SMRTR ProgrammingJul 13, 2026Hacker News

DOOMQL – what if SQLite were the game engine?

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DOOMQL is a first-person shooter where SQLite is the actual game engine , not just a data store. Every pixel, movement, collision, enemy AI, and ANSI color code is computed by SQL queries. Python only passes keystrokes and terminal dimensions, doing zero game logic. It's a wild proof-of-concept with a 36-test suite, live SQL audit tooling, and a fully playable raycaster.

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