diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/dioxus-examples/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/dioxus-examples/recipe.toml
index 76e83f34e..d61ac78ff 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/dioxus-examples/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/dioxus-examples/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO wry crate error
+#TODO wry and tao crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/DioxusLabs/dioxus"
 shallow_clone = true
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ cargoexamples = [
     "file_explorer",
     "hello_world",
     "multiwindow",
-    "popup",
+    "window_popup",
     "window_event",
     "window_zoom",
 ]
+cargopackages = [
+    "file-explorer",
+]
+dependencies = ["openssl3"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/doomfire/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/doomfire/recipe.toml
index ba74db077..e5d18f69c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/doomfire/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/doomfire/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-#TODO discover how to build the "doomfire-minifb" example
+#TODO update doomfire-minifb package dependencies
+# to fix outdated redox_syscall, libc and minifb crates
+# or use doomfire-sdl2 package, which needs libc crate update and manual library linkage
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/r-marques/doomfire"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
-cargopackages = [
-    "doomfire-minifb",
-]
+cargopath = "examples/doomfire-minifb"
+#cargopath = "examples/doomfire-sdl2"
+#dependencies = ["sdl2"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/egui/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/egui/recipe.toml
index 8903904ea..ac7e0ad41 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/egui/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/egui/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#TODO glutin crate error
+#TODO winit crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/emilk/egui"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
-cargoexamples = [
-    "hello_world"
+cargopackages = [
+    "hello_world_simple"
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/globe-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/globe-rs/recipe.toml
index cc14a04fa..42046d16d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/globe-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/globe-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,5 @@
 git = "https://github.com/adamsky/globe"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_packages globe-cli
-mv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin/globe" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin/globe-rs"
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = ["globe-cli"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/imgui-examples/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/imgui-examples/recipe.toml
index ace76bd38..c045c0de9 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/imgui-examples/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/imgui-examples/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
-#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+#TODO compiled, ninja install error
 # pull request: https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/pull/3027
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Qix-/imgui"
 branch = "cmake"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "cmake"
-#dependencies = ["sdl2"]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = ["sdl2"]
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+export CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/include/SDL2"
+COOKBOOK_CMAKE_FLAGS+=(
+    -DIMGUI_IMPL_GLFW=OFF
+    -DIMGUI_IMPL_GLUT=OFF
+    -DIMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL=OFF
+)
+cookbook_cmake
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/lenia/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/lenia/recipe.toml
index 92d4fcd38..bdc2b7011 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/lenia/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/lenia/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO winit crate error (after cargo update)
+#TODO update dependencies
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/BirdbrainEngineer/lenia"
 shallow_clone = true
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/mousefood/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/mousefood/recipe.toml
index b132a298c..568c59071 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/mousefood/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/mousefood/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO linking error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/j-g00da/mousefood"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
 cargopackages = ["simulator"]
-dependencies = [
-    "sdl2",
-]
+dependencies = ["sdl2"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/micropython/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/micropython/recipe.toml
index c8c1e777e..25df760eb 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/micropython/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/micropython/recipe.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ template = "custom"
 script = """
 rsync -av --delete "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/" ./
 cd ports/unix
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 make -C ../../mpy-cross
 MAKEFLAGS=(
     VARIANT=minimal
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/engines/box2d/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/engines/box2d/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ec8e027d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/engines/box2d/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/erincatto/box2d"
+rev = "v3.1.1"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON",
+    "-DBOX2D_BENCHMARKS=ON",
+    "-DBOX2D_VALIDATE=OFF",
+    "-DBOX2D_UNIT_TESTS=OFF",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/engines/box3d/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/engines/box3d/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa33206c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/engines/box3d/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/erincatto/box3d"
+rev = "v0.1.0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON",
+    "-DBOX3D_BENCHMARKS=ON",
+    "-DBOX3D_UNIT_TESTS=OFF",
+    "-DBOX3D_VALIDATE=OFF",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/engines/joltphysics/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/engines/joltphysics/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92cf0466f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/engines/joltphysics/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/jrouwe/JoltPhysics"
+rev = "v5.6.0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "libvulkan",
+]
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+COOKBOOK_CMAKE_FLAGS+=(
+    -DJPH_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON
+    -DTARGET_UNIT_TESTS=OFF
+    -DTARGET_VIEWER=OFF
+    -DGENERATE_DEBUG_SYMBOLS=OFF
+    -DOVERRIDE_CXX_FLAGS=OFF # used to force debug mode?
+    -DFLOATING_POINT_EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED=OFF
+    -DDEBUG_RENDERER_IN_DEBUG_AND_RELEASE=OFF
+    -DPROFILER_IN_DEBUG_AND_RELEASE=OFF
+    -DDISABLE_CUSTOM_ALLOCATOR=ON
+    -DJPH_USE_DX12=OFF
+    -DJPH_USE_VK=OFF
+    -DJPH_USE_MTL=OFF
+)
+cookbook_cmake "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/Build
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/engines/lovr-demos/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/engines/lovr-demos/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fdac8b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/engines/lovr-demos/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/bjornbytes/lovr-docs"
+branch = "v0.19.0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/lovr"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/examples/* "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/lovr"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/engines/lovr/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/engines/lovr/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..551d1014c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/engines/lovr/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+# build instructions: https://lovr.org/docs/Compiling
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/bjornbytes/lovr"
+rev = "v0.19.0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DLOVR_ENABLE_AUDIO=OFF",
+    "-DLOVR_ENABLE_HEADSET=OFF",
+    "-DLOVR_ENABLE_PHYSICS=OFF",
+    "-DLOVR_SYSTEM_GLFW=ON",
+    "-DLOVR_SYSTEM_LUA=ON",
+    #"-DLOVR_SYSTEM_OPENXR=ON",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "glfw3",
+    #"openxr",
+]
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "luajit",
+    "lovr-demos",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/openxr/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/openxr/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..351df1d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/openxr/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenXR-SDK-Source/releases/download/release-1.1.61/OpenXR-SDK-Source-release-1.1.61.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+dev-dependencies = [
+    "host:python312",
+]