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:video_game: :pencil: A list of Game Development resources to make magic happen.

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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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2023-06-25
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2 list mentions
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2019-05-12
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Unknown
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18 open
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id-Software/DOOM

DOOM Open Source Release

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C++
Updated
2024-05-24
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1 list mention
First commit
2012-01-31
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GPL-2.0
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Disabled
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3,410
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OpenRA/OpenRA

Open Source real-time strategy game engine for early Westwood games such as Command & Conquer: Red Alert written in C# using SDL and OpenGL. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD and Mac OS X.

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2026-07-26
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2 list mentions
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2007-06-19
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GPL-3.0
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1,600 open
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2,991
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heroiclabs/nakama

Scalable open-source game backend server: multiplayer, matchmaking, leaderboards, chat, and social features for games.

AI dev
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2026-07-24
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1 list mention
First commit
2017-01-13
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Apache-2.0
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id-Software/Quake

Quake GPL Source Release

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C
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2024-06-15
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2012-01-31
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RodZill4/material-maker

A procedural textures authoring and 3D model painting tool based on the Godot game engine

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2026-07-24
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2018-07-22
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MIT
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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.

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2026-07-28
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2025-04-02
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Apache-2.0
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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! ;)

Updated
2026-07-27
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2014-09-05
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NOASSERTION
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521
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id-Software/Quake-2

Quake 2 GPL Source Release

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C
Updated
2023-12-05
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2012-01-31
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Unknown
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750
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id-Software/wolf3d

The original open source release of Wolfenstein 3D

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2012-02-06
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2012-02-06
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Disabled
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510
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3 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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2026-06-18
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2015-05-24
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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.

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2023-01-04
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First commit
2020-09-22
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MS-PL
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9 open
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119
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