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multitheftauto/mtasa-blue

Multi Theft Auto is a game engine that turns Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas into networked multiplayer.

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Stack

C++ .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

#cpp #game #game-engine #game-mod #gaming #grand-theft-auto

Updated: 2026-10-15
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2008-11-23
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 1,064 open

1,875

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Forks: 597
Commits: 11,794 commits
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TeamHypersomnia/Hypersomnia

Multiplayer top-down shooter made from scratch in C++. Web version: https://play.hypersomnia.io Made in 🇵🇱

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Stack

C++ Bundler CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#2d-game #2d-shooter #browser-game #cpp #editor #free-software

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-07-12
History: 8 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 13 open

1,642

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Forks: 104
Commits: 10,125 commits
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superpoweredSDK/Low-Latency-Android-iOS-Linux-Windows-tvOS-macOS-Interactive-Audio-Platform

🇸Superpowered Audio, Networking and Cryptographics SDKs. High performance and cross platform on Android, iOS, macOS, tvOS, Linux, Windows and modern web browsers.

Stack

C++ Android Flutter React React Native Bundler CMake CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#aes #android #audio #cpp #cryptography #fft

Updated: 2026-09-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-05-12
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 2 open

1,444

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Forks: 288
Commits: 136 commits
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decaf-emu/decaf-emu

Researching Wii U emulation.

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#cpp #decaf-emu #emulator #wii-u

Updated: 2024-09-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-05-18
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 51 open

1,276

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Forks: 147
Commits: 5,222 commits
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codilime/veles

Binary data analysis and visualization tool

Archived

Stack

C++ CMake pip

GitHub topics

#cpp #hexeditor #python #qt #reverse-engineering #shaders

Updated: 2019-06-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-16
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 56 open

1,238

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Forks: 124
Commits: 637 commits
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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

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Forks: 73
Commits: 334 commits
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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
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Unvanquished/Unvanquished

Unvanquished is a free and open source FPS/RTS hybrid game powered by the Daemon game engine. Historically based on Tremulous as a continuation with decades of work over it.

Stack

C++ CMake pip

GitHub topics

#cpp #daemon-game #fps-game #game #game-development #glm

Updated: 2026-10-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-03-29
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 681 open

1,129

stars

Forks: 183
Commits: 14,141 commits
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natalie-lang/natalie

a work-in-progress Ruby compiler, written in Ruby and C++

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#compiler #cpp #language #ruby

Updated: 2026-08-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-12
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 28 open

1,030

stars

Forks: 71
Commits: 12,492 commits
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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
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HDFGroup/hdf5

Official HDF5® Library Repository

Stack

C CMake

GitHub topics

#c #cpp #database #fortran #hdf #hdf5

Updated: 2026-10-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 1997-07-30
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 361 open

993

stars

Forks: 364
Commits: 24,579 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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Mudlet/Mudlet

⚔️ A cross-platform, open source, and super fast MUD client with scripting in Lua

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Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus-17 #cpp #cross-platform #game #hacktoberfest #linux

Updated: 2026-10-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-01-24
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 986 open

914

stars

Forks: 384
Commits: 8,772 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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networkit/networkit

NetworKit is a growing open-source toolkit for large-scale network analysis.

Stack

C++ CMake PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#complex-networks #cpp #dynamic-networks #graph-algorithms #graph-analysis #graph-generation

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-10-15
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 62 open

879

stars

Forks: 257
Commits: 9,649 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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es3n1n/obfuscator

PE (and elf now!) bin2bin obfuscator

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#bin2bin #cpp #cpp23 #obfuscation #obfuscator #reverse-engineering

Updated: 2025-10-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-12-06
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 5 open

860

stars

Forks: 76
Commits: 43 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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nspire-emus/firebird

Multi-platform emulator of TI Nspire calculators

Stack

C++ Android Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #arm #c #calculator #cpp #emulator

Updated: 2026-06-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-04-25
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 89 open

850

stars

Forks: 116
Commits: 1,265 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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pokerth/pokerth

PokerTH is a poker game written in C++/Qt.

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#board-game #card-game #cpp #cross-platform #family-game #game-server

Updated: 2026-10-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-01-13
History: 6 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 4 open

684

stars

Forks: 264
Commits: 5,245 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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clauadv/cs2_webradar

undetected counter strike 2 browser based radar cheat

Stack

C++ React Tailwind CSS Vite .NET SDK npm vcpkg

GitHub topics

#cpp #cs2 #reactjs #webradar

Updated: 2026-07-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-09-30
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 2 open

666

stars

Forks: 131
Commits: 212 commits
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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
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fogleman/hmm

Heightmap meshing utility.

Stack

GitHub topics

#3d #computational-geometry #cpp #heightmap #mesh

Updated: 2023-12-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-08-22
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 13 open

619

stars

Forks: 57
Commits: 84 commits
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swl-x/MystiQ

Qt5/C++ FFmpeg Media Converter

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#audio #conversion #converter-encoding #cpp #ffmpeg #ffmpeg-wrapper

Updated: 2024-06-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-08-14
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 42 open

594

stars

Forks: 81
Commits: 551 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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Barracudach/CallStack-Spoofer

This tool will allow you to spoof the return addresses of your functions as well as system functions.

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#callstack #cpp #game-hacking #reverse-engineering #shellcode #spoofer

Updated: 2022-11-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-08-01
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 1 open

586

stars

Forks: 85
Commits: 46 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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JaCzekanski/Avocado

🥑 PlayStation 1 emulator

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#cpp #emulation #emulator #hacktoberfest #playstation #ps1

Updated: 2023-09-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-07-11
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 59 open

583

stars

Forks: 34
Commits: 895 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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walktree/libtorch-yolov3

A Libtorch implementation of the YOLO v3 object detection algorithm

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#cpp #libtorch #pytorch #yolov3

Updated: 2020-10-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-28
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 38 open

453

stars

Forks: 130
Commits: 22 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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hotline1337/umium

Advanced anti-reverse-engineering library made in C++26

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#anti-debugging #anti-reversing #compile-time #cpp #game-hacking #malware

Updated: 2026-09-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-05-17
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

429

stars

Forks: 21
Commits: 33 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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mikage-emu/mikage-dev

Mikage Developer Edition

Stack

C++ CMake Conan

GitHub topics

#3ds #3ds-emulator #cpp #emulation #emulator #recompilation

Updated: 2025-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-03-07
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 33 open

418

stars

Forks: 35
Commits: 117 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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SouravRoy-ETL/slothdb

An experimental embedded SQL engine in C++20. Query Parquet, CSV, JSON, Arrow, Avro, SQLite, and Excel files directly with SQL, in-process. Early-stage.

Stack

C++ CMake npm PEP 517

GitHub topics

#analytics #arrow #avro #columnar-database #cplusplus #cpp

Updated: 2026-06-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-04-15
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

412

stars

Forks: 6
Commits: 573 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

Idov31/Venom

Venom is a library that meant to perform evasive communication using stolen browser socket

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#backdoor #cpp #cyber #cyber-security #cybersecurity #infosec

Updated: 2023-09-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-12-18
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 0 open

396

stars

Forks: 58
Commits: 6 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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ByteCorum/DragonBurn

DragonBurn is CS2(Counter-Strike 2 cheat) kernel-mode read-only external cheat. Undetected by all anti-cheats except Faceit.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#c #cheat #counter-strike #counter-strike-2 #cpp #cs2

Updated: 2026-10-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-03-31
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 10 open

382

stars

Forks: 81
Commits: 793 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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aregtech/areg-sdk

Distributed C++ services from embedded to enterprise

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#cpp #cross-platform #distributed-systems #edge-computing #embedded #fault-tolerance

Updated: 2026-09-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-04-24
History: 3 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 24 open

366

stars

Forks: 145
Commits: 1,753 commits
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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

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