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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: 2026-09-10
Lists: 6 list mentions
First commit: 2014-07-21
License: MIT
Issues: 1,229 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: 2026-09-09
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2010-03-06
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 338 open

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Forks: 6,528
Commits: 15,648 commits
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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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Forks: 1,480
Commits: 1 commit
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kitao/pyxel

A retro game engine for Python

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Rust pytest Tailwind CSS Cargo npm PEP 517

GitHub topics

#game #game-development #game-engine #gamedev #graphics #html

Updated: 2026-09-06
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-06-10
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 9 open

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Forks: 932
Commits: 7,482 commits
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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: 2026-08-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-03-24
License: MIT
Issues: 11 open

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Forks: 1,112
Commits: 7,677 commits
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flame-engine/flame

A Flutter based game engine.

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Dart Flutter Dart Pub pip

GitHub topics

#dart #flame #flutter #game #game-development #game-engine

Updated: 2026-08-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-22
License: MIT
Issues: 93 open

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Forks: 1,038
Commits: 3,925 commits
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AlmasB/FXGL

Java / JavaFX / Kotlin Game Library (Engine)

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Kotlin Maven

GitHub topics

#2d #2d-framework #2d-game-engine #2d-game-framework #3d #3d-game-engine

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-03-23
License: MIT
Issues: 162 open

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Forks: 709
Commits: 5,286 commits
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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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C# Vite npm

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-24
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2025-04-02
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 50 open

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Forks: 363
Commits: 3,033 commits
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nem0/LumixEngine

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

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C++

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-28
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-11-21
License: MIT
Issues: 35 open

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Forks: 444
Commits: 7,505 commits
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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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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
License: MS-PL
Issues: 9 open

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Forks: 121
Commits: 15 commits
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ikpil/DotRecast

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

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C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-03-14
License: Zlib
Issues: 18 open

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Forks: 128
Commits: 1,136 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

862

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Forks: 55
Commits: 1,561 commits
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FosterFramework/Foster

A small C# game framework

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C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#2d #cross-platform #csharp #dotnet #game-development #game-engine

Updated: 2026-08-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-08-19
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

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Forks: 69
Commits: 1,120 commits
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Planimeter/game-engine-2d

Planimeter Game Engine 2D - LÖVE-based game engine for Lua

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Lua

GitHub topics

#2d-game-engine #game-development #game-engine #gamedev #grid-sdk #love2d

Updated: 2022-10-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-08-10
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

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Forks: 67
Commits: 379 commits
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cocoatoucher/Glide

Game engine for making 2d games on iOS, macOS and tvOS, with practical examples and tutorials

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Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#2d-game-engine #apple #game-development #game-engine #gamedev #gameplaykit

Updated: 2024-12-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-05-05
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

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Forks: 46
Commits: 96 commits
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ashleydavis/Fluent-Behaviour-Tree

C# behaviour tree library with a fluent API

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C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#game-development

Updated: 2018-01-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-10-16
License: MIT
Issues: Disabled

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Forks: 109
Commits: 39 commits
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attackgoat/vk-graph

High-performance Vulkan driver with automated resource management and execution

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-07-04
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 7 open

341

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Forks: 24
Commits: 496 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: 2026-08-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-04-26
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

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stars

Forks: 10
Commits: 162 commits
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nidorx/ecs-lib

Tiny and easy to use ECS (Entity Component System) library for game programming

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TypeScript Express React npm

GitHub topics

#data-oriented-design #ecs #ecs-framework #entity-component #entity-component-architecture #entity-component-system

Updated: 2023-03-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-10
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

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Forks: 11
Commits: 124 commits
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ikpil/Box2D.NET

Box2D.NET - a C# port of Box2D, is a 2D physics engine for games, .NET, Unity3D, servers

Stack

C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#2d #2d-game #box2d #box2d-physics-engine #collision #collision-detection

Updated: 2026-08-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-02-16
License: MIT
Issues: 8 open

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Forks: 13
Commits: 688 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.

Stack

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

177

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Forks: 11
Commits: 1,140 commits
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Default branch: main
Last pushed: 2026-09-14
GitHub updated: 2026-09-22
Created: 2014-07-17
First commit: 2014-07-17
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