diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/fluid-sim-sdl/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/fluid-sim-sdl/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d52a4ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/fluid-sim-sdl/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO make it use sdl3 recipe
+# does bundled glm and njson need to be patched?
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/jsoulier/fluid_simulation"
+rev = "7a9ba84f990fe2e5cc6c60eec5cf756a340de54c"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+dev-dependencies = ["host:sdl-shadercross"]
+dependencies = ["sdl3"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/solarsystem3d/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/solarsystem3d/recipe.toml
index 4a467b78a..6fbdacbf0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/solarsystem3d/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/solarsystem3d/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #TODO patch cmake to disable proprietary irrklang dependency (music): https://github.com/GTruf/SolarSystem-3D/issues/5
-#TODO does it have mandatory 32-bit dependencies? : https://github.com/GTruf/SolarSystem-3D/issues/7
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/GTruf/SolarSystem-3D"
 rev = "91f1f7b14cae59740704aaf4bc6e1e7c5846005b"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/build-system/scons/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/build-system/scons/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdc8f1cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/build-system/scons/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#TODO check missing minimum dependencies
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/SCons/scons"
+rev = "4.11.0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "python"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/action/pong-sdl/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/action/pong-sdl/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75dc27f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/action/pong-sdl/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+#TODO add command to install
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/rafaelcn/pong-game"
+rev = "6120b8b50d895fd2496d02e4fa41abdaadd2d897"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "sdl2",
+    "sdl2-image",
+    "sdl2-ttf",
+]
+script = """
+rsync -av --delete "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/" ./
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" -j "${COOKBOOK_MAKE_JOBS}"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/platform/dinorunner-sdl/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/platform/dinorunner-sdl/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eaa30775c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/platform/dinorunner-sdl/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/AKJ7/dinorunner"
+rev = "v1.3.2"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "sdl2",
+    "sdl2-image",
+    "sdl2-gfx",
+]
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cmake "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/demo/sdl
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/strategy/tic-tac-toe-sdl/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/strategy/tic-tac-toe-sdl/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a87b610bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/strategy/tic-tac-toe-sdl/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+#TODO add command to install
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/t3nma/sdl2-TicTacToe"
+rev = "c4a48774df3b75aa234df2b60696dbe12673ebbd"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = ["sdl2"]
+script = """
+rsync -av --delete "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/" ./
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" -j "${COOKBOOK_MAKE_JOBS}"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/graphics/assimp/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/graphics/assimp/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5aa3ca1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/graphics/assimp/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO determine minimum dependencies from cmake log
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/assimp/assimp"
+rev = "v6.0.5"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DASSIMP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF",
+    "-DASSIMP_INJECT_DEBUG_POSTFIX=OFF",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/sdl/sdl-shadercross/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/sdl/sdl-shadercross/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c8c8bc89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/sdl/sdl-shadercross/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_shadercross"
+rev = "e55cf5e31ced6f3d1be5cc6d0c50e99384f9f4ba"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DSDLSHADERCROSS_DXC=OFF",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "sdl3",
+    #"spirv-cross", # needed for llvmpipe?
+]