Vulkan

UZDoomUZDoom/UZDoom

A modern source port for DOOM engine games with advanced graphics, dynamic lighting, and extensive modding support.

cImguicimgui/cimgui

A thin, auto-generated C API wrapper for Dear ImGui, enabling its use from other programming languages via C bindings.

bsfGameFoundry/bsf

Modern C++14 library providing a unified foundation for developing real-time graphical applications like games, engines, and tools.

RBDOOM-3-BFGRobertBeckebans/RBDOOM-3-BFG

A Doom 3 BFG Edition source port with modern DX12/Vulkan renderer, PBR, global illumination, and enhanced modding support.

herebedragonskosua20/herebedragons

A collection of identical 3D scenes implemented across 20+ graphics APIs, engines, and platforms for rendering comparison.

VkFFTDTolm/VkFFT

A high-performance GPU-accelerated Fast Fourier Transform library supporting Vulkan, CUDA, HIP, OpenCL, Level Zero, and Metal backends.

Lumosjmorton06/Lumos

A cross-platform C++ game engine for 2D and 3D development with Vulkan rendering and Lua scripting.

AnKi 3D Enginegodlikepanos/anki-3d-engine

An open-source 3D game engine supporting Vulkan and DirectX 12 across Linux, Windows, and Android platforms.

OpenGothicTry/OpenGothic

An open-source re-implementation of Gothic 2: Night of the Raven, designed to run the classic game on modern systems with enhanced graphics.

ParadoxSiliconStudio/xenko

Xenko is a cross-platform game engine with a focus on VR/AR development, now known as Stride.

openblackopenblack/openblack

An open-source reimplementation of Black & White (2001) in modern C++ with support for OpenGL and Vulkan.

Ray Tracing In One Weekend (Vulkan RTX)GPSnoopy/RayTracingInVulkan

A real-time ray tracer implementing Peter Shirley's 'Ray Tracing in One Weekend' using Vulkan and NVIDIA RTX extensions.

Speech Notemkiol/dsnote

A Linux desktop app for offline note-taking, reading, and translation using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and machine translation.

Quake3eec-/Quake3e

A modern, optimized Quake III Arena engine with Vulkan and OpenGL renderers, focused on performance, security, and mod compatibility.

LunarG's SamplesLunarG/VulkanSamples

A collection of Vulkan C++ sample applications demonstrating various aspects of the Vulkan graphics API.

Axmol Engineaxmolengine/axmol

A C++ multi-platform game engine for 2D development on desktop, mobile, Xbox, and WebAssembly.

axysaxys1/axys

A multi-platform C++ game engine for 2D games on desktop, mobile, Xbox, and WebAssembly, forked from Cocos2d-x.

OpenTESArenaafritz1/OpenTESArena

A modern open-source engine re-implementing The Elder Scrolls: Arena with quality-of-life improvements.

Q2RTXNVIDIA/Q2RTX

NVIDIA's implementation of Quake II with fully path-traced global illumination using RTX ray-tracing technology.

API without Secrets: Introduction to VulkanGameTechDev/IntroductionToVulkan

Source code examples for the 'API without Secrets: Introduction to Vulkan' tutorial series.

Vulkan-glTF-PBRSaschaWillems/Vulkan-glTF-PBR

A Vulkan-based physically-based rendering (PBR) implementation for loading and rendering glTF 2.0 models with image-based lighting.

SurrealEnginedpjudas/SurrealEngine

A reimplementation of Unreal Engine 1 focused on making Unreal (Gold) and Unreal Tournament (UT99) playable on modern systems.

hyprwhsprgoodroot/hyprwhspr

A fast, accurate, and private native speech-to-text tool for Linux, offering system-wide dictation with local or cloud backends.

Linux port of SteamVRValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux

Issue tracker and development release for the Linux port of SteamVR, enabling VR content creation on Linux.

Intrinsic Enginebegla/Intrinsic

A Vulkan-based cross-platform game and rendering engine for modern graphics development.

vkQuake2kondrak/vkQuake2

A modernized source port of id Software's Quake 2 v3.21 with Vulkan support, mission packs, and cross-platform compatibility.

NobodyWhonobodywho-ooo/nobodywho

A library for running LLMs locally and efficiently on any device with support for Python, Flutter, and Godot.

Lina Engineinanevin/LinaEngine

A lightweight, modular, and fast open-source C++ game engine for developing customizable 3D desktop games.

Book's ExamplesPacktPublishing/Vulkan-Cookbook

A comprehensive collection of code examples and recipes for learning and implementing the Vulkan graphics API.

liblavaliblava/liblava

A modern C++23 library providing essential abstractions and utilities for low-level Vulkan graphics programming.

Nazara EngineNazaraEngine/NazaraEngine

A cross-platform C++ framework for building real-time applications with 2D/3D rendering, audio, physics, and networking.

StratusGFXKTStephano/StratusGFX

A realtime 3D rendering engine focused on modern graphics techniques, designed for learning and integration.

Cute FrameworkRandyGaul/cute_framework

A portable, lightweight C++ framework for building 2D games with minimal dependencies and cross-platform support.

VKVGjpbruyere/vkvg

A high-performance 2D vector graphics library using Vulkan as its rendering backend, with a Cairo-like API.

datovizdatoviz/datoviz

A high-performance GPU rendering library for scientific data visualization, built on Vulkan and up to 10,000x faster than matplotlib.

DDraceNetworkddnet/ddnet

A free cooperative platformer game and mod of Teeworlds, focused on team-based obstacle courses.