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ocornut/imgui

Dear ImGui: Bloat-free Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies

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C++ CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#api #cplusplus #framework #game-development #game-engine #gamedev

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2014-07-21
License: MIT
Issues: 1,226 open

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lettier/3d-game-shaders-for-beginners

🎮 A step-by-step guide to implementing SSAO, depth of field, lighting, normal mapping, and more for your 3D game.

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C++

GitHub topics

#3d #3d-graphics #game-development #gamedev #glsl #glsl-shader

Updated: 2023-06-25
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-05-12
License: Unknown
Issues: 18 open

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id-Software/DOOM

DOOM Open Source Release

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C++

Updated: 2024-05-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-01-31
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

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skypjack/entt

Gaming meets modern C++ - a fast and reliable entity component system (ECS) and much more

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C++ CMake Conan

GitHub topics

#architectural-patterns #cpp #cpp17 #cpp20 #data-oriented #data-oriented-design

Updated: 2026-07-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-03-24
License: MIT
Issues: 13 open

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OpenTTD/OpenTTD

OpenTTD is an open source simulation game based upon Transport Tycoon Deluxe

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C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#game #isometric #openttd #sandbox #simulation

Updated: 2026-07-27
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2004-08-09
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 416 open

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nem0/LumixEngine

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

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C++

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

Updated: 2026-07-24
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-11-21
License: MIT
Issues: 38 open

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id-Software/DOOM-3

Doom 3 GPL source release

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C++ .NET SDK pip

Updated: 2015-09-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-11-22
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

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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! ;)

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C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-07-27
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-09-05
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 289 open

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Commits: 8,486 commits
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guillaumechereau/goxel

Goxel: Free and Open Source 3D Voxel Editor

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C++

GitHub topics

#voxel-editors #voxels

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-10-05
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 129 open

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Commits: 2,620 commits
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milkytracker/MilkyTracker

A Fasttracker II compatible music editor

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C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#audio #chiptune-tracker #multiplatform #music #tracker-music

Updated: 2026-06-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-01-05
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 86 open

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Commits: 1,083 commits
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axmolengine/axmol

Axmol Engine – A Multi-platform Engine for Desktop, XBOX (UWP), WebAssembly and Mobile games. (a fork of Cocos2d-x-4.0)

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C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#axmol #axmolengine #cocos2d-x #cpp20 #cppwinrt #d3d

Updated: 2026-07-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-23
License: MIT
Issues: 11 open

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Commits: 5,246 commits
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ObEngine/ObEngine

2D Game Engine with Lua Scripting made on top of SFML !

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C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#2d #2d-framework #2d-game-engine #2d-game-framework #cmake #collider

Updated: 2026-07-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-03-28
License: MIT
Issues: 124 open

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Forks: 55
Commits: 1,561 commits
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jhasse/jngl

Easy to use cross-platform 2D game library for C++

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C++ Android CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #cross-platform #game-engine #game-engine-2d #gamedev #ios

Updated: 2026-07-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-08-01
License: Zlib
Issues: 11 open

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Forks: 26
Commits: 3,206 commits
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scriptum/Cheetah-Texture-Packer

High efficient and fast 2D bin packing tool

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C++

Updated: 2016-11-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-05-08
License: LGPL-3.0
Issues: 9 open

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Forks: 50
Commits: 32 commits
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willtobyte/carimbo

A 2D game engine developed in modern C++ using SDL, an Entity-Component-System (ECS) architecture, miniaudio, and Box2D. It features Lua scripting and is designed for web portability via WebAssembly

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C++ CMake Conan

Updated: 2026-06-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-10-27
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

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Commits: 3,929 commits
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mgerhardy/simpleai

SimpleAI is a small C++ AI behaviour tree based library with a QT5 based remote debugger (and with optional LUA bindings) released under MIT.

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C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#behaviour-tree #c-plus-plus #cmake #cpp-library #game-development #header-only

Updated: 2019-11-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-04-23
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 11 open

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Forks: 11
Commits: 1,140 commits
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GearChicken/MINX

A graphics and input wrapper library for C++

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C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2015-02-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-07-15
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 6 open

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Commits: 944 commits
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AsaiYusuke/6502_test_executor

A cross-platform unit testing tool for MOS 6502 assembly

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C++

GitHub topics

#6502 #6502-emulation #assembly #assembly-6502 #coverage #coveralls

Updated: 2026-07-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-12-06
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

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Commits: 405 commits
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GitHub updated: 2026-08-08
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