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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: 2026-10-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-01-21
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 386 open

48,368

stars

Forks: 5,093
Commits: 8,803 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: 2026-09-11
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

Website GitHub

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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ppy/osu

rhythm is just a *click* away!

Stack

C# ASP.NET Core .NET SDK

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-10-14
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-08-26
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1,879 open

19,269

stars

Forks: 2,852
Commits: 77,201 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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: 2026-10-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-02-19
History: 8 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 1,268 open

18,813

stars

Forks: 2,820
Commits: 80,232 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

kitao/pyxel

A retro game engine for Python

Stack

Rust pytest Tailwind CSS Cargo npm PEP 517

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-09-06
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-06-10
History: 43 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 9 open

17,839

stars

Forks: 932
Commits: 7,482 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

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

Whisky-App/Whisky

A modern Wine wrapper for macOS built with SwiftUI

Archived

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#game #game-porting-toolkit #mac #macos #metal #swiftui

Updated: 2025-05-11
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2023-03-23
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 442 open

15,089

stars

Forks: 637
Commits: 722 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: -4 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: 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

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: 2026-10-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-13
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 121 open

13,491

stars

Forks: 1,500
Commits: 1,848 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 137 open

13,422

stars

Forks: 17,592
Commits: 181 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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

mapeditor/tiled

Flexible level editor

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake Maven npm

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-09-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-05-05
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 837 open

12,948

stars

Forks: 1,975
Commits: 7,124 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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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: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 129 open

11,117

stars

Forks: 1,458
Commits: 753 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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

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: 2026-10-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-22
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 81 open

10,787

stars

Forks: 1,053
Commits: 3,925 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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

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: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 486 open

9,598

stars

Forks: 1,454
Commits: 1,013 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk

Complete Open Source and Modular solution for MMO

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake Go modules npm

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-10-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-26
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 2,378 open

9,022

stars

Forks: 3,863
Commits: 19,897 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: 2026-09-12
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

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: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-03-13
History: 6 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 234 open

8,188

stars

Forks: 384
Commits: 8,432 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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

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

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: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

7,038

stars

Forks: 587
Commits: 495 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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

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

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