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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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libgdx/libgdx

Desktop/Android/HTML5/iOS Java game development framework

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Java Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#2d #3d #android #cross-platform #framework #game

Updated: 2026-07-27
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2010-03-06
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 334 open

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Forks: 6,539
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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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Forks: 1,109
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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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TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV

The source code to VVVVVV! http://thelettervsixtim.es/

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ActionScript Android CMake Gradle

Updated: 2026-07-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-01-01
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 52 open

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Forks: 599
Commits: 3,048 commits
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DiligentGraphics/DiligentEngine

A modern cross-platform low-level graphics library and rendering framework

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Batchfile CMake

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#3d-engine #d3d11 #d3d12 #directx #directx11 #directx12

Updated: 2026-07-28
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-10-21
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 23 open

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Forks: 384
Commits: 2,171 commits
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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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Forks: 521
Commits: 8,486 commits
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FakeFishGames/Barotrauma

A 2D online multiplayer game taking place in a submarine travelling through the icy depths of Jupiter's moon Europa.

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C# CMake .NET SDK Maven

GitHub topics

#game #monogame #multiplayer-game

Updated: 2026-06-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-05-24
License: Unknown
Issues: 203 open

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Forks: 464
Commits: 4,702 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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Commits: 1,561 commits
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Dn-Programming-Core-Management/Dn-FamiTracker

modifications and improvements for 0CC-FamiTracker (based on j0CC-FamiTracker 0.6.3)

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C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#0cc-famitracker #chiptune #chiptune-tracker #famicom #famitracker #nes

Updated: 2026-07-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-02-26
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 138 open

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Commits: 2,040 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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tek256/astera

A C99 Cross Platform 2D Game Library

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C CMake

GitHub topics

#2d-game-library #c #cmake #game-development #game-engine

Updated: 2026-07-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-04-26
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

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Commits: 161 commits
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Is-Daouda/is-Engine

C++, SDL 2 and SFML game engine that allows to create games on Nintendo Switch, Web (HTML 5), Mobile and PC.

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C Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #android-studio #box-2d #code-blocks #cplusplus #cpp

Updated: 2026-07-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-12-29
License: Zlib
Issues: 2 open

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Forks: 20
Commits: 190 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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Forks: 8
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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netonjm/ChipmunkSharp

Advanced physics engine library based on Chipmunk in C#

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C# CMake .NET SDK npm

Updated: 2019-03-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-07-01
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

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Forks: 9
Commits: 130 commits
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Lums-proj/Lums

A flexible and powerful game making library

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C CMake

Updated: 2015-10-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-04-27
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 4
Commits: 471 commits
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Default branch: main
Last pushed: 2026-08-05
GitHub updated: 2026-08-08
Created: 2014-07-17
First commit: 2014-07-17
Last scanned: 2026-08-08 10:50
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