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Genymobile/scrcpy

Display and control your Android device

Stack

C Android Gradle Meson

GitHub topics

#android #c #ffmpeg #libav #mirroring #recording

Updated: 2026-07-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-12-12
History: 2 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 2,851 open

145,461

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Forks: 13,422
Commits: 3,097 commits
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moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt

GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link)

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#gamestream #linux-app #macos-app #moonlight #nvidia #qt

Updated: 2026-07-02
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-04-28
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 531 open

17,734

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Forks: 1,139
Commits: 3,313 commits
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OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2

An open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 🎢

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cmake #cpp #discord #game #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-07-08
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2014-04-01
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 1,582 open

15,928

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Forks: 1,829
Commits: 30,241 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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pygame/pygame

🐍🎮 pygame (the library) is a Free and Open Source python programming language library for making multimedia applications like games built on top of the excellent SDL library. C, Python, Native, OpenGL.

Stack

C Conan pip

GitHub topics

#game-dev #game-development #gamedev #pygame #python #sdl

Updated: 2025-11-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2000-11-08
History: 7 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 782 open

8,840

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Forks: 4,145
Commits: 9,371 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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OpenXRay/xray-16

Improved version of the X-Ray Engine, the game engine used in the world-famous S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series by GSC Game World. Join OpenXRay! ;)

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#3d-engine #arm64 #cmake #cplusplus #cpp17 #d3d11

Updated: 2026-07-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-09-05
History: 2 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 281 open

3,519

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Forks: 516
Commits: 8,486 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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SuperTux/supertux

SuperTux source code

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle vcpkg

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #game #games #hacktoberfest #opengl #sdl

Updated: 2026-07-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-04-09
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 366 open

3,093

stars

Forks: 588
Commits: 14,591 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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teeworlds/teeworlds

A retro multiplayer shooter

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c #c-plus-plus #game #linux #macos #multiplayer

Updated: 2025-07-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2007-05-22
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 360 open

2,620

stars

Forks: 646
Commits: 6,560 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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mltframework/mlt

MLT Multimedia Framework

AI dev

Stack

C Qt CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#audio #audio-processing #c #c-plus-plus #ffmpeg #framework

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-12-01
History: 3 history points
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 50 open

1,816

stars

Forks: 369
Commits: 6,729 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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yvt/openspades

Compatible client of Ace of Spades 0.75

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#ace-of-spades #action-game #c-plus-plus #cmake #cross-platform-game #fps

Updated: 2024-06-06
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-08-18
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 248 open

1,225

stars

Forks: 229
Commits: 2,167 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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cxong/cdogs-sdl

Classic overhead run-and-gun game

Stack

C CMake Conan Poetry

GitHub topics

#2d #2d-game #c #game #games #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-06-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-04-01
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 121 open

1,062

stars

Forks: 149
Commits: 4,434 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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bradharding/doomretro

The classic, refined DOOM source port. For Windows PC.

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#boom #c #doom #doom2 #fps #free-software

Updated: 2026-07-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-12-21
History: 2 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 92 open

760

stars

Forks: 93
Commits: 20,699 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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hex007/freej2me

A free J2ME emulator with libretro, awt and sdl2 frontends.

Stack

Java

GitHub topics

#awt #emulator #emulator-frontend #j2me #libretro #sdl2

Updated: 2026-01-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-09-23
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 66 open

650

stars

Forks: 118
Commits: 305 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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libSDL2pp/libSDL2pp

C++ bindings/wrapper for SDL2

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #gamedev #graphics #sdl #sdl-image #sdl-mixer

Updated: 2025-03-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-09-05
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 43 open

600

stars

Forks: 92
Commits: 820 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ikskuh/SDL.zig

A shallow wrapper around SDL that provides object API and error handling

Stack

GitHub topics

#gamedev #sdl #sdl2 #zig #zig-package #ziglang

Updated: 2025-11-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-02
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 19 open

448

stars

Forks: 87
Commits: 394 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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daniel5151/ANESE

Another NES Emulator - written for fun & learning - first implementation of wideNES

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#6502 #apu #assembly #cmake #cross-platform #emulation

Updated: 2022-01-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-13
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

404

stars

Forks: 30
Commits: 204 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Jack-Ji/jok

A minimal 2d/3d game framework for @ziglang.

Stack

Zig

GitHub topics

#gamedev #linux #macos #sdl2 #webassembly #windows

Updated: 2026-06-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-05-13
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

382

stars

Forks: 16
Commits: 1,277 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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py-sdl/py-sdl2

Python ctypes wrapper around SDL2

Stack

Python PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#python #sdl2 #sdl2-gfx #sdl2-image #sdl2-mixer #sdl2-ttf

Updated: 2026-05-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-04-18
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 21 open

344

stars

Forks: 52
Commits: 662 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ikskuh/zero-graphics

Application framework based on OpenGL ES 2.0. Runs on desktop machines, Android phones and the web

Stack

Zig

GitHub topics

#android #android-sdk #desktop-linux #game-development #graphics #sdl

Updated: 2023-02-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-05-16
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

179

stars

Forks: 19
Commits: 243 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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paoda/zba

Game Boy Advance Emulator. Yes, I'm awful with project names.

Stack

Zig

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #game-boy-advance #gameboy-advance #opengl #rtc

Updated: 2026-03-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-12-29
History: 3 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 756 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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deckarep/dungeon-rush

👾🐍 A zig port of Dungeon Rush. An open-source game inspired by snake, written in pure Zig with SDL2.

Stack

Zig

GitHub topics

#c #dungeon-crawler #game #port #rogue-like #sdl

Updated: 2024-11-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-11
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 199 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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dhustkoder/pschip8

PlayStation 1 Chip8 Interpreter

Stack

GitHub topics

#chip8 #playstation #playstation-2 #ps1 #ps2 #psxdev

Updated: 2018-05-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-01-06
History: 3 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 43 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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infval/potator

A Watara Supervision Emulator based on Normmatt version

Stack

Objective-C CMake

GitHub topics

#emscripten #emulator #gp2x #opendingux #potator #psp

Updated: 2019-11-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-08-10
History: 3 history points
License: Unlicense
Issues: Disabled

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 27 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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omdxp/chip8

Chip8 Emulator in Zig

Stack

Zig

GitHub topics

#chip-8 #chip8 #chip8-emulator #sdl #sdl2 #zig

Updated: 2025-06-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-06-15
History: 3 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 16 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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