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urho3d/urho3d

Game engine

Archived

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#2d #3d #3d-graphics #angelscript #cpp #cpp17

Updated: 2023-01-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-01-02
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 72 open

4,754

stars

Forks: 1,014
Commits: 10,578 commits
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Website GitHub

htdt/godogen

Autonomous game development for Godot, Bevy, and Babylon.js with Claude Code and Codex

AI dev

Stack

Python pip

GitHub topics

#claude #claude-code #claude-code-skill #codex #codex-cli #codex-skill

Updated: 2026-07-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-03-09
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

4,608

stars

Forks: 408
Commits: 37 commits
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AmbientRun/Ambient

The multiplayer game engine

Stack

Rust Axum Cargo

GitHub topics

#3d-graphics #game-development #game-engine #game-engine-3d #gamedev #multiplayer

Updated: 2025-01-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-12-19
History: 2 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 281 open

3,900

stars

Forks: 130
Commits: 4,756 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

MovingBlocks/Terasology

Terasology - open source voxel world

Stack

Java Gradle

GitHub topics

#game #game-development #game-engine #game-engine-3d #gamedev #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-04-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-03-04
History: 3 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 481 open

3,872

stars

Forks: 1,371
Commits: 12,097 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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Website GitHub

nem0/LumixEngine

3D C++ Game Engine - yet another open source game engine

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#3d-game-engine #data-oriented-design #editor #entity-component-system #game-development #game-engine

Updated: 2026-07-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-11-21
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 37 open

3,839

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Forks: 439
Commits: 7,505 commits
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godot-rust/gdnative

Rust bindings for Godot 3

Archived

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#game-development #gamedev #godot #rust

Updated: 2025-12-31
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-04-11
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

3,625

stars

Forks: 208
Commits: 1,414 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

IvanMurzak/Unity-MCP

AI Skills, MCP Tools, and CLI for Unity Engine. Full AI develop and test loop. Use cli for quick setup. Efficient token usage, advanced tools. Any C# method may be turned into a tool by a single line. Works with Claude Code, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor and any other absolutely for free.

AI dev

Stack

C# Vite npm

GitHub topics

#ai #ai-integration #anthropic #claude #claude-code #claude-desktop

Updated: 2026-07-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-04-02
History: 2 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 45 open

3,497

stars

Forks: 314
Commits: 2,956 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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AtomicGameEngine/AtomicGameEngine

The Atomic Game Engine is a multi-platform 2D and 3D engine with a consistent API in C++, C#, JavaScript, and TypeScript

Archived

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle npm

GitHub topics

#android #cplusplus #csharp #game-development #game-engine #ios

Updated: 2024-03-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-01-24
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 394 open

3,458

stars

Forks: 585
Commits: 3,398 commits
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avianphysics/avian

ECS-driven 2D and 3D physics engine for the Bevy game engine.

Stack

Rust Bevy Cargo

GitHub topics

#2d #3d #bevy #game-development #gamedev #physics

Updated: 2026-07-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-05-29
History: 25 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 195 open

3,069

stars

Forks: 266
Commits: 1,161 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +12 +0.4%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

zig-gamedev/zig-gamedev

Dev repo for @zig-gamedev libs and sample applications

Stack

Zig

GitHub topics

#cross-platform #d3d12 #demos #directx12 #game-development #gamedev

Updated: 2026-03-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-07-16
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 37 open

2,846

stars

Forks: 187
Commits: 4,878 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ioquake/ioq3

The ioquake3 community effort to continue supporting/developing id's Quake III Arena

Stack

C CMake

GitHub topics

#fps #fps-engine #fps-game #game #game-development #game-engine

Updated: 2026-07-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-01-31
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 152 open

2,772

stars

Forks: 607
Commits: 3,792 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

itchio/itch

🎮 The best way to play your itch.io games

Stack

TypeScript Electron React Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#electron #game-development #itchio #typescript

Updated: 2026-07-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-05-08
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 400 open

2,763

stars

Forks: 258
Commits: 8,732 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

bevy-cheatbook/bevy-cheatbook

Unofficial Reference Book for the Bevy Game Engine

Stack

Rust Bevy Cargo

GitHub topics

#bevy #book #documentation #game-development #gamedev #mdbook

Updated: 2025-12-03
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2021-01-20
History: 24 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 119 open

2,353

stars

Forks: 136
Commits: 504 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

JACoders/OpenJK

Community effort to maintain and improve Jedi Academy (SP & MP) + Jedi Outcast (SP only) released by Raven Software

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c #c-plus-plus #fps #game #game-development #game-engine

Updated: 2026-06-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-04-04
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 272 open

2,265

stars

Forks: 694
Commits: 4,674 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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liballeg/allegro5

The official Allegro 5 git repository. Pull requests welcome!

Stack

C Android CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #audio #c #game-development #linux #macos

Updated: 2026-06-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2000-05-14
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 386 open

2,114

stars

Forks: 318
Commits: 12,167 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

evennia/evennia

Python MUD/MUX/MUSH/MU* development system

AI dev

Stack

Python Django Django REST Framework Jupyter Tornado PEP 517 pip uv

GitHub topics

#based #django #engine #game-development #game-engine #gamedev

Updated: 2026-07-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-11-20
History: 3 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 121 open

2,074

stars

Forks: 766
Commits: 10,485 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

CoderGamester/mcp-unity

Model Context Protocol (MCP) plugin to connect with Unity Editor — designed for Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf and other IDEs

AI dev

Stack

C# Express npm

GitHub topics

#claudecode #codex-cli #copilot #cursor #game-development #mcp

Updated: 2026-06-25
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-03-13
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 12 open

1,808

stars

Forks: 226
Commits: 278 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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PixelVision8/PixelVision8

Pixel Vision 8's core philosophy is to teach retro game development with streamlined workflows. PV8 is also a platform that standardizes 8-bit fantasy console limitations built on top of the open-source C# game engine based on MonoGame.

Archived

Stack

C# .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

#2d #2d-game-engine #8-bit #csharp #fantasy-console #game-development

Updated: 2023-01-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-09-22
History: 2 history points
License: MS-PL
Issues: 9 open

1,774

stars

Forks: 119
Commits: 15 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

gbdev/rgbds

Rednex Game Boy Development System - An assembly toolchain for the Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#asm #assembly #assembly-language #assembly-sm83 #cplusplus #game-boy

Updated: 2026-07-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-06-11
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 73 open

1,625

stars

Forks: 187
Commits: 3,548 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ellisonleao/clumsy-bird

:bird: :video_game: A MelonJS port of the famous Flappy Bird Game

Archived

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#flappy-bird #game #game-development #javascript #melonjs

Updated: 2018-04-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-02-04
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 3 open

1,615

stars

Forks: 1,086
Commits: 251 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

TeamHypersomnia/Hypersomnia

Multiplayer top-down shooter made from scratch in C++. Web version: https://play.hypersomnia.io Made in 🇵🇱

AI dev

Stack

C++ Bundler CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#2d-game #2d-shooter #browser-game #cpp #editor #free-software

Updated: 2026-06-21
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-07-12
History: 5 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 13 open

1,598

stars

Forks: 97
Commits: 10,092 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

AdamsLair/duality

a 2D Game Development Framework

Archived

Stack

C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#c-sharp #csharp #dotnet #duality #framework #game-development

Updated: 2025-05-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-07-21
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 136 open

1,425

stars

Forks: 287
Commits: 3,603 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

asc-community/MxEngine

C++ open source 3D game engine

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#3d-graphics #cpp #game-development #game-engine #gamedev #mxengine

Updated: 2024-04-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-15
History: 2 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 18 open

1,230

stars

Forks: 74
Commits: 334 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

GitHub

BobbyAnguelov/Esoterica

Esoterica Engine

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#animation #ecs #game #game-development #game-engine #gamedev

Updated: 2025-01-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-07-15
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

1,201

stars

Forks: 84
Commits: 96 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

NiklasEi/bevy_game_template

Template for a Bevy game including CI/CD for web, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android

Stack

Rust Bevy Cargo

GitHub topics

#bevy #bevy-engine #game-development #hacktoberfest #mobile-game #rust

Updated: 2026-06-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-03-30
History: 2 history points
License: CC0-1.0
Issues: 15 open

1,128

stars

Forks: 108
Commits: 369 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Unvanquished/Unvanquished

Unvanquished is a free and open source FPS/RTS hybrid game powered by the Daemon game engine. Historically based on Tremulous as a continuation with decades of work over it.

Stack

C++ CMake pip

GitHub topics

#cpp #daemon-game #fps-game #game #game-development #glm

Updated: 2026-07-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-03-29
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 677 open

1,108

stars

Forks: 180
Commits: 14,123 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

increpare/bfxr

Flash + AIR sound effects generator. Based on Sfxr.

Stack

ActionScript

GitHub topics

#game-development #gamedev #sfx #sound-effects #sound-synthesis-processes

Updated: 2025-04-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-02-24
History: 3 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 10 open

1,027

stars

Forks: 91
Commits: 107 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ikpil/DotRecast

DotRecast - a C# port of Recast & Detour, Industry-standard navigation mesh toolset for .NET, Unity3D, games, servers

Stack

C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#ai #crowd-simulation #csharp #detour #game #game-development

Updated: 2026-07-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-03-14
History: 2 history points
License: Zlib
Issues: 18 open

911

stars

Forks: 120
Commits: 1,117 commits
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inanevin/LinaEngine

Lina Engine is an open-source , modular, tiny and fast C++ game engine, aimed to develop 3D desktop games.

Stack

C++ Android CMake Conan Gradle

GitHub topics

#3d-graphics #3d-graphics-engine #game-development #game-engine #game-engine-development #gamedev

Updated: 2025-10-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-09-30
History: 2 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 2 open

900

stars

Forks: 62
Commits: 2,724 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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janhohenheim/foxtrot

A 3D reference project and tech demo for the Bevy Engine

Stack

Rust Bevy Cargo

GitHub topics

#3d #bevy #game-development #gamedev #rust #template

Updated: 2026-02-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-04-13
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 15 open

869

stars

Forks: 62
Commits: 2,021 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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