diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/fpc/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/fpc/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4f146d44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/fpc/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#TODO discover how to build: https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/fpc/source
+# build instructions: https://wiki.freepascal.org/Installing_the_Free_Pascal_Compiler#Installing_from_source_on_BSD.2FLinux
+[source]
+tar = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/freepascal/files/Source/3.2.2/fpc-3.2.2.source.tar.gz/download"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+rsync -av --delete "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/" ./
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" all -j "${COOKBOOK_MAKE_JOBS}"
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" install DESTDIR="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rust-glancer/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rust-glancer/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fba594e8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rust-glancer/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/rust-glancer/rust-glancer"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = ["rust-glancer"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emu/pc/dosbox-staging/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emu/pc/dosbox-staging/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..444602983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/emu/pc/dosbox-staging/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+# build instructions: https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/blob/main/docs/build-linux.md
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging"
+rev = "v0.82.2"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DOPT_OPENGL=OFF",
+    "-DOPT_TESTS=OFF",
+    "-DUSE_SYSTEM_LIBS=ON",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "sdl3",
+    "sdl3-image",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/engines/openxray-16/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/engines/openxray-16/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c49d9d738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/engines/openxray-16/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+# build and setup instructions: https://github.com/OpenXRay/xray-16/wiki/%5BEN%5D-How-to-build-and-setup-on-Linux-and-MacOS
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/OpenXRay/xray-16"
+rev = "29030f81b137f6ea5365b3d71f2b588490832f5b"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DMEMORY_ALLOCATOR=standard",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "openal",
+    "libogg",
+    "libtheora",
+    "libvorbis",
+    "sdl2",
+    "lzo",
+    "libjpeg-turbo",
+    #"mimalloc",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/archives/lzo/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/archives/lzo/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb517f5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/archives/lzo/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "https://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/download/lzo-2.10.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/net/gns/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/net/gns/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..497f9bfa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/net/gns/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/ValveSoftware/GameNetworkingSockets"
+rev = "v1.6.0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+dependencies = [
+    "openssl3",
+    "protobuf",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/sdl/sdl3-image/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/sdl/sdl3-image/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70d851516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/sdl/sdl3-image/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image/release/SDL3_image-3.4.4.tar.gz"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DSDLIMAGE_VENDORED=OFF",
+    "-DSDLIMAGE_SAMPLES=OFF",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "sdl3",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/sdl/sdl3-ttf/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/sdl/sdl3-ttf/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13ec8c3e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/sdl/sdl3-ttf/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/release/SDL3_ttf-3.2.2.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DSDLTTF_VENDORED=OFF",
+    "-DSDLTTF_SAMPLES=OFF",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "sdl3",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/text/djvulibre/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/text/djvulibre/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c995a06da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/text/djvulibre/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/djvu/djvulibre-3.5.30.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/text/mupdf/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/text/mupdf/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dd267c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/text/mupdf/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "https://casper.mupdf.com/downloads/archive/mupdf-1.28.2-source.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+rsync -av --delete "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/" ./
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" libs -j "${COOKBOOK_MAKE_JOBS}"
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" install-libs PREFIX="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/chat/zulip-terminal/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/chat/zulip-terminal/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee5107678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/chat/zulip-terminal/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#TODO determine missing dependencies
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/zulip/zulip-terminal"
+rev = "5c2b68ef8995d283b4e5dc600a4d51d4cd031763"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "python"