HGE 2D Game Engine

A hardware accelerated 2D game engine designed for rapid game development. HGE provides a clean API for graphics, audio, input, and resource management, letting you focus on building your game instead of fighting with low-level details.

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Fast Rendering

Hardware accelerated sprite rendering with alpha blending, rotation, and scaling at high frame rates.

Integrated Audio

Music streaming, sound effects, and audio manipulation built in and ready to use.

Simple API

Clean, intuitive interface that gets out of your way and lets you build games quickly.

Quick Start

Get your first HGE project running

Three Steps to Your First Window

  1. Download HGE — Get the SDK from the downloads page
  2. Set up your project — Configure include paths and link libraries (see IDE setup guide)
  3. Write your game — Start with the basic template below
#include <hge.h>

HGE *hge = 0;

bool FrameFunc()
{
    if (hge->Input_GetKeyState(HGEK_ESCAPE)) return true;
    
    // Your game logic here
    
    return false;
}

bool RenderFunc()
{
    hge->Gfx_BeginScene();
    hge->Gfx_Clear(0);
    
    // Your rendering here
    
    hge->Gfx_EndScene();
    return false;
}

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int)
{
    hge = hgeCreate(HGE_VERSION);
    
    hge->System_SetState(HGE_FRAMEFUNC, FrameFunc);
    hge->System_SetState(HGE_RENDERFUNC, RenderFunc);
    hge->System_SetState(HGE_WINDOWED, true);
    hge->System_SetState(HGE_SCREENWIDTH, 800);
    hge->System_SetState(HGE_SCREENHEIGHT, 600);
    hge->System_SetState(HGE_TITLE, "My HGE Game");
    
    if (hge->System_Initiate()) {
        hge->System_Start();
    }
    
    hge->System_Shutdown();
    hge->Release();
    return 0;
}

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Overview

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Sample projects showing engine capabilities.
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