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godotengine/godot

Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#game-development #game-engine #gamedev #godot #godotengine #multi-platform

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-04-10
History: 16 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 18,880 open

118,526

stars

Forks: 27,082
Commits: 87,179 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +291 +0.2%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +157 +0.2%

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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: 2026-09-10
Lists: 6 list mentions
First commit: 2014-07-21
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1,229 open

76,165

stars

Forks: 12,030
Commits: 10,086 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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bevyengine/bevy

A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust

Stack

Rust Bevy Cargo npm

GitHub topics

#bevy #game-development #game-engine #gamedev #open-source #rust

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2019-11-13
History: 7 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 3,428 open

48,147

stars

Forks: 4,824
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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Anuken/Mindustry

The automation tower defense RTS

Stack

Java Android Gradle

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-04-30
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 25 open

28,959

stars

Forks: 3,764
Commits: 21,486 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: 2026-09-09
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2010-03-06
History: 7 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 338 open

25,384

stars

Forks: 6,528
Commits: 15,648 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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leereilly/games

Archived — A list of games, add-ons, maps, etc. hosted on GitHub. Any genre. Any platform. Any engine.

Archived

GitHub topics

#game #game-development #game-engine #gamedev #games #html5-games

Updated: 2025-09-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-01-05
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 1 open

24,947

stars

Forks: 3,540
Commits: 651 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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electronicarts/CnC_Remastered_Collection

Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection

Archived

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#command-and-conquer #open-source #real-time-strategy #rts

Updated: 2025-01-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-03-30
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

21,395

stars

Forks: 5,449
Commits: 17 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

id-Software/DOOM

DOOM Open Source Release

Stack

C++

Updated: 2024-05-24
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-01-31
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

19,541

stars

Forks: 3,476
Commits: 4 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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: 2026-09-04
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2007-06-19
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 1,591 open

17,362

stars

Forks: 3,042
Commits: 30,917 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

libsdl-org/SDL

Simple DirectMedia Layer

AI dev

Stack

C Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#sdl #sdl2 #sdl3

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-04-10
History: 1 history point
License: Zlib
Issues: 831 open

16,557

stars

Forks: 2,971
Commits: 22,579 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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: 2026-09-12
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2014-04-01
History: 12 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 1,483 open

16,201

stars

Forks: 1,895
Commits: 30,608 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-08-22
History: 44 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 215 open

14,426

stars

Forks: 1,265
Commits: 5,817 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: 2026-09-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2010-10-04
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,807 open

13,123

stars

Forks: 4,637
Commits: 129,498 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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: 2026-10-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-11-21
History: 69 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 128 open

11,441

stars

Forks: 1,971
Commits: 13,722 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +4 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +1 0.0%

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OpenDiablo2/OpenDiablo2

An open source re-implementation of Diablo 2

Archived

Stack

Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#2d #arpg #diablo #diablo2 #engine #game

Updated: 2021-10-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-22
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 75 open

11,089

stars

Forks: 868
Commits: 1,490 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

diasurgical/DevilutionX

Diablo build for modern operating systems

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#debian #devilution #diablo #game #hacktober #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-06-06
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 479 open

9,739

stars

Forks: 1,016
Commits: 12,065 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

n64decomp/sm64

A Super Mario 64 decompilation, brought to you by a bunch of clever folks.

Stack

C PEP 517 pip

Updated: 2024-02-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-08-25
History: 1 history point
License: CC0-1.0
Issues: Disabled

8,772

stars

Forks: 1,615
Commits: 30 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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: 2026-09-12
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2004-08-09
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 403 open

8,247

stars

Forks: 1,260
Commits: 33,133 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: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-01-31
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

8,230

stars

Forks: 2,181
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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citybound/citybound

A work-in-progress, open-source, multi-player city simulation game.

Stack

Rust React Cargo npm

GitHub topics

#actor-model #city #game #rust #simulation

Updated: 2023-01-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-06-04
History: 1 history point
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 153 open

8,160

stars

Forks: 363
Commits: 1,140 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: 2026-08-24
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2020-01-01
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 50 open

8,023

stars

Forks: 602
Commits: 3,056 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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: 2026-09-11
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2019-01-02
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

7,555

stars

Forks: 546
Commits: 18,531 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: 2026-09-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-02-01
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 918 open

7,552

stars

Forks: 1,309
Commits: 9,953 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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: 2026-09-12
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2003-09-15
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 1,500 open

6,873

stars

Forks: 1,242
Commits: 87,600 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

electronicarts/CnC_Red_Alert

Command and Conquer: Red Alert

Archived

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#command-and-conquer #open-source #real-time-strategy #rts

Updated: 2025-02-27
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-02-27
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

6,702

stars

Forks: 1,381
Commits: 3 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

OpenMW/openmw

OpenMW is an open-source open-world RPG game engine that supports playing Morrowind. Main repo and issue tracker can be found here: https://gitlab.com/OpenMW/openmw/

Stack

C++ Qt CMake pip

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #foss #morrowind #open-source #openmw #rpg-engine

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2008-06-22
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

6,560

stars

Forks: 1,112
Commits: 38,750 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: 2026-09-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-07-26
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 3 open

6,512

stars

Forks: 1,612
Commits: 9,061 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

pshenok/server-survival

Tower defense game that teaches cloud architecture. Build infrastructure, survive traffic, learn scaling.

Stack

JavaScript Vite npm

GitHub topics

#aws #cloud #devops #education #game #javascript

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-11-21
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 24 open

6,406

stars

Forks: 706
Commits: 191 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

id-Software/Quake

Quake GPL Source Release

Stack

Updated: 2024-06-15
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-01-31
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

6,051

stars

Forks: 1,058
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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vcmi/vcmi

Open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III

AI dev

Stack

C++ Android Qt CMake Conan Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #c-plus-plus #cmake #cpp #game #ios

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-05-28
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 689 open

5,851

stars

Forks: 684
Commits: 24,578 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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