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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: 2026-09-12
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
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bulletphysics/bullet3

Bullet Physics SDK: real-time collision detection and multi-physics simulation for VR, games, visual effects, robotics, machine learning etc.

Stack

C++ CMake PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#computer-animation #game-development #kinematics #pybullet #reinforcement-learning #robotics

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-05-25
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 432 open

14,783

stars

Forks: 3,095
Commits: 9,408 commits
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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
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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%
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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
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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
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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: 2026-10-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-07-25
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 40 open

5,365

stars

Forks: 912
Commits: 6,486 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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quantumlib/Cirq

Python framework for creating, editing, and running Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) circuits.

Stack

Python Vite npm PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#algorithms #api #cirq #google #google-quantum #nisq

Updated: 2026-10-06
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-12-19
History: 12 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 126 open

5,076

stars

Forks: 1,287
Commits: 4,901 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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cyberbotics/webots

Webots Robot Simulator

Stack

C++ .NET SDK pip

GitHub topics

#3d-engine #ai #autonomous-vehicles #computer-vision #fluid-dynamics #multi-platform

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-05
History: 7 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 228 open

4,603

stars

Forks: 2,051
Commits: 15,769 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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mesa/mesa

Mesa is an open-source Python library for agent-based modeling, ideal for simulating complex systems and exploring emergent behaviors.

AI dev

Stack

Python pytest Starlette PEP 517

GitHub topics

#agent-based-modeling #agent-based-simulation #complex-systems #complexity-analysis #gis #mesa

Updated: 2026-10-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-09-19
History: 11 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 138 open

3,894

stars

Forks: 1,334
Commits: 3,221 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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pgmpy/pgmpy

Python Toolkit for Causal and Probabilistic Reasoning

AI dev

Stack

Python pytest PEP 517

GitHub topics

#bayesian-networks #causal-discovery #causal-effect #causal-identification #causal-inference #causal-models

Updated: 2026-10-05
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-09-20
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 648 open

3,353

stars

Forks: 1,185
Commits: 3,677 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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NVIDIA/skills

Agent Skills for NVIDIA products — install into Claude Code, Codex, and other coding agents to run Physical AI, robotics, simulation, CUDA, and RAG workflows end to end.

AI dev

Stack

Python FastAPI PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#agent-skills #agentic-ai #ai-agents #claude-code #codex #coding-agents

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-02-25
History: 1 history point
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 14 open

3,236

stars

Forks: 377
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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avianphysics/avian

ECS-driven 2D and 3D physics engine for the Bevy game engine.

Stack

Rust Bevy Cargo

GitHub topics

#2d #3d #bevy #game-development #gamedev #physics

Updated: 2026-10-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-05-29
History: 116 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 214 open

3,235

stars

Forks: 294
Commits: 1,184 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +15 +0.5%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

openrocket/openrocket

Model-rocketry aerodynamics and trajectory simulation software

AI dev

Stack

Java Gradle pip

GitHub topics

#aerospace #flight-simulator #java #modeling #optimization #rocket

Updated: 2026-10-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-05-31
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 279 open

3,143

stars

Forks: 701
Commits: 9,207 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Schlaubischlump/LocationSimulator

MacOS application to spoof / fake / mock your iOS / iPadOS or iPhoneSimulator device location. WatchOS and TvOS are partially supported.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#appkit #development-tools #fake #fake-locations #ios-simulator #iphonesimulator

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-08-29
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 25 open

3,135

stars

Forks: 241
Commits: 512 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

h2non/toxy

Hackable HTTP proxy for resiliency testing and simulated network conditions

Archived

Stack

JavaScript Express npm

GitHub topics

#failover #failure #http-proxy #network #proxy #reactive

Updated: 2022-02-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-07-29
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 15 open

2,713

stars

Forks: 80
Commits: 263 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

GitHub

idaholab/moose

Multiphysics Object Oriented Simulation Environment

AI dev

Stack

C++ pytest PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#amr #fem #finite-elements #finite-volumes #multiphysics #object-oriented

Updated: 2026-10-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-06-10
History: 1 history point
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 2,882 open

2,382

stars

Forks: 1,270
Commits: 67,232 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

future-agi/future-agi

Open-source, end-to-end platform for evaluating, observing, and improving LLM and AI agent applications. Tracing · Evals · Simulations · Datasets · Gateway · Guardrails. Self-hostable. Apache 2.0.

AI dev

Stack

Python Celery Django Django REST Framework Express Go modules npm PEP 517

GitHub topics

#ai-agents #ai-evals #ai-gateway #ai-optimization #ai-simulations #evaluation-framework

Updated: 2026-09-07
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2026-04-23
History: 8 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 809 open

1,943

stars

Forks: 583
Commits: 4,849 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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

OpenLoco/OpenLoco

An open source re-implementation of Chris Sawyer's Locomotion

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cmake #game #hacktoberfest #help-wanted #linux

Updated: 2026-09-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-01-06
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 458 open

1,903

stars

Forks: 220
Commits: 4,217 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Uriopass/Egregoria

3D City Builder without a grid

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#3d #city-builder #emergent-behavior #game #gamedev #rust

Updated: 2025-06-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-06
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 32 open

1,639

stars

Forks: 66
Commits: 2,224 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

unknown-horizons/unknown-horizons

Unknown Horizons official code repository

Stack

Python pytest pip

GitHub topics

#game #python #simulation #strategy

Updated: 2026-04-14
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2007-10-19
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 224 open

1,539

stars

Forks: 240
Commits: 16,464 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

dkfans/keeperfx

Open source remake and Fan Expansion of Dungeon Keeper.

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK vcpkg

GitHub topics

#dungeon #dungeon-keeper #fan-expansion #game-development #open #rts

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-09-07
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 407 open

999

stars

Forks: 120
Commits: 5,386 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

libMesh/libmesh

libMesh github repository

AI dev

Stack

C CMake

GitHub topics

#amr #fem #finite-element-analysis #finite-element-methods #finite-elements #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-01-09
History: 1 history point
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 347 open

761

stars

Forks: 310
Commits: 28,258 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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GitHub

stuntrally/stuntrally

NOTE: development in stuntrally3 repo. 3D racing game based on VDrift and OGRE with own Track Editor. The main repository with Stunt Rally 2.x sources and data.

Stack

C++ CMake Conan

GitHub topics

#3d #bullet-physics #c-plus-plus #car #cmake #cpp

Updated: 2024-08-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-03-19
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 22 open

646

stars

Forks: 132
Commits: 6,132 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

usnistgov/fipy

FiPy is a Finite Volume PDE solver written in Python

Stack

Python PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#materials-science #modeling #partial-differential-equations #phase-field #scientific-computing #scientific-computing-with-python

Updated: 2026-10-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-11-10
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 175 open

643

stars

Forks: 186
Commits: 5,717 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

finmath/finmath-lib

Mathematical Finance Library: Algorithms and methodologies related to mathematical finance.

Stack

Java Maven

GitHub topics

#finmath-lib #java #mathematical-modelling #monte-carlo-simulation #quantitative-finance #simulation

Updated: 2026-08-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-03-17
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 8 open

583

stars

Forks: 175
Commits: 4,929 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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pathsim/pathsim

A Python native dynamical system simulation framework in the block diagram paradigm.

Stack

Python pytest PEP 517

GitHub topics

#block-diagram #blockdiagram #control-systems #digital-twin #dynamical-systems #framework

Updated: 2026-10-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-08-11
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 15 open

497

stars

Forks: 54
Commits: 1,308 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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