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stepmania/stepmania

Advanced rhythm game for Windows, Linux and OS X. Designed for both home and arcade use.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#game #lua #rhythm-game #stepmania

Updated: 2026-08-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2001-10-18
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 573 open

2,110

stars

Forks: 480
Commits: 36,144 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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sharkdp/cube-composer

A puzzle game inspired by functional programming

Stack

PureScript npm

GitHub topics

#browser-game #functional-programming #game #programming-exercise #purescript #puzzle

Updated: 2026-10-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-03-05
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

2,047

stars

Forks: 86
Commits: 194 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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mgerdes/Open-Golf

A cross-platform minigolf game written in C.

Stack

C CMake

GitHub topics

#android #c #game #game-dev #game-development #gamedev

Updated: 2024-03-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-09-24
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 27 open

1,930

stars

Forks: 112
Commits: 412 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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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

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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

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fishfolk/jumpy

Tactical 2D shooter in fishy pixels style. Made with Rust-lang 🦀 and Bevy 🪶

Stack

Rust Bevy Cargo

GitHub topics

#bevy #editor #fish-game #game #lua #modding

Updated: 2026-01-30
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2021-06-23
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 80 open

1,877

stars

Forks: 132
Commits: 1,187 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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multitheftauto/mtasa-blue

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

AI dev

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

stars

Forks: 597
Commits: 11,794 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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FreezingMoon/AncientBeast

The Turn Based Strategy Game/eSport. Master your beasts! 🐺

Stack

TypeScript npm

GitHub topics

#2d-game #chess #esport #game #hacktoberfest #hacktoberfest2025

Updated: 2026-08-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2011-07-22
History: 6 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 471 open

1,873

stars

Forks: 706
Commits: 6,311 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

BobbyAnguelov/Esoterica

Esoterica Engine

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#animation #ecs #game #game-development #game-engine #gamedev

Updated: 2026-09-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-07-15
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 2 open

1,848

stars

Forks: 160
Commits: 110 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

bwapi/bwapi

Brood War API

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#ai #brood-war-api #broodwar #bwapi #c-plus-plus #game

Updated: 2026-06-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-04-28
History: 6 history points
License: LGPL-3.0
Issues: 129 open

1,702

stars

Forks: 297
Commits: 2,647 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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TeamHypersomnia/Hypersomnia

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

AI dev

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

stars

Forks: 104
Commits: 10,125 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

OpenSAGE/OpenSAGE

OpenSAGE is a free, open source re-implementation of SAGE, the 3D real time strategy (RTS) engine used in Command & Conquer: Generals and other RTS titles from EA Pacific. Written in C#. Not affiliated with EA.

Stack

C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#bfme #commandandconquer #csharp #ea-pacific #game #game-engine

Updated: 2026-03-30
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2017-06-14
History: 42 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 347 open

1,634

stars

Forks: 156
Commits: 3,642 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ellisonleao/clumsy-bird

:bird: :video_game: A MelonJS port of the famous Flappy Bird Game

Archived

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#flappy-bird #game #game-development #javascript #melonjs

Updated: 2018-04-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-02-04
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 3 open

1,627

stars

Forks: 1,113
Commits: 251 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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

angband/angband

A free, single-player roguelike dungeon exploration game

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK pip

GitHub topics

#angband #c #game #roguelike

Updated: 2026-10-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-03-23
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 228 open

1,569

stars

Forks: 393
Commits: 10,627 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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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

OpenKore/openkore

A free/open source client and automation tool for Ragnarok Online

Stack

Perl .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#ai #automation #bot #game #mmo #mmorpg

Updated: 2026-08-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-11-07
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 118 open

1,519

stars

Forks: 1,216
Commits: 13,120 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

tmewett/BrogueCE

Brogue: Community Edition - a community-lead fork of the much-loved minimalist roguelike game

Stack

GitHub topics

#brogue #dungeon #game #roguelike

Updated: 2026-09-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-09-01
History: 1 history point
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 211 open

1,455

stars

Forks: 165
Commits: 948 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

gopher64/gopher64

Highly compatible N64 emulator

Stack

Rust Cargo Gradle

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #game #n64 #rust

Updated: 2026-10-08
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2023-10-04
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 14 open

1,283

stars

Forks: 50
Commits: 1,155 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

gemrb/gemrb

GemRB is a portable open-source implementation of Bioware’s Infinity Engine.

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #engine #game #game-engine #isometric #python

Updated: 2026-10-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-10-02
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 183 open

1,255

stars

Forks: 224
Commits: 28,309 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

colobot/colobot

Source code of open-source Colobot: Gold Edition project developed by Epsitec and TerranovaTeam

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#colobot #colobot-gold #game #programming

Updated: 2026-08-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-03-08
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 365 open

1,250

stars

Forks: 211
Commits: 4,404 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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

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
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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

Website GitHub

cxong/cdogs-sdl

Classic overhead run-and-gun game

Stack

C CMake Conan Poetry

GitHub topics

#2d #2d-game #c #game #games #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-10-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-04-01
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 112 open

1,091

stars

Forks: 157
Commits: 4,458 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

OpenHV/OpenHV

An Open Source Pixelart Science-Fiction Real-Time-Strategy game

Stack

C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#game #mod #multiplayer #openra #pixelart #retro

Updated: 2026-08-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-29
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 67 open

1,070

stars

Forks: 60
Commits: 3,169 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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

Website GitHub

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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Quaint-Studios/Reia

RPG game action-adventure MMO built with Godot and Rust.

Stack

GDScript Cargo

GitHub topics

#3d #3d-game #action-game #adventure #crossplatform #desktop

Updated: 2026-10-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-10
History: 6 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 16 open

971

stars

Forks: 64
Commits: 1,028 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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