Ludus

Ludus is a C++23 engine and toolset in active development, with modular runtime systems, an installed SDK and CLI, and an optional Linux editor. A bounded editor preview also runs in the browser.

Read Ludus Wiki or open the same documentation locally. The Markdown, local assets and checked HTML are also available as an offline bundle.

Build the engine

The native reference host is Ubuntu 24.04 with Clang/LLVM 23 (from apt.llvm.org). From a clone:

./init.sh --cli linux-clang-development --preset-only --locked --with-tests
./scripts/build linux-clang-development
./scripts/test linux-clang-development

Building Ludus owns setup flags, Linux/headless and container instructions, macOS support, presets, IDE setup and validation. Initial dependency setup needs internet; prepared builds use the local cache.

Choose a task

• Install and launch the desktop editor
• Try the browser editor
• Create your first game project
• Install host tools and share SDKs
• Build, run and debug a game
• Edit native gameplay live
• Package and publish a game
• Review current capabilities
• Explore architecture and module ownership

Contribute

Read AGENTS.md and .kiro/steering before changing code. Use the contributor guide for validation and review requirements, and documentation development for editing, previewing and publishing the canonical sources.