Patterns Overview

General game development patterns for Mibo.Raylib. Each page presents a reusable technique — not an API reference, but a working recipe for problems every game developer faces.

These patterns are independent. Apply one, two, or all of them depending on what your game needs.

Available Patterns

Pattern	What it solves
Composable Systems	Breaking monolithic updates into small, ordered, testable phases
Background Work	Running heavy computation off the main thread without blocking the game loop
Pooled Particles	Zero-GC particle effects with pre-allocated arrays and fade-and-compact
Layered Rendering	Compositing multiple render passes — HUDs, minimaps, debug overlays
Pre-computed State	Computing derived values once per frame, reading them cheaply everywhere

How to read these pages

Each pattern follows the same structure:

1. What and Why — What the pattern does and when you need it.
2. Use Cases — Multiple scenarios where this pattern applies.
3. The Technique — The core idea, with generic code.
4. When to use — Concrete signals that this pattern applies.

Samples

The PlatformerSample and ThreeDSample projects demonstrate these patterns in complete games. Each pattern page links to the relevant sample code.