diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9bce9372c..5b9c20e9a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ subdir('targets/platform')
 
 # MARK: platform configuration
 
-if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
+if host_machine.system() in ['linux', 'windows']
     platform_fs_dep = platform_fs_std_dep
     platform_game_dep = platform_game_stub_dep
     platform_input_dep = platform_input_sdl2_dep
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
     platform_storage_dep = platform_storage_stub_dep
     platform_thread_dep = platform_thread_dep # standardized backend (for now)
 
-    app_platform_sources = files('targets/app/linux/main.cpp')
+    app_platform_sources = files('targets/app/desktop/main.cpp')
 endif
 
 subdir('targets/resources')
diff --git a/targets/app/linux/main.cpp b/targets/app/desktop/main.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from targets/app/linux/main.cpp
rename to targets/app/desktop/main.cpp
diff --git a/targets/nbt/include/nbt/CompoundTag.h b/targets/nbt/include/nbt/CompoundTag.h
index 8169a5cbe..789366680 100644
--- a/targets/nbt/include/nbt/CompoundTag.h
+++ b/targets/nbt/include/nbt/CompoundTag.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-#include <flat_map>
+#include <unordered_map>
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "ByteArrayTag.h"
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 
 class CompoundTag : public Tag {
 private:
-    std::flat_map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<Tag>> tags;
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<Tag>> tags;
 
 public:
     CompoundTag() : Tag("") {}
     CompoundTag(const std::string& name) : Tag(name) {}
 
     void write(DataOutput* dos) {
-        for (auto&& [key, value] : tags) {
+        for (auto& [key, value] : tags) {
             Tag::writeNamedTag(value.get(), dos);
         }
         dos->writeByte(Tag::TAG_End);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
     std::vector<Tag*> getAllTags() {
         std::vector<Tag*> ret;
         ret.reserve(tags.size());
-        for (auto&& [key, value] : tags) {
+        for (auto& [key, value] : tags) {
             ret.push_back(value.get());
         }
         return ret;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public:
 
     Tag* copy() {
         CompoundTag* tag = new CompoundTag(getName());
-        for (auto&& [key, value] : tags) {
+        for (auto& [key, value] : tags) {
             tag->put(key, value->copy());
         }
         return tag;
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public:
             CompoundTag* o = (CompoundTag*)obj;
 
             if (tags.size() == o->tags.size()) {
-                for (auto&& [key, value] : tags) {
+                for (auto& [key, value] : tags) {
                     auto itFind = o->tags.find(key);
                     if (itFind == o->tags.end() ||
                         !value->equals(itFind->second.get())) {
diff --git a/targets/platform/input/sdl2/SDL2Input.cpp b/targets/platform/input/sdl2/SDL2Input.cpp
index ba35895a6..d80ae45b6 100644
--- a/targets/platform/input/sdl2/SDL2Input.cpp
+++ b/targets/platform/input/sdl2/SDL2Input.cpp
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 
 #include "../../PlatformTypes.h"
 #include "../InputConstants.h"
-#include "SDL2/SDL.h"
-#include "SDL2/SDL_events.h"
-#include "SDL2/SDL_gamecontroller.h"
-#include "SDL2/SDL_joystick.h"
-#include "SDL2/SDL_keyboard.h"
-#include "SDL2/SDL_mouse.h"
-#include "SDL2/SDL_scancode.h"
-#include "SDL2/SDL_stdinc.h"
-#include "SDL2/SDL_video.h"
-#include "SDL2/begin_code.h"
+#include "SDL.h"
+#include "SDL_events.h"
+#include "SDL_gamecontroller.h"
+#include "SDL_joystick.h"
+#include "SDL_keyboard.h"
+#include "SDL_mouse.h"
+#include "SDL_scancode.h"
+#include "SDL_stdinc.h"
+#include "SDL_video.h"
+#include "begin_code.h"
 
 namespace platform_internal {
 IPlatformInput& PlatformInput_get() {
diff --git a/targets/platform/renderer/gl/gl3_loader.h b/targets/platform/renderer/gl/gl3_loader.h
index 6416a1152..bb03b3aad 100644
--- a/targets/platform/renderer/gl/gl3_loader.h
+++ b/targets/platform/renderer/gl/gl3_loader.h
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 #pragma once
+
+// windows hack: Windows SDK OpenGL headers include WINGDIAPI in their declarations,
+// which can only be found in the Windows API
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifndef GL_GLEXT_PROTOTYPES
 #define GL_GLEXT_PROTOTYPES 1
 #endif
 #include <GL/gl.h>
-#include <GL/glext.h>
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+// #include <GL/glext.h>
 
 #include <cstdio>
 #ifndef GL_ARRAY_BUFFER
diff --git a/targets/platform/stubs.h b/targets/platform/stubs.h
index 114bb6fe3..49dd2a7e9 100644
--- a/targets/platform/stubs.h
+++ b/targets/platform/stubs.h
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
+// windows hack: Windows SDK OpenGL headers include WINGDIAPI in their declarations,
+// which can only be found in the Windows API
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 #include <string.h>