A downloadable tool for Windows and Linux

HalfEngine is a bespoke, simulation-first engine developed to power the autonomous world of an upcoming title.

Unlike general-purpose engines, HalfEngine prioritizes:

Decoupled Architecture: Strict separation between Server (Simulation) and Client (Visualization).
Autonomous Simulation: A robust tick-based system ensuring agents act independently of player presence.
Persistent State: Built for worlds that "live" even when no one is watching.

This project documents the incremental development of the engine. Builds are milestone-based tech demos and may not be interactive.

Updated	4 days ago
Status	Prototype
Category	Tool
Platforms	Windows, Linux
Rating	Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings)
Author	Halfworks
Genre	Simulation
Tags	3D, custom-engine, Experimental, Game engine, Indie, Sandbox, tech-demo
Average session	A few seconds
Languages	English
Inputs	Keyboard, Mouse
Links	Subscribe via RSS
Content	No generative AI was used

Download

HalfEngine-0.11.0-Windows.zip 9.6 MB

HalfEngine-0.11.0-Linux.tar.gz 11 MB

HalfEngine-v0.10.0-Windows.zip 7.3 MB

HalfEngine-v0.10.0-Linux.tar.gz 6.1 MB

Install instructions

Windows builds are built using Visual Studio 2026 and require the respective VC++ redistributable package to run. The installer can be downloaded from the official website (direct download link).
Linux builds from v0.11.0 onwards are built against glibc v2.35 and should work on any reasonably recent Linux distribution.