zig-gamedev

Building a game development ecosystem for@ziglang!

zig-gamedev

Originally spawned in July 2021 byMichal Ziulek. We build a game development ecosystem for theZig programming language and toolchain.

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Vision

Very modular toolbox oflibraries providing Ziggified bindings and build systems for carefully selected C and C++ libraries or written from scratch in Zig.
Extensive range ofexample applications that require just Zig to build and run on all popular platforms.

Dev repo

What was the original monorepo, thezig-gamedev dev repo is the main development hub for thelibraries andexample applications.

Libraries

Library	Description
system_sdk	System libraries and headers for cross-compilingzig-gamedev libs
zaudio	Cross-platform audio usingminiaudio
zbullet	Build package,C API and bindings forBullet physics
zflecs	Build package and bindings forflecs ECS
zemscripten	Build package and shims forEmscripten emsdk
zglfw	Build package & bindings forGLFW
zgpu	Small helper library built on top ofDawn native WebGPU implementation
zgui	Build package and bindings forDear Imgui,Test engine,ImPlot,ImGuizmo andimgui-node-editor
zjobs	Generic job queue implementation
zmath	SIMD math library for game developers
zmesh	Loading, generating, processing and optimizing triangle meshes
znoise	Build package & bindings forFastNoiseLite
zopengl	OpenGL loader interface, bindings and optional type-safe wrapper for Zig
zopenvr	Bindings forOpenVR
zphysics	Build package,C API and bindings forJolt Physics
zpix	Support for GPU profiling with PIX for Windows
zpool	Generic pool & handle implementation
zsdl	Bindings for SDL2 and SDL3
zstbi	Image reading, writing and resizing withstb libraries
ztracy	Support for CPU profiling withTracy
zwindows	Windows development SDK for Zig game developers.

Projects using zig-gamedev

Tides of Revival - First-person, open-world, fantasy RPG being developed in the open.
Simulations - GPU Accelerated agent-based modeling to visualize and simulate complex systems.
Delve Framework - Simple game framework for making games with Lua.
jok - A minimal 2D/3D game framework for Zig.
blokens - Voxel game.
Aftersun - Top-down 2D RPG.
Pixi - Pixel art editor made with Zig.

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zig-gamedevzig-gamedevPublic
Dev repo for @zig-gamedev libs and sample applications
Zig 2.7k 183
zmathzmathPublic
SIMD math library for Zig game developers
Zig 77 18
zwindowszwindowsPublic
Windows development SDK for Zig game developers.
Zig 22 10
zphysicszphysicsPublic
Zig build package, bindings and C API (JoltC) for https://github.com/jrouwe/JoltPhysics
C++ 52 13
ztracyztracyPublic
Performance markers for Tracy Frame Profiler in Zig.
C++ 27 11
zguizguiPublic
Zig build package and bindings for https://github.com/ocornut/imgui and optional extras.
C++ 98 54

Repositories

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zemscripten Public
Build package and shims for Emscripten emsdk
zig-gamedev/zemscripten’s past year of commit activity
Zig 28MIT 12 0 0 UpdatedDec 10, 2025
zstbi Public
Zig bindings and build package for stb_image, stb_image_resize and stb_image_write
zig-gamedev/zstbi’s past year of commit activity
C++ 20MIT 16 2 1 UpdatedDec 9, 2025
zglfw Public
Zig build package and bindings for GLFW
zig-gamedev/zglfw’s past year of commit activity
C 49MIT 33 6 0 UpdatedNov 30, 2025
zbullet Public
Zig build package, bindings and C API for Bullet Physics SDK
zig-gamedev/zbullet’s past year of commit activity
C++ 12MIT 6 1 0 UpdatedNov 29, 2025
zgui Public
Zig build package and bindings forhttps://github.com/ocornut/imgui and optional extras.
zig-gamedev/zgui’s past year of commit activity
C++ 98MIT 54 16 6 UpdatedNov 28, 2025
zig-gamedev Public
Dev repo for@zig-gamedev libs and sample applications
zig-gamedev/zig-gamedev’s past year of commit activity
Zig 2,749MIT 183 25 (1 issue needs help) 6 UpdatedNov 22, 2025
zopenvr Public
Zig build package and bindings forhttps://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr
zig-gamedev/zopenvr’s past year of commit activity
Zig 2MIT 1 1 0 UpdatedNov 22, 2025
zwindows Public
Windows development SDK for Zig game developers.
zig-gamedev/zwindows’s past year of commit activity
Zig 22MIT 10 2 0 UpdatedNov 22, 2025
ztracy Public
Performance markers for Tracy Frame Profiler in Zig.
zig-gamedev/ztracy’s past year of commit activity
C++ 27MIT 11 2 1 UpdatedNov 22, 2025
zopengl Public
OpenGL loader interface, bindings and optional type-safe wrapper for Zig.
zig-gamedev/zopengl’s past year of commit activity
Zig 14MIT 15 1 1 UpdatedNov 19, 2025