diff --git a/pkgs/games/nxengine-evo/default.nix b/pkgs/games/nxengine-evo/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..909737a68049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/games/nxengine-evo/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+{ stdenv
+, fetchpatch
+, fetchurl
+, cmake
+, libpng
+, SDL2
+, SDL2_mixer
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "nxengine-evo";
+  version = "2.6.4";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/nxengine/nxengine-evo/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1xir74l0vrzrpyl7sfqfxp083dakbix26hd0arwf2y57w1mbjas8";
+  };
+  assets = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/nxengine/nxengine-evo/releases/download/v${version}/NXEngine-v${version}-Linux.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "1b5hkmsrrhnjjf825ri6n62kb3fldwl7v5f1cqvqyv47zv15g5gy";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/nxengine/nxengine-evo/commit/1890127ec4b4b5f8d6cb0fb30a41868e95659840.patch";
+      sha256 = "18j22vzkikcwqd42vlhzd6rjp26dq0zslxw5yyl07flivms0hny2";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/nxengine/nxengine-evo/commit/75b8b8e3b067fd354baa903332f2a3254d1cc017.patch";
+      sha256 = "0sjr7z63gp7nfxifxisvp2w664mxxk3xi4a3d86mm0470dj5m5bx";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libpng
+    SDL2
+    SDL2_mixer
+  ];
+
+  # Allow finding game assets.
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i -e "s,/usr/share/,$out/share/," src/ResourceManager.cpp
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    cd ..
+    unpackFile ${assets}
+    mkdir -p $out/bin/ $out/share/nxengine/
+    install bin/* $out/bin/
+    cp -r NXEngine-evo-${version}-Linux/data/ $out/share/nxengine/data
+    chmod -R a=r,a+X $out/share/nxengine/data
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A complete open-source clone/rewrite of the masterpiece jump-and-run platformer Doukutsu Monogatari (also known as Cave Story)";
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [
+      gpl3                   # Game engine
+      unfreeRedistributable  # Game assets, freeware
+    ];
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.scubed2 ];
+    homepage = "https://github.com/nxengine/nxengine-evo";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c437ee3fd42c..740c04c28acd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -21729,6 +21729,8 @@ in
 
   newtonwars = callPackage ../games/newtonwars { };
 
+  nxengine-evo = callPackage ../games/nxengine-evo { };
+
   odamex = callPackage ../games/odamex { };
 
   oilrush = callPackage ../games/oilrush { };