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ocornut/imgui

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

Stack

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
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1,226 open

75,233

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Forks: 11,970
Commits: 10,018 commits
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libgdx/libgdx

Desktop/Android/HTML5/iOS Java game development framework

Stack

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
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 334 open

25,255

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Forks: 6,539
Commits: 15,637 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.

Stack

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
History: 3 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 18 open

19,778

stars

Forks: 1,478
Commits: 1 commit
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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id-Software/DOOM

DOOM Open Source Release

Stack

C++

Updated: 2024-05-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-01-31
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

19,270

stars

Forks: 3,410
Commits: 4 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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miloyip/game-programmer

A Study Path for Game Programmer

Stack

Python

Updated: 2024-03-28
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-11-30
History: 4 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 31 open

18,677

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Forks: 2,097
Commits: 83 commits
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kitao/pyxel

A retro game engine for Python

Stack

Rust Cargo npm PEP 517

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-07-24
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-06-10
History: 42 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 9 open

17,622

stars

Forks: 931
Commits: 7,472 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: -1 0.0%
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bkaradzic/bgfx

Cross-platform, graphics API agnostic, "Bring Your Own Engine/Framework" style rendering library.

Stack

GitHub topics

#d3d11 #d3d12 #directx #directx-11 #directx-12 #engine

Updated: 2026-07-27
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2012-04-04
History: 6 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 287 open

17,333

stars

Forks: 2,116
Commits: 9,380 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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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.

Stack

C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#command-and-conquer #cross-platform #csharp #dotnet #dune-2000 #engine

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2007-06-19
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 1,600 open

17,147

stars

Forks: 2,991
Commits: 30,863 commits
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heroiclabs/nakama

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

AI dev

Stack

Go Cobra gRPC Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#backend #cpp #csharp #dotnet #game #game-backend

Updated: 2026-07-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-13
History: 3 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 124 open

12,970

stars

Forks: 1,444
Commits: 1,830 commits
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skypjack/entt

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

Stack

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
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 13 open

12,958

stars

Forks: 1,109
Commits: 7,677 commits
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boardgameio/boardgame.io

State Management and Multiplayer Networking for Turn-Based Games

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#boardgames #game-engine #javascript #multiplayer #react #react-native

Updated: 2026-08-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-11-21
History: 42 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 61 open

12,389

stars

Forks: 830
Commits: 1,911 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +1 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +6 +0.3%

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Immediate-Mode-UI/Nuklear

A single-header ANSI C immediate mode cross-platform GUI library

Stack

GitHub topics

#c #c89 #gui #header-only #imgui #multiplatform

Updated: 2026-07-21
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-03-03
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 313 open

11,291

stars

Forks: 680
Commits: 2,486 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

flame-engine/flame

A Flutter based game engine.

Stack

Dart Flutter Dart Pub pip

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-07-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-22
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 87 open

10,696

stars

Forks: 1,032
Commits: 3,893 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

id-Software/Quake-III-Arena

Quake III Arena GPL Source Release

Stack

C .NET SDK

Updated: 2024-08-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-01-31
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

8,149

stars

Forks: 2,157
Commits: 1 commit
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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OpenTTD/OpenTTD

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

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#game #isometric #openttd #sandbox #simulation

Updated: 2026-07-27
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2004-08-09
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 416 open

8,115

stars

Forks: 1,235
Commits: 33,029 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV

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

Stack

ActionScript Android CMake Gradle

Updated: 2026-07-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-01-01
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 52 open

8,001

stars

Forks: 599
Commits: 3,048 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

jmechner/Prince-of-Persia-Apple-II

A running-jumping-swordfighting game I made on the Apple II from 1985-89

Stack

Assembly

Updated: 2024-09-27
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-04-17
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 6 open

6,839

stars

Forks: 737
Commits: 23 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

WhitestormJS/whs.js

:rocket: 🌪 Super-fast 3D framework for Web Applications 🥇 & Games 🎮. Based on Three.js

Stack

JavaScript Express npm

GitHub topics

#component-driven #framework #high-performance #modular #physics #react

Updated: 2025-01-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-08-30
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 55 open

6,341

stars

Forks: 398
Commits: 2,266 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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id-Software/Quake

Quake GPL Source Release

Stack

Updated: 2024-06-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-01-31
History: 3 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

5,975

stars

Forks: 1,037
Commits: 2 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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RodZill4/material-maker

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

Stack

GDScript pip

GitHub topics

#glsl #godot-engine #godotengine #material-maker #painting #procedural-generation

Updated: 2026-07-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-07-22
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 304 open

5,765

stars

Forks: 362
Commits: 4,537 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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AlmasB/FXGL

Java / JavaFX / Kotlin Game Library (Engine)

Stack

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
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 162 open

4,835

stars

Forks: 710
Commits: 5,286 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

not-fl3/macroquad

Cross-platform game engine in Rust.

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#android #game-engine #ios #rust #wasm

Updated: 2026-07-25
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2020-01-08
History: 3 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 331 open

4,560

stars

Forks: 421
Commits: 749 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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DiligentGraphics/DiligentEngine

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

Stack

Batchfile CMake

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-07-28
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-10-21
History: 3 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 23 open

4,375

stars

Forks: 384
Commits: 2,171 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

nem0/LumixEngine

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

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#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
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 38 open

3,851

stars

Forks: 440
Commits: 7,505 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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NetHack/NetHack

Official NetHack Git Repository

Stack

C .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#c #game #roguelike

Updated: 2026-07-28
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2002-01-05
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 142 open

3,833

stars

Forks: 602
Commits: 19,126 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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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.

AI dev

Stack

C# Vite npm

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-07-28
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-04-02
History: 3 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 48 open

3,692

stars

Forks: 332
Commits: 3,011 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

id-Software/DOOM-3

Doom 3 GPL source release

Stack

C++ .NET SDK pip

Updated: 2015-09-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-11-22
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

3,563

stars

Forks: 744
Commits: 2 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, 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: 2026-07-27
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-09-05
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 289 open

3,529

stars

Forks: 521
Commits: 8,486 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

nidorx/matcaps

Huge library of matcap PNG textures organized by color

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#blender-3d #envmap #lighting #litsphere #matcap #non-photorealistic

Updated: 2025-10-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-24
History: 3 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 3 open

3,312

stars

Forks: 286
Commits: 55 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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id-Software/Quake-2

Quake 2 GPL Source Release

Stack

Updated: 2023-12-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-01-31
History: 3 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

3,303

stars

Forks: 750
Commits: 1 commit
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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