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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

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melonjs/melonJS

a modern & lightweight HTML5 game engine

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript React Vite npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#2d-game-engine #canvas2d #contributions-welcome #es6 #game-development #game-engine

Updated: 2026-10-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2011-04-11
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 22 open

6,405

stars

Forks: 663
Commits: 7,992 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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AlmasB/FXGL

Java / JavaFX / Kotlin Game Library (Engine)

Stack

Kotlin Maven

GitHub topics

#2d #2d-framework #2d-game-engine #2d-game-framework #3d #3d-game-engine

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-03-23
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 149 open

4,864

stars

Forks: 711
Commits: 5,296 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

HaxeFlixel/flixel

Free, cross-platform 2D game engine powered by Haxe and OpenFL

Stack

Haxe

GitHub topics

#2d-game-engine #cross-platform #flixel #game-engine #haxe #haxeflixel

Updated: 2026-08-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-07-25
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 305 open

2,213

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Forks: 525
Commits: 6,677 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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PixelVision8/PixelVision8

Pixel Vision 8's core philosophy is to teach retro game development with streamlined workflows. PV8 is also a platform that standardizes 8-bit fantasy console limitations built on top of the open-source C# game engine based on MonoGame.

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Stack

C# .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

#2d #2d-game-engine #8-bit #csharp #fantasy-console #game-development

Updated: 2023-01-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-09-22
History: 5 history points
License: MS-PL
Issues: 9 open

1,778

stars

Forks: 122
Commits: 15 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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ObEngine/ObEngine

2D Game Engine with Lua Scripting made on top of SFML !

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#2d #2d-framework #2d-game-engine #2d-game-framework #cmake #collider

Updated: 2026-07-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-03-28
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 124 open

865

stars

Forks: 56
Commits: 1,561 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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Planimeter/game-engine-2d

Planimeter Game Engine 2D - LÖVE-based game engine for Lua

Stack

Lua

GitHub topics

#2d-game-engine #game-development #game-engine #gamedev #grid-sdk #love2d

Updated: 2022-10-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-08-10
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

751

stars

Forks: 67
Commits: 379 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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solarus-games/solarus

This repository was moved to GitLab: https://gitlab.com/solarus-games/solarus

Archived

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#2d-game-engine #solarus #zelda

Updated: 2018-06-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-07-27
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 196 open

732

stars

Forks: 139
Commits: 8,980 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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cocoatoucher/Glide

Game engine for making 2d games on iOS, macOS and tvOS, with practical examples and tutorials

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#2d-game-engine #apple #game-development #game-engine #gamedev #gameplaykit

Updated: 2024-12-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-05-05
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

505

stars

Forks: 46
Commits: 96 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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ChilliWorks/ChilliSource

An open source, cross-platform game engine designed for indie developers.

Stack

C++ .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#2d-game-engine #3d-game-engine #android #chillisource-game-engine #cpp11 #ios

Updated: 2024-04-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-02-13
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

162

stars

Forks: 25
Commits: 2,739 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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HellRok/Taylor

A simple game engine built using raylib and mruby

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#2d-game-engine #game #game-engine #indiegame #mruby #raylib

Updated: 2026-09-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-04-09
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 8 open

153

stars

Forks: 11
Commits: 657 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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