The latest articles on DEV Community by Nathan C. (@natuworkguy). https://dev.to/natuworkguy https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3939269%2F6de387f3-1d76-481c-beb0-5277cc3a59fe.png https://dev.to/natuworkguy en Nathan C. Thu, 21 May 2026 21:10:55 +0000 https://dev.to/natuworkguy/ive-been-building-a-python-game-engine-54jn https://dev.to/natuworkguy/ive-been-building-a-python-game-engine-54jn <p>I’ve been working on a project called ABS Engine, a Python game engine focused on keeping projects simple and organized.</p> <p>Instead of making developers write massive setup code, games are mostly controlled through a project file called <code>game.absp</code>.</p> <p>It can define things like:</p> <ul> <li>entities</li> <li>connected scripts</li> <li>image assets</li> <li>fullscreen settings</li> <li>resolution</li> <li>cursor visibility</li> </ul> <p>Example idea:</p> <p>Player entity<br> → script: scripts/player.py<br> → texture: data/images/player.png</p> <p>Game settings:<br> → fullscreen enabled<br> → cursor hidden<br> → resolution: 540x320</p> <p>Scripts can still access the engine API directly using:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="n">engine.core</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="o">*</span> </code></pre> </div> <p>The goal is making game projects easier to structure while still giving advanced users full access to the engine itself.</p> <p>I’m also working on build tools so projects can be packaged and shared easily without manually hunting for dependencies and assets.</p> <p>Still early in development, but it’s been one of the most fun programming projects I’ve worked on.</p> python gamedev gameengine opensource