A downloadable tool for Windows and Linux

HalfEngine is a bespoke, simulation-first engine developed by Halfworks 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	5 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

Download

HalfEngine-v0.8.0-Windows.zip 4.6 MB

HalfEngine-v0.8.0-Linux.tar.gz 4.3 MB

HalfEngine-v0.7.0-Windows.zip 4.4 MB

HalfEngine-v0.7.0-Linux.tar.gz 4.2 MB

Install instructions

Windows builds are built using Visual Studio 2022 and require the respective VC++ redistributable package to run. The installer can be downloaded from the official website (direct download link).
The current Linux builds are built on a rolling release distribution, hence they require the newest version of glibc (v2.42) to run. Future builds will be created on an older, more stable distribution.