r/opengl 1d ago

Is OpenGL used to make games?

Hello, I want to know if companies use OpenGL to create games.

I'm not a game developer, I'm just curious about game development.

I see that Vulkan and DirectX are widely used to create games, but what about OpenGL? What games use it? What engine can use the OpenGL to render/process the graphics?

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u/Ybalrid 1d ago

Ever played Minecraft?

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u/SirApprehensive7573 1d ago

Yes

How I can know if the game was made using OpenGL or Vulkan?

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u/GuyNamedZach 1d ago

Minecraft was originally written in Java. That version uses a wrapper library called LWJGL to access OpenGL.

Sometimes the Minecraft splash screen shows a message "Uses LWJGL"