A low-level C++ game sandbox based on an SDL3 + CMake setup.

• SDL3 initialization and shutdown flow.
• Window creation (800x600) with title Low Level Game.
• Basic event loop handling window close (SDL_EVENT_QUIT).
• CMake project split into root + lowlevelgame/ subdirectory.
• SDL3 package discovery in CMake via find_package(SDL3 ...).

• No renderer initialization/usage yet.
• No update/render game loop structure.
• No gameplay systems, entities, scenes, or assets.
• No tests or CI pipeline.

cppgame/
|-- CMakeLists.txt
|-- CMakePresets.json
|-- CMakeUserPresets.json
|-- lowlevelgame/
|   |-- CMakeLists.txt
|   |-- lowlevelgame.cpp
|   |-- lowlevelgame.h
|   |-- launch.vs.json
|-- .gitignore
|-- .gitattributes

• CMake 3.8+
• C++ compiler (C++20 configured in subproject)
• SDL3 development package

cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DSDL3_DIR=<SET_YOUR_SDL3_CMAKE_PATH> -DSDL3_RUNTIME_DIR=<SET_YOUR_SDL3_RUNTIME_PATH>
cmake --build build

.\build\lowlevelgame\lowlevelgame.exe

This repository is being developed slowly and intentionally by hand. Expect incremental progress over time.