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Genymobile/scrcpy

Display and control your Android device

Stack

C Android Gradle Meson

GitHub topics

#android #c #ffmpeg #genyteam-system #libav #mirroring

Updated: 2026-10-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-12-12
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 2,925 open

151,885

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Forks: 13,952
Commits: 3,210 commits
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moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt

GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link)

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#gamestream #linux-app #macos-app #moonlight #nvidia #qt

Updated: 2026-09-20
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-04-28
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 563 open

18,755

stars

Forks: 1,335
Commits: 3,373 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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libsdl-org/SDL

Simple DirectMedia Layer

AI dev

Stack

C Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#sdl #sdl2 #sdl3

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-04-10
History: 1 history point
License: Zlib
Issues: 831 open

16,557

stars

Forks: 2,971
Commits: 22,579 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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

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pygame/pygame

🐍🎮 pygame (the library) is a Free and Open Source python programming language library for making multimedia applications like games built on top of the excellent SDL library. C, Python, Native, OpenGL.

Stack

C Conan pip

GitHub topics

#game-dev #game-development #gamedev #pygame #python #sdl

Updated: 2025-11-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2000-11-08
History: 10 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 797 open

8,953

stars

Forks: 4,239
Commits: 9,371 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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vcmi/vcmi

Open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III

AI dev

Stack

C++ Android Qt CMake Conan Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #c-plus-plus #cmake #cpp #game #ios

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-05-28
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 689 open

5,851

stars

Forks: 684
Commits: 24,578 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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OpenXRay/xray-16

Improved version of the X-Ray Engine, the game engine used in the world-famous S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series by GSC Game World. Join OpenXRay! ;)

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#3d-engine #arm64 #cmake #cplusplus #cpp17 #d3d11

Updated: 2026-10-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-09-05
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 291 open

3,575

stars

Forks: 550
Commits: 8,570 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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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%

Website GitHub

chocolate-doom/chocolate-doom

Chocolate Doom is a Doom source port that is minimalist and historically accurate.

Stack

C CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#c #doom #fps #fps-game #games #gplv2

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2005-07-23
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 335 open

2,411

stars

Forks: 718
Commits: 5,402 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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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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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%

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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

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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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NBlood/NBlood

Reverse-engineered ports of Build games using EDuke32 engine technology and development principles (NBlood/Rednukem/PCExhumed)

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#blood #build-engine #duke-nukem-3d #duke-nukem-64 #eduke32 #exhumed

Updated: 2026-08-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-04-13
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 118 open

803

stars

Forks: 106
Commits: 14,387 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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bradharding/doomretro

The classic, refined DOOM source port. For Windows PC.

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#boom #c #doom #doom2 #fps #free-software

Updated: 2026-10-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-12-21
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 107 open

776

stars

Forks: 92
Commits: 21,331 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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hex007/freej2me

A free J2ME emulator with libretro, awt and sdl2 frontends.

Stack

Java

GitHub topics

#awt #emulator #emulator-frontend #j2me #libretro #sdl2

Updated: 2026-10-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-09-23
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 66 open

680

stars

Forks: 130
Commits: 312 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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libSDL2pp/libSDL2pp

C++ bindings/wrapper for SDL2

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #gamedev #graphics #sdl #sdl-image #sdl-mixer

Updated: 2025-03-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-09-05
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 43 open

599

stars

Forks: 93
Commits: 820 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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ikskuh/SDL.zig

A shallow wrapper around SDL that provides object API and error handling

Stack

GitHub topics

#gamedev #sdl #sdl2 #zig #zig-package #ziglang

Updated: 2025-11-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-02
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 19 open

447

stars

Forks: 86
Commits: 394 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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daniel5151/ANESE

Another NES Emulator - written for fun & learning - first implementation of wideNES

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#6502 #apu #assembly #cmake #cross-platform #emulation

Updated: 2022-01-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-13
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

403

stars

Forks: 30
Commits: 204 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Jack-Ji/jok

A minimal 2d/3d game framework for @ziglang.

Archived

Stack

Zig

GitHub topics

#gamedev #linux #macos #sdl2 #webassembly #windows

Updated: 2026-07-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-05-13
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

381

stars

Forks: 16
Commits: 1,278 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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py-sdl/py-sdl2

Python ctypes wrapper around SDL2

Stack

Python PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#python #sdl2 #sdl2-gfx #sdl2-image #sdl2-mixer #sdl2-ttf

Updated: 2026-05-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-04-18
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 22 open

344

stars

Forks: 52
Commits: 662 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Henrique194/chocolate-quake

A purist Quake source port that restores the original look and feel of v1.09 and earlier.

Stack

C CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#c #fps #fps-game #games #gplv3 #quake

Updated: 2026-09-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-05-31
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 15 open

216

stars

Forks: 14
Commits: 97 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ArnoAnsems/CatacombGL

CatacombGL is a source port with OpenGL graphics for Catacomb 3D (1991), The Catacomb Abyss (1992), The Catacomb Armageddon (1992) and The Catacomb Apocalypse (1993).

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#first-person-shooter #opengl #retrogaming #sdl2 #source-port

Updated: 2026-08-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-09-10
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 19 open

189

stars

Forks: 17
Commits: 629 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ikskuh/zero-graphics

Application framework based on OpenGL ES 2.0. Runs on desktop machines, Android phones and the web

Stack

Zig

GitHub topics

#android #android-sdk #desktop-linux #game-development #graphics #sdl

Updated: 2023-02-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-05-16
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

180

stars

Forks: 19
Commits: 243 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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paoda/zba

Game Boy Advance Emulator. Yes, I'm awful with project names.

Stack

Zig

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #game-boy-advance #gameboy-advance #opengl #rtc

Updated: 2026-03-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-12-29
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 756 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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deckarep/dungeon-rush

👾🐍 A zig port of Dungeon Rush. An open-source game inspired by snake, written in pure Zig with SDL2.

Stack

Zig

GitHub topics

#c #dungeon-crawler #game #port #rogue-like #sdl

Updated: 2024-11-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-11
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 199 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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dhustkoder/pschip8

PlayStation 1 Chip8 Interpreter

Stack

GitHub topics

#chip8 #playstation #playstation-2 #ps1 #ps2 #psxdev

Updated: 2018-05-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-01-06
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 43 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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infval/potator

A Watara Supervision Emulator based on Normmatt version

Stack

Objective-C CMake

GitHub topics

#emscripten #emulator #gp2x #opendingux #potator #psp

Updated: 2019-11-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-08-10
History: 6 history points
License: Unlicense
Issues: Disabled

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 27 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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omdxp/chip8

Chip8 Emulator in Zig

Stack

Zig

GitHub topics

#chip-8 #chip8 #chip8-emulator #sdl #sdl2 #zig

Updated: 2025-06-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-06-15
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 16 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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