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pixijs/pixijs

The HTML5 Creation Engine: Create beautiful digital content with the fastest, most flexible 2D WebGL renderer.

Stack

TypeScript Vite npm

GitHub topics

#canvas #canvas2d #data-visualization #game #glsl #javascript

Updated: 2026-07-19
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-01-21
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 351 open

47,892

stars

Forks: 5,050
Commits: 8,722 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

Anuken/Mindustry

The automation tower defense RTS

Stack

Java Android Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #desktop #game #java #mindustry #mobile-game

Updated: 2026-07-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-04-30
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 126 open

28,255

stars

Forks: 3,573
Commits: 20,972 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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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: 2026-07-07
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2010-03-06
History: 4 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 328 open

25,212

stars

Forks: 6,537
Commits: 15,631 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ppy/osu

rhythm is just a *click* away!

Stack

C# ASP.NET Core .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#beatmap #catch #game #mania #osu #rhythm

Updated: 2026-07-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-08-26
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1,884 open

18,657

stars

Forks: 2,735
Commits: 76,983 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

lichess-org/lila

♞ lichess.org: the forever free, adless and open source chess server ♞

AI dev

Stack

Scala Svelte npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#chess #free-software #functional-programming #game #lichess #non-profit

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-02-19
History: 6 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 1,283 open

18,490

stars

Forks: 2,738
Commits: 77,489 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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: 35 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 9 open

17,616

stars

Forks: 931
Commits: 7,472 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +20 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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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: 2026-06-26
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2007-06-19
History: 4 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 1,625 open

17,067

stars

Forks: 2,977
Commits: 30,830 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2

An open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 🎢

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cmake #cpp #discord #game #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2014-04-01
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 1,606 open

15,993

stars

Forks: 1,856
Commits: 30,270 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

SFTtech/openage

Clone of the Age of Empires II engine 🚀

Stack

Python CMake pip

GitHub topics

#age-of-empires #c-plus-plus #cmake #cpp #cpp20 #engine

Updated: 2026-07-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-08-22
History: 35 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 214 open

14,338

stars

Forks: 1,261
Commits: 5,817 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +13 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

gabrielecirulli/2048

The source code for 2048

Stack

JavaScript

GitHub topics

#2048 #2048-game #game #javascript #online-game #puzzle-game

Updated: 2024-10-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-03-05
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 136 open

13,342

stars

Forks: 17,569
Commits: 181 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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: 2026-07-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-13
History: 2 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 124 open

12,850

stars

Forks: 1,438
Commits: 1,823 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA

Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.

AI dev

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cataclysm #game #hacktoberfest #zombies

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-10-04
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,871 open

12,780

stars

Forks: 4,575
Commits: 129,072 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

mapeditor/tiled

Flexible level editor

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake Maven npm

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #editor #game #game-development #hacktoberfest #java

Updated: 2026-07-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-05-05
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 820 open

12,764

stars

Forks: 1,942
Commits: 7,104 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

fogleman/Craft

A simple Minecraft clone written in C using modern OpenGL (shaders).

Stack

C CMake

GitHub topics

#c #game #glsl #minecraft #multiplayer #opengl

Updated: 2024-04-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-04-09
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 129 open

11,077

stars

Forks: 1,440
Commits: 753 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

yairm210/Unciv

Open-source Android/Desktop remake of Civ V

Stack

Kotlin Android Gradle

GitHub topics

#4x #4x-strategy-game #android #civ #civilization #civilization-v

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2017-11-21
History: 56 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 161 open

11,011

stars

Forks: 1,881
Commits: 13,156 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +25 +0.2%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +34 +0.3%

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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: 2026-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-22
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 82 open

10,663

stars

Forks: 1,030
Commits: 3,881 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

AirtestProject/Airtest

UI Automation Framework for Games and Apps

Stack

Python pip

GitHub topics

#android #automated-testing #automation #game #ios #test-automation

Updated: 2026-03-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-01-24
History: 2 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 482 open

9,464

stars

Forks: 1,439
Commits: 1,013 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk

Complete Open Source and Modular solution for MMO

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake npm pip

GitHub topics

#azerothcore #emulator #game #game-server #gaming #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-07-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-26
History: 2 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 2,540 open

8,572

stars

Forks: 3,539
Commits: 18,686 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

a-b-street/abstreet

Transportation planning and traffic simulation software for creating cities friendlier to walking, biking, and public transit

Stack

Rust Cargo npm

GitHub topics

#game #openstreetmap #seattle #simulation #traffic-simulation

Updated: 2025-09-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-03-13
History: 3 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 234 open

8,153

stars

Forks: 379
Commits: 8,432 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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: 2026-07-09
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2004-08-09
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 412 open

8,058

stars

Forks: 1,218
Commits: 32,943 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

endless-sky/endless-sky

Space exploration, trading, and combat game.

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#2d-game #adventure-game #arcade-game #c-plus-plus #cpp #endless-sky

Updated: 2026-07-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-02-01
History: 4 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 921 open

7,464

stars

Forks: 1,285
Commits: 9,891 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

veloren/veloren

[mirror of https://gitlab.com/veloren/veloren] An open world, open source voxel RPG inspired by Dwarf Fortress and Cube World. This repository is a mirror. Please submit all PRs and issues on our GitLab page.

Stack

Rust Axum Cargo

GitHub topics

#3d #cube #cubeworld #game #gfx-rs #multiplayer

Updated: 2026-07-20
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-01-02
History: 4 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

7,422

stars

Forks: 528
Commits: 18,438 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

wesnoth/wesnoth

An open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme.

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle npm

GitHub topics

#fantasy #free #game #opensource #strategy-game #turn-based-strategy

Updated: 2026-07-11
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2003-09-15
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 1,519 open

6,759

stars

Forks: 1,214
Commits: 87,324 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Kavex/GameDev-Resources

:video_game: :game_die: A wonderful list of Game Development resources.

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-04-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-07-17
History: 2 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

6,735

stars

Forks: 549
Commits: 495 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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renpy/renpy

The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine

Stack

Ren'Py PEP 517 pip uv

GitHub topics

#engine #game #novel #python #renpy #visual

Updated: 2026-07-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2006-02-17
History: 8 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 291 open

6,620

stars

Forks: 902
Commits: 18,824 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is an open-source traditional roguelike dungeon crawler with randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use. It's based on the source code of Pixel Dungeon, by Watabou.

Stack

Java Android Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #game #game-development #ios #java #libgdx

Updated: 2026-03-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-07-26
History: 4 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 9 open

6,359

stars

Forks: 1,553
Commits: 8,745 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

Provenance-Emu/Provenance

iOS & tvOS multi-emulator frontend, supporting various Atari, Bandai, NEC, Nintendo, Sega, SNK and Sony console systems… Get Started: https://wiki.provenance-emu.com |

AI dev

Stack

C Bundler Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#atari #catalyst #emulation #emulator #game #gameboy

Updated: 2026-06-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-08-07
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 257 open

6,338

stars

Forks: 704
Commits: 9,913 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

The-Powder-Toy/The-Powder-Toy

Written in C++ and using SDL, The Powder Toy is a desktop version of the classic 'falling sand' physics sandbox, it simulates air pressure and velocity as well as heat.

Stack

C++ Meson

GitHub topics

#cellular-automata #game #powder #powder-toy #sandbox #simulation

Updated: 2026-07-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-07-25
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 39 open

5,212

stars

Forks: 871
Commits: 6,445 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM

The command-line tool for quick, simple deployment and management of Linux dedicated game servers.

AI dev

Stack

Shell npm

GitHub topics

#bash #dedicated-game-servers #game #game-server #game-servers #gameserver

Updated: 2026-07-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-08-09
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 397 open

4,866

stars

Forks: 864
Commits: 6,852 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 162 open

4,826

stars

Forks: 711
Commits: 5,286 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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