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lo-th/Oimo.js

Lightweight 3d physics engine for javascript

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2021-07-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-10-17
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 49 open

3,178

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Forks: 306
Commits: 549 commits
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SuperTux/supertux

SuperTux source code

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle vcpkg

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #game #games #opengl #sdl #sdl3

Updated: 2026-10-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-04-09
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 375 open

3,168

stars

Forks: 619
Commits: 14,676 commits
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cocos2d/cocos2d-html5

Cocos2d for Web Browsers. Built using JavaScript.

Stack

JavaScript

Updated: 2024-01-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-01-28
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 251 open

3,154

stars

Forks: 889
Commits: 8,714 commits
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Gamua/Starling-Framework

The Cross Platform Game Engine

Stack

ActionScript

GitHub topics

#actionscript #adobe-air #as3 #flash #gpu #starling

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-07-26
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 98 open

3,111

stars

Forks: 812
Commits: 2,296 commits
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mangos/MaNGOS

This is the master Information repository for MaNGOS

Updated: 2026-03-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-03-26
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 2 open

3,105

stars

Forks: 1,358
Commits: 7,253 commits
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DescentDevelopers/Descent3

Descent 3 by Outrage Entertainment

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#cplusplus #game-engine

Updated: 2026-01-21
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2024-04-16
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 45 open

3,005

stars

Forks: 285
Commits: 1,603 commits
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crawl/crawl

Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup official repository

Stack

C++ Android .NET SDK Gradle

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2006-08-13
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 437 open

2,989

stars

Forks: 1,723
Commits: 74,783 commits
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Website GitHub

KeenSoftwareHouse/SpaceEngineers

No description.

Archived

Stack

C# .NET SDK

Updated: 2022-01-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-05-13
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 244 open

2,977

stars

Forks: 889
Commits: 403 commits
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itchio/itch

🎮 The best way to play your itch.io games

Stack

TypeScript Electron React Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#electron #game-development #itchio #typescript

Updated: 2026-10-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-05-08
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 349 open

2,852

stars

Forks: 266
Commits: 8,927 commits
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ioquake/ioq3

The ioquake3 community effort to continue supporting/developing id's Quake III Arena

Stack

C CMake

GitHub topics

#fps #fps-engine #fps-game #game #game-development #game-engine

Updated: 2026-09-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-01-31
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 155 open

2,836

stars

Forks: 623
Commits: 3,795 commits
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Website GitHub

0ad/0ad

[DEPRECATED] Git mirror of the 0 A.D. SVN source code (migrated to https://gitea.wildfiregames.com on August 20th 2024)

Archived

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK pip

Updated: 2024-08-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2004-11-25
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

2,826

stars

Forks: 543
Commits: 29,644 commits
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teeworlds/teeworlds

A retro multiplayer shooter

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c #c-plus-plus #game #linux #macos #multiplayer

Updated: 2025-07-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2007-05-22
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 361 open

2,646

stars

Forks: 655
Commits: 6,560 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

piqnt/stage.js

2D HTML5 rendering and layout engine for game development

Stack

TypeScript Vite npm

GitHub topics

#game #game-2d #html5 #html5-game-development #javascript

Updated: 2026-04-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-12-17
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 8 open

2,576

stars

Forks: 246
Commits: 623 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

Hextris/hextris

Fast paced HTML5 puzzle game inspired by Tetris!

Stack

JavaScript

Updated: 2023-05-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-05-17
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 28 open

2,441

stars

Forks: 1,109
Commits: 1,735 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

slembcke/Chipmunk2D

A fast and lightweight 2D game physics library.

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#2d #2d-physics #c #rigid-body

Updated: 2026-05-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-05-28
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 69 open

2,410

stars

Forks: 364
Commits: 1,477 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

JACoders/OpenJK

Community effort to maintain and improve Jedi Academy (SP & MP) + Jedi Outcast (SP only) released by Raven Software

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c #c-plus-plus #fps #game #game-development #game-engine

Updated: 2026-09-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-04-04
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 282 open

2,296

stars

Forks: 727
Commits: 4,677 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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justinmeister/Mario-Level-1

The first level of Super Mario Bros made with Python and Pygame.

Stack

Python pip

Updated: 2023-04-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-01-05
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 32 open

2,237

stars

Forks: 760
Commits: 151 commits
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OpenXcom/OpenXcom

Open-source clone of the original X-Com 👽

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #game #openxcom-game #sdl #strategy-game-engine #turn-based-combat

Updated: 2026-06-05
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2010-01-25
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 84 open

2,215

stars

Forks: 579
Commits: 8,414 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

HaxeFlixel/flixel

Free, cross-platform 2D game engine powered by Haxe and OpenFL

Stack

Haxe

GitHub topics

#2d-game-engine #cross-platform #flixel #game-engine #haxe #haxeflixel

Updated: 2026-08-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-07-25
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 305 open

2,213

stars

Forks: 525
Commits: 6,677 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

freeciv/freeciv-web

Freeciv-web is an Open Source strategy game implemented in HTML5 and WebGL, which can be played online against other players, or in single player mode against AI opponents.

Stack

JavaScript Maven npm pip

GitHub topics

#blender #canvas #freeciv #html5 #javascript #webgl

Updated: 2026-03-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-02-28
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 98 open

2,206

stars

Forks: 383
Commits: 5,819 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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munificent/hauberk

A web-based roguelike written in Dart.

Stack

Dart Shelf Dart Pub

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-02-19
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 18 open

2,172

stars

Forks: 215
Commits: 1,147 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

wheybags/freeablo

[ARCHIVED] Modern reimplementation of the Diablo 1 game engine

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

Updated: 2023-04-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-05-08
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 63 open

2,170

stars

Forks: 196
Commits: 1,751 commits
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liballeg/allegro5

The official Allegro 5 git repository. Pull requests welcome!

Stack

C Android CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #audio #c #game-development #linux #macos

Updated: 2026-09-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2000-05-14
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 393 open

2,127

stars

Forks: 323
Commits: 12,180 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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stepmania/stepmania

Advanced rhythm game for Windows, Linux and OS X. Designed for both home and arcade use.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#game #lua #rhythm-game #stepmania

Updated: 2026-08-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2001-10-18
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 573 open

2,110

stars

Forks: 480
Commits: 36,144 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

evennia/evennia

Python MUD/MUX/MUSH/MU* development system

AI dev

Stack

Python Django Django REST Framework Jupyter Tornado PEP 517 pip uv

GitHub topics

#based #django #engine #game-development #game-engine #gamedev

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-11-20
History: 6 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 136 open

2,108

stars

Forks: 770
Commits: 10,517 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sharkdp/cube-composer

A puzzle game inspired by functional programming

Stack

PureScript npm

GitHub topics

#browser-game #functional-programming #game #programming-exercise #purescript #puzzle

Updated: 2026-10-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-03-05
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

2,047

stars

Forks: 86
Commits: 194 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

ppy/osu-framework

A game framework written with osu! in mind.

Stack

C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#game-engine #game-frameworks #hacktoberfest #osu

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-08-26
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 466 open

2,022

stars

Forks: 506
Commits: 26,389 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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pioneerspacesim/pioneer

A game of lonely space adventure

Stack

C++ CMake npm

GitHub topics

#3d #elite #exploration #frontier #game #newtonian

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2008-06-24
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 335 open

1,909

stars

Forks: 412
Commits: 22,335 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

flibitijibibo/RogueLegacy1

Rogue Legacy Source Code

Stack

C# .NET SDK

Updated: 2026-07-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-08-14
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 2 open

1,906

stars

Forks: 169
Commits: 22 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

FreezingMoon/AncientBeast

The Turn Based Strategy Game/eSport. Master your beasts! 🐺

Stack

TypeScript npm

GitHub topics

#2d-game #chess #esport #game #hacktoberfest #hacktoberfest2025

Updated: 2026-08-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2011-07-22
History: 6 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 471 open

1,873

stars

Forks: 706
Commits: 6,311 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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