is it possible to to create a 2d game engine

Question

hi

is there a way to build a 2d graphic engine library in c# that can be used in any c# windows application like winforms/wpf,

and is openGL compatible or we should use Directx instead,

Thanks in advance. 

Answer 1

Yes, there have been a lot of games written in several languages pure DotNET.

If you're going DotNET then you should forget about OpenGL and DirectX altogether.  Just go with lightweight animation logic and 2D sprite sheets.

Answer 2

Direct2D works very well in .NET

I had posted a sample with a simple animation in this thread by using this sprite sheet

or VB samples like VB Pixel Perfect Collision

Answer 3

hi Andrew, thanks for reply,

could you please give some details, without directx and opengl what gpu api can be used, and i want my engine to be fast as any directx/opengl engines. 

Answer 4

Hi essamce,

Thank you for posting here.

I suggest you take a look at MonoGame, it is like a framework that can help you develop your own engine, and it is open source and cross-platform.

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Answer 5

could you please give some details, without directx and opengl what gpu api can be used, and i want my engine to be fast as any directx/opengl engines. 

Test the Direct2D samples posted above : animations are very smooth,  although they are not in C++

Answer 6

hi Andrew, thanks for reply,

could you please give some details, without directx and opengl what gpu api can be used, and i want my engine to be fast as any directx/opengl engines. 

Hey look, dude:  You can pick 2 (TWO) of "Fast, Cheap, and Good."  You can't have 3.  You can have 2.  Fast and good is C++ and DirectX.  Cheap and good is C and OpenGL.  Fast and cheap is DotNET and System.Drawing.Drawing2D.  There is no legit CPU or APU or even OS-level graphics engine accessible by DotNET.

Answer 7

Fast and good is C++ and DirectX. 

Cheap and good is C and OpenGL. 

hi Andrew,

i have two questions;

1) why it's not cpp and OpenGL?

2) <the main question> what if i go with Cpp and DirectX (or c and OpenGL), would it be work with my winForms/wpf  app somehow, (as a engine.dll for example).

Answer 8

Fast and good is C++ and DirectX. 

Cheap and good is C and OpenGL. 

hi Andrew,

i have two questions;

1) why it's not cpp and OpenGL?

2) <the main question> what if i go with Cpp and DirectX (or c and OpenGL), would it be work with my winForms/wpf  app somehow, (as a engine.dll for example).

1)  No reason.  It was just an example.  You can program in C/++ (meaning C or C++) to gain access to DirectX and OpenGL libraries.  You'll get fast performance and good graphics.  C is cheaper because it's easier to work with and doesn't have nearly so many compile-time dependencies (which results in smaller compiled files).

2)  You get all the slowness and tendency to crash unrecoverably if you pump too many FPS of DotNET backended by all the fastness and tendency to push high FPS of low level languages and real GPU-APIs. This would be roughly equivalent to putting a Ferrari engine and drivetrain into a buckboard wagon.