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zig-gamedev/zig-gamedev

Dev repo for @zig-gamedev libs and sample applications

Stack

Zig

GitHub topics

#cross-platform #d3d12 #demos #directx12 #game-development #gamedev

Updated: 2026-03-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-07-16
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 37 open

2,869

stars

Forks: 190
Commits: 4,878 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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eduard-permyakov/permafrost-engine

An OpenGL RTS game engine written in C

Stack

C Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#c #game-engine #game-engine-3d #opengl #python #real-time-strategy

Updated: 2026-08-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-25
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 3 open

2,760

stars

Forks: 120
Commits: 1,889 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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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%

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Overload-Technologies/Overload

3D game engine with lua scripting

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#3d-engine #3d-graphics #c-plus-plus #cpp #game-editor #game-engine

Updated: 2026-10-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-06-13
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 107 open

2,495

stars

Forks: 290
Commits: 620 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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pyglet/pyglet

pyglet is a cross-platform windowing and multimedia library for Python, for developing games and other visually rich applications.

Stack

Python pytest PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#gamedev #opengl #pyglet #python #scientific-visualization

Updated: 2026-10-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-09-01
History: 10 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 34 open

2,219

stars

Forks: 341
Commits: 6,691 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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pythonarcade/arcade

Easy to use Python library for creating 2D arcade games.

Stack

Python pytest Starlette uv

GitHub topics

#arcade-api #arcade-framework #arcade-learning-environment #educational-resources #educational-technology #opengl

Updated: 2026-10-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-01-04
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 103 open

2,086

stars

Forks: 382
Commits: 6,380 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ozmartian/vidcutter

A modern yet simple multi-platform video cutter and joiner.

Stack

Python pip

GitHub topics

#appimage #arch-linux #cross-platform #cython #ffmpeg #linux

Updated: 2025-04-24
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-08-15
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 299 open

1,992

stars

Forks: 153
Commits: 1,759 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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ColleagueRiley/RGFW

A lightweight single-header cross-platform library for general windowing

Stack

GitHub topics

#c99 #cocoa #cross-platform #graphics #hedgehogsoft #library

Updated: 2026-10-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-02-22
History: 5 history points
License: Zlib
Issues: 7 open

1,902

stars

Forks: 86
Commits: 3,855 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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mltframework/mlt

MLT Multimedia Framework

AI dev

Stack

C Qt CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#audio #audio-processing #c #c-plus-plus #ffmpeg #framework

Updated: 2026-09-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-12-01
History: 5 history points
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 52 open

1,852

stars

Forks: 387
Commits: 6,773 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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pelicanmapping/osgearth

3D Maps & Terrain SDK (C++)

AI dev

Stack

C CMake pip vcpkg

GitHub topics

#3d-graphics #cpp17 #gis #maps #opengl #openscenegraph

Updated: 2026-10-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2008-09-03
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 58 open

1,810

stars

Forks: 849
Commits: 16,252 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +1 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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taisei-project/taisei

A free and open-source Touhou Project fangame

Stack

C Meson

GitHub topics

#c #danmaku #game #glsl #opengl #sdl

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2010-10-12
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 33 open

1,616

stars

Forks: 130
Commits: 4,723 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

axmolengine/axmol

Open-source C++ game engine with Lua for 2D and 3D games across mobile, desktop, WebAssembly, and Xbox (UWP).

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#2d #3d #axmol #cocos2d-x #cpp23 #cppwinrt

Updated: 2026-10-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-23
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 11 open

1,481

stars

Forks: 302
Commits: 5,340 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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AdamsLair/duality

a 2D Game Development Framework

Archived

Stack

C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#c-sharp #csharp #dotnet #duality #framework #game-development

Updated: 2025-05-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-07-21
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 136 open

1,423

stars

Forks: 288
Commits: 3,603 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Bixilon/Minosoft

An open source Minecraft reimplementation written from scratch. Mirror of https://gitlab.bixilon.de/bixilon/minosoft

Stack

Kotlin Gradle

GitHub topics

#java #kotlin #minecraft #networking #opengl #reversing

Updated: 2026-08-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-06-02
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 10 open

1,290

stars

Forks: 75
Commits: 6,046 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

jarcode-foss/glava

GLava - OpenGL audio spectrum visualizer

Stack

C Meson

GitHub topics

#audio-visualizer #linux #opengl #shaders

Updated: 2024-01-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-11-26
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 99 open

1,272

stars

Forks: 72
Commits: 332 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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yvt/openspades

Compatible client of Ace of Spades 0.75

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#ace-of-spades #action-game #c-plus-plus #cmake #cross-platform-game #fps

Updated: 2024-06-06
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-08-18
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 248 open

1,246

stars

Forks: 234
Commits: 2,167 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

asc-community/MxEngine

C++ open source 3D game engine

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#3d-graphics #cpp #game-development #game-engine #gamedev #mxengine

Updated: 2024-04-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-15
History: 4 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 18 open

1,233

stars

Forks: 73
Commits: 334 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

ASC-Community/MxEngine

C++ open source 3D game engine

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#3d-graphics #cpp #game-development #game-engine #gamedev #mxengine

Updated: 2024-04-06
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2019-12-15
History: 4 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 18 open

1,231

stars

Forks: 74
Commits: 334 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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arx/ArxLibertatis

Cross-platform port of Arx Fatalis, a first-person role-playing game

Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#arx-fatalis #c-plus-plus #cmake #cross-platform #dungeon-crawler #game

Updated: 2024-08-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-01-15
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

1,096

stars

Forks: 153
Commits: 21,738 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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freeorion/freeorion

Source code repository of the FreeOrion project.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK PEP 517

GitHub topics

#4x #freeorion #game #linux #macosx #multiplayer

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-04-29
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 521 open

1,039

stars

Forks: 180
Commits: 27,597 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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lethal-guitar/RigelEngine

A modern re-implementation of the classic DOS game Duke Nukem II

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#cpp #cpp17 #cross-platform #entity-component-system #game #game-2d

Updated: 2024-05-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-10-01
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 16 open

1,002

stars

Forks: 66
Commits: 2,638 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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transitive-bullshit/ffmpeg-concat

Concats a list of videos together using ffmpeg with sexy OpenGL transitions.

Stack

JavaScript npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#ffmpeg #fluent-ffmpeg #opengl #transition

Updated: 2026-01-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-04-04
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 52 open

989

stars

Forks: 117
Commits: 79 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

punesemu/puNES

Qt-based Nintendo Entertaiment System emulator and NSF/NSF2/NSFe Music Player (Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Windows)

Stack

C Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#6502 #c #c-plus-plus #clang #d3d9 #emulation

Updated: 2026-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-04-30
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 59 open

826

stars

Forks: 48
Commits: 2,392 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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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

Website GitHub

transitive-bullshit/ffmpeg-gl-transition

FFmpeg filter for applying GLSL transitions between video streams.

Stack

GitHub topics

#ffmpeg #glsl #opengl #transitions

Updated: 2024-07-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-12-05
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 36 open

719

stars

Forks: 131
Commits: 40 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

libretro/ludo

A libretro frontend written in golang

Stack

Go gRPC Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#bindings #emulation #glfw #golang #libretro #libretro-api

Updated: 2026-08-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-04-17
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 62 open

704

stars

Forks: 75
Commits: 786 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ruby2d/ruby2d

🎨 The Ruby 2D gem

AI dev

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#2d #c #graphics #opengl #ruby

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-10-05
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

700

stars

Forks: 74
Commits: 479 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ivanperez-keera/Yampa

Functional Reactive Programming domain-specific language for efficient hybrid systems

Stack

Haskell

GitHub topics

#android #frp #functional-reactive-programming #game #haskell #ios

Updated: 2026-05-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-03-31
History: 3 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 3 open

487

stars

Forks: 57
Commits: 1,642 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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GlPortal/glPortal

:video_game: Open Source teleportation based first person puzzle-platformer

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#3d #game #hacktoberfest #opengl #physics #sdl

Updated: 2024-10-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-09-07
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 17 open

384

stars

Forks: 117
Commits: 2,079 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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