A new nCine development update is out! This article covers the first public look at the work-in-progress GrAIL RHI, OpenGL renderer optimizations, benchmark results, and many improvements to the nCTL template library. encelo.github.io/2026-06-27-n... #gamedev #cpp #graphics #OpenGL #Vulkan

nCine Dev Update 23

Updates from September 2025 to June 2026

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Fifteen years since the first nCine commit, my 2d game framework: github.com/nCine/nCine/...

Initial import · nCine/nCine@6bf318d

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Watching for the first time people playing and enjoying the game you're putting your heart and soul into is amazing! 🤩 It's going to be a long day and an even longer weekend, but this is the rewarding part of the grind. 💪 #gamedev #indiedev #PLAY2026

After three months of work, my presentation on the nCine job system is finally online. Concurrency basics, atomics, acquire/release, false sharing, ABA, CPU topologies, ECS experiments, benchmarks & profiling. encelo.github.io/nCine_JobSys... #gamedev #cpp #multithreading #nCine #opensource

The recording from my /dev/games 2025 presentation in Rome is on YouTube! 📽️ It's a one hour talk about the last 14 years developing the nCine, my open source and cross platform 2D game framework, with a lot of interesting challenges and technical aspects. youtu.be/v70Ahl21TqI #opensource #GameDev

Lessons from 14 years of developing nCine, an Open-Source 2D Game Framework

YouTube video by Conferenza Italiana sul Game Development

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Just like my personal site, the official nCine website has now migrated from Jekyll to Hugo with the Blowfish theme. 🚀 A fresh, faster, and more professional lift-off! ncine.github.io #Hugo #GameDev #OpenSource #IndieGameDev #nCine

nCine

nCine is a cross-platform 2D game engine focused on performance, written in C++11 and scriptable with Lua. In active development since June 2011, nCine is released under the MIT license.

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I've recently migrated my website from Jekyll to Hugo and the Blowfish theme by Nuno Coração. 👏 encelo.github.io

I just published nCine Dev Update 22, covering the development from January to August 2025. The job system is now stable, Crashpad is integrated, Array class got fixes, plus notes on the GGJ game, /dev/games talk & more! 👉 encelo.github.io/2025-09-21-n... #nCine #GameDev #OpenSource #Cplusplus

Experimenting with CPU topology discovery for my job system, trying to choose smarter pool sizes and pinning. Idea so far: – spawn workers only on physical cores across tiers – leave fastest core unpinned – don’t pin main thread – pin workers from 2nd fastest core onward Any different strategy? 👀

Wet Paper is out! An enhanced version of our #GGJ2025 game, made in C++ with the open source #nCine framework. The game itself is open source too! Play in browser or download: encelo.itch.io/wet-paper www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvhK... #gamedev #indiegames #opensource #cpp

I’ve added support for a bunch of environment variables that you can set to override any run-time value in your AppConfiguration. Things like fullscreen mode, VSync, output audio frequency, the data path, the log file name, and much more. github.com/nCine/nCine/... #nCine #GameDev #OpenSource

AppCfg EnvVars

A cross-platform 2D game engine. Contribute to nCine/nCine development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Last Thursday I gave a talk at /dev/games in Rome about my 14-year journey developing nCine, a 2D cross-platform open-source framework. If you're into solo engine development or open source, here are the slides: encelo.github.io/nCine_14Year... #nCine #gamedev #OpenSource #IndieGameDev

Last Thursday I gave a talk at /dev/games in Rome about my 14-year journey developing nCine, a 2D cross-platform open-source framework. If you're into solo engine development or open source, here are the slides: encelo.github.io/nCine_14Year... #nCine #gamedev #OpenSource #IndieGameDev

I've been making video games in some form for 20 years, so I wrote an article about my process - and why I don't use an engine. noelberry.ca/posts/making...

Making Video Games in 2025 (without an engine)

Thoughts, tools, and libraries I use to make games

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Now that the @jetbrains.com CLion IDE is free for non-commercial use, there aren't any excuses left not to try it with the nCine game framework. 👌 github.com/nCine/nCine/...

Getting Started with C++ CLion

A cross-platform 2D game engine. Contribute to nCine/nCine development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Next up is @encelo.github.io , Rendering Engineer that helped shipping titles like Starfield, Battlefield and many others. Angelo will be sharing his experience developing nCine, an open source game framework. devgames.org/en/

My first thread on the #ArchLinux forum, exactly 20 years ago. Still using it every day. ❤️ bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.ph...

After many years without a change, an update to the nCine readme file was long overdue. It should now be both nicer and clearer. What do you think? #gamedev #indiedev #opensource #floss github.com/nCine/nCine/...

I reached one thousand followers on Bluesky! 🦋

Our game from the Global Game Jam 2025, made with the help of @cominu.bsky.social and the power of the nCine! 💪 globalgamejam.org/games/2025/p...

At the Global Game Jam 2025 in Granada, making a game with @cominu.bsky.social using the nCine, which is also a sponsor!

Yesterday was just another hard day of #nCine development, but sipping coffee from this special mug can help. #gamedev #indiedev #opensource

For sure one of my favourite modern demoscene productions. ❤️

Conspiracy@conspiracy.hu · 2y ago

Hello #PortfolioDay We're a group who makes procedurally generated art with the upper size limit of 65535 bytes, music included. It looks like this:

Just implemented introsort to handle quicksort corner cases and ensure smoother, more robust sorting of commands in nCine render queues! 🚀 #gamedev #cpp #rendering

I’ve just published the 21st nCine development update, covering progress throughout 2024. Highlights include OpenAL EFX effects and filters, Lua Language Server support, and new features to make writing games in Lua even better! 🥳 #gamedev #indiedev #opensource encelo.github.io/2025-01-14-n...

nCine Dev Update 21 | encelo.github.io

Updates from December 2023 to December 2024

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A nice, and violent, game from an Italian indie developer, check it out!

Dom @domant2.bsky.social · 2y ago

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I’ve just published a video showcasing the new Lua development workflow with VS Code for nCine, my cross-platform, open-source 2D game framework. The updated workflow includes autocomplete, type checking, full API documentation, and debugger support. #gamedev 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyXq...

The new Lua development workflow with the nCine

YouTube video by nCine

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My Reddit thread about the latest nCine development is gaining some traction and contains some interesting thoughts and reflections: www.reddit.com/r/gameengine... #gamedev #ncine

From the gameenginedevs community on Reddit

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Another nice book for my library. 👌 #commodore #amiga #amigaos

@gameengines.bsky.social I would like to suggest the addition of the nCine: ncine.github.io Should you add it, please also add that label to my account. ☺️

nCine

An open source cross-platform 2D game engine

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