diff -r cb94d983e3dd -r 6b61b4899587 src/scene.c
--- a/src/scene.c	Wed Apr 10 19:29:09 2024 +0200
+++ b/src/scene.c	Wed Apr 10 19:31:26 2024 +0200
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@
     cx_foreach(AscSceneNode*, node, iter) {
         node->depth = iter.depth;
 
+        // skip hidden nodes (and all their children)
+        if (node->hidden) {
+            cxTreeVisitorContinue(iter);
+        }
+
         // execute behaviors, first
         if (node->behaviors != NULL) {
             CxIterator behavior_iter = cxListIterator(node->behaviors);