing, fullscreen, multiple windows, ...) Keyboard (key presses, text input) and mouse input without events. Well integrated with the Go standard library. Use "image" package for loading pictures. Pixel let's you draw stuff and do your job, it doesn't impose any particular style or paradigm.