Crown
A complete and cross-platform game engine designed for flexibility, performance, and fast-iterations.
[Crown](https://docs.crownengine.org/html/latest/introduction.html) is a complete and cross-platform game engine designed for flexibility, performance and fast iteration. The project is written primarily in C++, distributed under the Other license, first published in 2012. It has gained significant community traction with 2,410 stars and 182 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: 2d, 3d, data-driven, data-oriented-design, game-development.
Latest release: v0.63.5
June 26, 2026View Changelog →
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Crown Engine
Crown is a complete and cross-platform game engine designed for flexibility, performance and fast iteration.
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