Nexus Engine

A playground for everything I learn about game development and graphics programming.

Nexus Engine is a long-term learning project with usability as its eventual goal. It serves as a place for me to explore engine architecture, graphics, and tooling while keeping everything practical enough to eventually build real projects with.

The project is written in C++23 and is currently developed and tested on Windows and Linux.

Requirements

• A C++23-compatible compiler
• CMake >= 3.30
• Ninja >= 1.11
• Git

Supported compilers:

• GCC 16
• Clang 22
• MSVC 19

Linux packages

The following packages are required on Debian/Ubuntu-based systems using apt. Adapt the package names to your distribution and package manager as needed.

apt-get update && apt-get install \
    pkg-config \
    libwayland-dev \
    libx11-dev \
    libxrandr-dev \
    libxinerama-dev \
    libxcursor-dev \
    libxi-dev \
    libxkbcommon-dev \
    wayland-protocols \
    doxygen \
    graphviz

Build

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/dark-dylan-dev/NexusEngine.git
cd NexusEngine

Configure and build the project with CMake and Ninja:

cmake -B Build -G Ninja
cmake --build Build

Additional options can be passed during configuration:

cmake -B Build -G Ninja \
    -DNEXUS_BUILD_TEST=ON \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

You can also use parallel compilation:

cmake --build Build --parallel <NUMBER_OF_CORES>

Tests

Nexus Engine uses Google Test for unit testing.

Enable tests during configuration:

cmake -B Build -G Ninja -DNEXUS_BUILD_TEST=ON

Then run them with:

ctest --test-dir Build/Tests --output-on-failure

Documentation

API documentation is generated using Doxygen:

doxygen Doxyfile

License

Nexus Engine is licensed under the MIT License.

Nexus Engine © 2026 Dylan Hollemaert