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unknown-horizons/godot-port

Unknown Horizons Godot Engine Port

Stack

GDScript

GitHub topics

#game #game-development #gdscript #godot #simulation #strategy

Updated: 2025-12-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-01-12
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 18 open

900

stars

Forks: 111
Commits: 212 commits
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ZDoom/Raze

Build engine port backed by GZDoom tech. Currently supports Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Shadow Warrior, Redneck Rampage and Powerslave/Exhumed.

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

Updated: 2025-11-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-04-13
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 139 open

884

stars

Forks: 81
Commits: 21,452 commits
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OpenEnroth/OpenEnroth

Open reimplementation of Might and Magic 6 7 8 game engine

AI dev

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-12-04
History: 1 history point
License: LGPL-3.0
Issues: 188 open

858

stars

Forks: 107
Commits: 7,691 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K

Open source RTS game running on the Spring/Recoil engine

Stack

Lua

GitHub topics

#cross-platform #game #gamedev #lua #modding #multi-platform

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2010-10-06
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 1,265 open

827

stars

Forks: 253
Commits: 20,763 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ddnet/ddnet

DDraceNetwork, a free cooperative platformer game

Stack

C++ Android Warp Cargo CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#2d-game #ddnet #game #hacktoberfest #linux #macos

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2007-05-22
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,032 open

825

stars

Forks: 660
Commits: 25,616 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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NBlood/NBlood

Reverse-engineered ports of Build games using EDuke32 engine technology and development principles (NBlood/Rednukem/PCExhumed)

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#blood #build-engine #duke-nukem-3d #duke-nukem-64 #eduke32 #exhumed

Updated: 2026-08-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-04-13
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 118 open

803

stars

Forks: 106
Commits: 14,387 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Wargus/stratagus

The Stratagus strategy game engine

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#help-wanted

Updated: 2026-06-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2000-03-25
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 32 open

732

stars

Forks: 136
Commits: 19,035 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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graememcc/micropolisJS

A port of Micropolis to JS/HTML5

Stack

JavaScript Express npm

GitHub topics

#game #retro #simulation

Updated: 2025-07-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-10-27
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 20 open

723

stars

Forks: 119
Commits: 322 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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FreeCol/freecol

FreeCol: FreeCol is a turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization, and similar to Civilization. The objective of the game is to create an independent nation.

Stack

Java

GitHub topics

#civilization #colonization #freecol #game #game-colonization #java-game

Updated: 2026-09-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2002-01-14
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 38 open

711

stars

Forks: 204
Commits: 16,970 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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frogatto/frogatto

Frogatto & Friends is an action-adventure game, starring a certain quixotic frog.

Stack

Ruby

Updated: 2026-08-24
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2008-06-26
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 166 open

701

stars

Forks: 124
Commits: 15,658 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

exult/exult

Exult is a project to recreate Ultima 7 for modern operating systems, using the game's original plot, data, and graphics files.

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#black-gate #c-plus-plus-17 #forge-of-virtue #games #rpg-game-engine #serpent-isle

Updated: 2026-09-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2000-01-01
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 80 open

685

stars

Forks: 98
Commits: 10,293 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

OoliteProject/oolite

The main Oolite repository.

Stack

Objective-C Meson npm pip

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2005-04-19
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 81 open

656

stars

Forks: 81
Commits: 7,980 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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mwpenny/portal64-still-alive

A demake of Portal for the Nintendo 64

Stack

C CMake

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-02-27
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 25 open

609

stars

Forks: 51
Commits: 2,059 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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fifengine/fifengine

FIFE is a multi-platform isometric game engine

Stack

C++ pytest CMake pip uv

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-01-08
History: 1 history point
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 18 open

580

stars

Forks: 77
Commits: 4,531 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Retera/WarsmashModEngine

An emulation engine to improve Warcraft III modding

Stack

Java Gradle

Updated: 2026-08-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-12-04
History: 1 history point
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 67 open

560

stars

Forks: 97
Commits: 603 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Pyrdacor/Ambermoon.net

Ambermoon rewrite in C#

Stack

C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#amiga #fantasy #game-development #games #indie #open-source

Updated: 2026-08-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-06-19
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 40 open

536

stars

Forks: 32
Commits: 2,749 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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redeclipse/base

Base environment for Red Eclipse and associated source files.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK pip

GitHub topics

#game #game-engine #hacktoberfest #main-project #source-code

Updated: 2026-04-08
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-02-04
History: 8 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 236 open

533

stars

Forks: 113
Commits: 8,015 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Legend-of-Dragoon-Modding/Severed-Chains

Legend of Dragoon decompiled, reverse engineered, and ported to PC/Mac/Linux/Steam Deck

Stack

Java Gradle

GitHub topics

#java #reverse-engineering

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-06-09
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 179 open

521

stars

Forks: 49
Commits: 4,480 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ViridianGames/U7Revisited

A replacement engine for Ultima VII The Black Gate (and eventually Serpent Isle) that presents a new camera angle and other improvements.

Stack

Lua CMake .NET SDK Meson

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-07-25
History: 1 history point
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 16 open

501

stars

Forks: 38
Commits: 1,064 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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dalerank/Akhenaten

Pharaoh (1999, open source engine)

AI dev

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle npm

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-06-24
History: 1 history point
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 10 open

495

stars

Forks: 41
Commits: 10,074 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Wargus/wargus

Importer and scripts for Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, the expansion Beyond the Dark Portal, and Aleonas Tales

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#help-wanted

Updated: 2026-09-05
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2000-03-25
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 62 open

434

stars

Forks: 71
Commits: 2,937 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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anura-engine/anura

Anura Engine

Stack

C++ CMake Conan .NET SDK

Updated: 2026-04-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-05-03
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 137 open

410

stars

Forks: 84
Commits: 4,036 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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VDrift/vdrift

VDrift source code

Stack

C++

Updated: 2026-04-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-06-18
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 42 open

407

stars

Forks: 112
Commits: 2,217 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ekiefl/pooltool

A sandbox billiards game that emphasizes realistic physics

AI dev

Stack

Python pytest uv

GitHub topics

#billiards #eight-ball #panda3d #physics #pool #python

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-04-09
History: 1 history point
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 12 open

403

stars

Forks: 90
Commits: 2,086 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

stefanhendriks/Dune-II---The-Maker

A remake of the classic Dune 2 - The Building of a Dynasty (by Westwood Studios) with several enhancements. Like: higher screenresolutions, zooming, multiselect, skirmish play, etc.

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#cpp #remake #rts-game

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-09-01
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 396 open

364

stars

Forks: 36
Commits: 4,630 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Open-KO/KnightOnline

OpenKO is an open source version of the old school Knight Online MMORPG. Specifically designed for version 1.298.

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#directx #game #knight-online #mmorpg

Updated: 2026-08-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-01-07
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 47 open

359

stars

Forks: 230
Commits: 1,170 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

TombEngine/TombEngine

A new and modern engine for custom Tomb Raider levels incorporating classic features and new enhancements.

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#game #game-engine #tomb-raider #tombraider #trle

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-08-19
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 222 open

341

stars

Forks: 45
Commits: 10,377 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

fte-team/fteqw

This is the official GitHub mirror for the FTEQW project.

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#engine #fteqw #hexen2 #q3a #qclib #quake

Updated: 2026-06-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2004-08-20
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 178 open

339

stars

Forks: 112
Commits: 6,700 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

juzzlin/DustRacing2D

Dust Racing 2D is a traditional top-down car racing game including a level editor.

Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #car #cplusplus-17 #game #level-editor #linux-app

Updated: 2026-08-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-12-14
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 42 open

334

stars

Forks: 80
Commits: 2,166 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Andrettin/Wyrmsun

Strategy game based on history, mythology and fiction

Stack

Lua CMake

Updated: 2025-04-17
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-01-05
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 36 open

332

stars

Forks: 55
Commits: 7,473 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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