diff --git a/doomsday/apps/client/CMakeLists.txt b/doomsday/apps/client/CMakeLists.txt
index c5d291d105..7e3bb25cbf 100644
--- a/doomsday/apps/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doomsday/apps/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -169,9 +169,8 @@ endif ()
 
 if (APPLE)
     deng_install_bundle_deps (client
-        Deng::libcore Deng::libshell
-        Deng::libgui Deng::libappfw
-        Deng::liblegacy Deng::libdoomsday
+        Deng::libcore Deng::libshell Deng::libgui Deng::libappfw
+        Deng::liblegacy Deng::libdoomsday Deng::libgamefw
         SDL2 SDL2_mixer
     )
 
diff --git a/doomsday/apps/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/doomsday/apps/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 1560c70521..61d999a659 100644
--- a/doomsday/apps/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doomsday/apps/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
 project (Plugins)
 include (../../cmake/Config.cmake)
 
-if (DENG_DEVELOPER)
-    add_subdirectory (example)
-endif ()
+add_subdirectory (libgamefw)
 
 add_subdirectory (importdeh)
 add_subdirectory (importidtech1)
@@ -30,3 +28,7 @@ if (WIN32)
     add_subdirectory (directsound)
     add_subdirectory (winmm)
 endif ()
+
+if (DENG_DEVELOPER)
+    add_subdirectory (example)
+endif ()
diff --git a/doomsday/apps/plugins/PluginConfig.cmake b/doomsday/apps/plugins/PluginConfig.cmake
index 7816d220c6..88be2ca554 100644
--- a/doomsday/apps/plugins/PluginConfig.cmake
+++ b/doomsday/apps/plugins/PluginConfig.cmake
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # The Doomsday Engine Project -- Common build config for plugins
-# Copyright (c) 2015 Jaakko Keränen <jaakko.keranen@iki.fi>
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Jaakko Keränen <jaakko.keranen@iki.fi>
 
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.0)
 project (DENG_PLUGINS)
 include (${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../cmake/Config.cmake)
 
 find_package (DengDoomsday)
+find_package (DengGamefw)   # Game framework is available in all plugins.
 
 macro (deng_add_plugin target)
     sublist (_src 1 -1 ${ARGV})
@@ -23,20 +24,20 @@ macro (deng_add_plugin target)
         list (APPEND _src ${_winres})
     endif ()
     add_library (${target} MODULE ${_src} ${DENG_RESOURCES})
-    target_include_directories (${target} 
-        PUBLIC "${DENG_API_DIR}" 
+    target_include_directories (${target}
+        PUBLIC "${DENG_API_DIR}"
         PRIVATE "${DENG_SOURCE_DIR}/sdk/libgui/include"
     )
-    target_link_libraries (${target} PUBLIC Deng::libdoomsday)
+    target_link_libraries (${target} PUBLIC Deng::libdoomsday Deng::libgamefw)
     enable_cxx11 (${target})
     set_target_properties (${target} PROPERTIES FOLDER Plugins)
 
     if (APPLE)
         # The plugins have some messy code.
-        set_property (TARGET ${target} 
+        set_property (TARGET ${target}
             APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS -Wno-missing-braces
         )
-        set_target_properties (${target} PROPERTIES 
+        set_target_properties (${target} PROPERTIES
             BUNDLE ON
             MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST ${DENG_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/MacOSXPluginBundleInfo.plist.in
             BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH ON  # staging prevents CMake's own rpath fixing
@@ -49,14 +50,14 @@ macro (deng_add_plugin target)
         # plugins are not installed yet -- the staging directory symlinks to the
         # individual build directories.
         set (stage "${DENG_BUILD_STAGING_DIR}/DengPlugins")
-        add_custom_command (TARGET ${target} POST_BUILD 
+        add_custom_command (TARGET ${target} POST_BUILD
             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${stage}"
-            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink 
-                "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/${target}.bundle" 
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink
+                "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/${target}.bundle"
                 "${stage}/${target}.bundle"
         )
         # Fix the Qt framework install names manually.
-        deng_bundle_install_names (${target} 
+        deng_bundle_install_names (${target}
             SCRIPT_NAME "qtlibs"
             LD_PATH "@executable_path/../Frameworks"
             QtCore.framework/Versions/5/QtCore
diff --git a/doomsday/apps/plugins/libgamefw/CMakeLists.txt b/doomsday/apps/plugins/libgamefw/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69ef4e92fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doomsday/apps/plugins/libgamefw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Doomsday Engine -- libgamefw: Game base framework and common routines
+
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
+project (DENG_LIBGAMEFW)
+include (../../../cmake/Config.cmake)
+
+# Dependencies.
+find_package (DengCore)
+find_package (DengLegacy)
+
+# Definitions.
+    add_definitions (
+    -D__LIBGAMEFW__=1
+)
+
+# Set up the API.
+include_directories (${DENG_API_DIR})
+
+# Source and header files.
+file (GLOB_RECURSE HEADERS include/gamefw/*)
+
+deng_merge_sources (libgamefw src/*.cpp)
+
+deng_add_library (libgamefw ${SOURCES} ${HEADERS})
+target_link_libraries (libgamefw
+    PUBLIC Deng::libcore Deng::liblegacy 
+)
+
+if (DENG_ENABLE_SDK)
+    install (DIRECTORY include/gamefw
+        DESTINATION include
+        COMPONENT sdk
+    )
+endif ()
+deng_deploy_library (libgamefw DengGamefw)
diff --git a/doomsday/apps/plugins/libgamefw/include/gamefw/libgamefw.h b/doomsday/apps/plugins/libgamefw/include/gamefw/libgamefw.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..316faa1a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doomsday/apps/plugins/libgamefw/include/gamefw/libgamefw.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/** @file libgamefw.h  Common framework for games.
+ *
+ * @authors Copyright (c) 2016 Jaakko Keränen <jaakko.keranen@iki.fi>
+ *
+ * @par License
+ * GPL: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
+ *
+ * <small>This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it
+ * will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
+ * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
+ * Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU
+ * General Public License along with this program; if not, see:
+ * http://www.gnu.org/licenses</small>
+ */
+
+#ifndef LIBGAMEFW_H
+#define LIBGAMEFW_H
+
+/*
+ * The LIBGAMEFW_PUBLIC macro is used for declaring exported symbols. It must be
+ * applied in all exported classes and functions. DEF files are not used for
+ * exporting symbols on Windows.
+ */
+#if defined(_WIN32) && defined(_MSC_VER)
+#  ifdef __LIBGAMEFW__
+// This is defined when compiling the library.
+#    define LIBGAMEFW_PUBLIC __declspec(dllexport)
+#  else
+#    define LIBGAMEFW_PUBLIC __declspec(dllimport)
+#  endif
+#else
+// No need to use any special declarators.
+#  define LIBGAMEFW_PUBLIC
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+
+/// libgamefw uses the @c gfw namespace for all its C++ symbols.
+namespace gfw {
+
+
+
+} // namespace gfw
+
+#endif // __cplusplus
+
+#endif // LIBGAMEFW_H
diff --git a/doomsday/cmake/config/DengGamefwConfig.cmake b/doomsday/cmake/config/DengGamefwConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3604642051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doomsday/cmake/config/DengGamefwConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+find_package (DengCore REQUIRED)
+find_package (DengLegacy REQUIRED)
+
+# Deng::libgamefw may exist in the current build, in which case using 
+# a previously installed version is inappropriate.
+if (NOT TARGET Deng::libgamefw)
+    include ("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/DengGamefw.cmake")
+endif ()