GameDev · Engines and Frameworks

Engines and Frameworks

• ocornut/imgui on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  75.7Kstars

  tada: Dear Imgui - A bloat-free immediate mode GUI for C++ with minimal dependencies.

  C++·MIT License·active·last week

• kitao/pyxel on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  17.6Kstars

  tada: Pyxel - a retro game engine for Python.

  Rust·Other·active·5 days ago

• bkaradzic/bgfx on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  17.4Kstars

  tada: bgfx - Cross-platform, graphics API agnostic, "Bring Your Own Engine/Framework" style rendering library.

  C·BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" License·active·12 hours ago

• heroiclabs/nakama on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  13.2Kstars

  tada: Nakama - Distributed server for social and realtime games and apps.

  Go·Apache License 2.0·active·last week

• skypjack/entt on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  13Kstars

  tada: EnTT - Gaming meets modern C++, a fast and reliable entity-component system (ECS) and much more

  C++·MIT License·active·last week

• boardgameio/boardgame.io on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  12.4Kstars

  tada: boardgame.io - State management and multiplayer networking for turn-based games.

  TypeScript·MIT License·active·10 hours ago

• Immediate-Mode-UI/Nuklear on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  11.3Kstars

  tada: nuklear - A single-header ANSI C immediate mode cross-platform GUI library.

  C·Other·active·last week

• flame-engine/flame on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  10.7Kstars

  tada: Flame - a minimalist game engine for Flutter

  Dart·MIT License·active·8 hours ago

• AlmasB/FXGL on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  4.8Kstars

  tada: FXGL - A JavaFX/Kotlin game engine for Win/Mac/Linux.

  Kotlin·MIT License·active·2 months ago

• not-fl3/macroquad on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  4.6Kstars

  tada: macroquad - The cross-platform game engine in Rust.

  Rust·Apache License 2.0·active·2 weeks ago

• DiligentGraphics/DiligentEngine on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  4.4Kstars

  tada: Diligent Engine - A modern cross-platform low-level graphics library that supports Direct3D11, Direct3D12, OpenGL/GLES, and Vulkan.

  Batchfile·Apache License 2.0·active·20 hours ago

• nem0/LumixEngine on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  3.9Kstars

  tada: LumixEngine - 3D Game engine built on C++.

  C++·MIT License·active·18 hours ago

• OpenXRay/xray-16 on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  3.5Kstars

  tada: OpenXRay - a community-modified X-Ray engine used in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series.

  C++·Other·active·3 weeks ago

• Rajawali/Rajawali on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  2.4Kstars

  tada: Rajawali - Android OpenGL ES 2.0/3.0 Engine

  Java·Other·dormant·3 years ago

• ColleagueRiley/RGFW on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  1.9Kstars

  tada: RGFW - Lightweight multi-platform single-header library for creating windows, supports many graphics contexts and software rendering.

  C·zlib License·active·last month

• codenameone/CodenameOne on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  1.9Kstars

  tada: Codename One - Cross-platform Java framework with beta game APIs and a visual Game Builder for 2D and 3D games.

  Java·Other·active·3 hours ago

• PixelVision8/PixelVision8 on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  1.8Kstars

  tada: Pixel Vision 8 - 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.

  C#·Microsoft Public License·dormant·4 years agoarchived

• ikpil/DotRecast on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  932stars

  tada: DotRecast - A port of Recast & Detour, navigation mesh toolset for games, Unity3D, servers, C#.

  C#·zlib License·active·2 days ago

• FosterFramework/Foster on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  857stars

  tada: Foster - A small cross-platform 2D game framework in C#.

  C#·MIT License·active·4 days ago

• Planimeter/game-engine-2d on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  750stars

  tada: Grid - A multiplayer-first game engine for Lua.

  Lua·MIT License·dormant·4 years ago

• bladecoder/bladecoder-adventure-engine on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  643stars

  tada: Bladecoder - Classic point and click adventure game engine and editor.

  Java·Apache License 2.0·active·2 weeks ago

• los-cocos/cocos on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  637stars

  tada: Cocos2D - graphic library for games and multimedia, for python language

  Python·Other·slowing·3 years ago

• cocoatoucher/Glide on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  506stars

  tada: Glide Engine - Engine for making 2d games on iOS, macOS and tvOS in Swift programming language, with practical examples and tutorials.

  Swift·MIT License·slowing·2 years ago

• Circular-Studios/Dash on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  423stars

  tada: Dash - A free and open 3D game engine written in D.

  D·MIT License·dormant·6 years ago

• ajhager/engi on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  393stars

  tada: ENGi - A multi-platform 2D game library for Go.

  Go·BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" License·dormant·10 years ago

• dem-net/DEM.Net on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  354stars

  tada: DEM Net Elevation API C# - Terrain generation from real data with textures, normal maps, glTF, OBJ, STL support

  C#·Other·steady·4 months ago

• jhasse/jngl on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  317stars

  tada: JNGL - a 2D open-source game engine. Develop on Linux, Windows, OS X. Deploy to Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Linux, Windows, OS X, Web, Android, iOS and more.

  C++·zlib License·active·2 weeks ago

• tek256/astera on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  301stars

  tada: Astera - 2D C99 Cross Platform Game Library / Framework

  C·MIT License·active·last week

• blitz-research/blitz3d on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  290stars

  tada: Blitz3D 3D basic-like programming language for fast 3D desktop games.

  HTML·Other·dormant·6 years agoarchived

• Is-Daouda/is-Engine on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  233stars

  tada: is::Engine - C++, SDL 2 and SFML game engine that allows to create games on Nintendo Switch, Web (HTML 5), Mobile and PC.

  C·zlib License·active·last month

• nidorx/ecs-lib on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  215stars

  tada: ecs-lib - ecs-lib is a tiny and easy to use ECS (Entity Component System) library for game programming. It's written in Typescript but you can use on node.js and web browser too.

  TypeScript·MIT License·dormant·3 years ago

• ikpil/Box2D.NET on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  204stars

  tada: Box2D.NET - A port of Box2D, is a 2D physics engine for games, .NET C#, Unity3D, servers.

  C#·MIT License·active·2 days ago

• willtobyte/carimbo on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  184stars

  tada: Carimbo - A 2D game engine developed in modern C++ using SDL, an Entity-Component-System (ECS) architecture, and Box2D. It features Lua scripting and is designed for web portability via WebAssembly.

  C++·MIT License·active·2 months ago

• rxi/juno on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  169stars

  tada: Juno - Framework for making 2D games with chunky pixels in Lua

  C·Other·dormant·10 years agoarchived

• papercraftgames/folded-paper-engine on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  168stars

  free: :tada: Folded Paper Engine – Blender to Godot game mechanics engine/plug-ins. Just a few clicks. Super easy. Featuring: 2.5D/first-person/third-person controls, trigger commands/events, inventory, holdable items and all kinds of stuff.

  GDScript·MIT License·active·4 weeks ago

• vanyle/vectarine on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  133stars

  tada: vectarine - Vectarine is a cross-platform game engine focusing on fast prototyping and having fun. Write games using Luau and extend the engine with Rust modules.

  Rust·MIT License·active·16 hours ago

• netonjm/ChipmunkSharp on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  85stars

  tada: Chipmunk C# - C# implementation of the Chipmunk2D lib.

  C#·MIT License·dormant·7 years ago

• ArtyProf/steamworks-ffi-node on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  76stars

  tada: steamworks-ffi-node - a Node.js wrapper for Steamworks SDK.

  TypeScript·MIT License·active·16 hours ago

• mattleibow/jitterphysics on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  47stars

  tada: Jitter - a fast and lightweight physics engine written in C#.

  C#·MIT License·dormant·5 years ago

• digitsensitive/juno on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  25stars

  tada: Juno - Clean and lightweight 2D game framework written in TypeScript

  TypeScript·MIT License·dormant·6 years ago

• pedrozaalex/asimov-ts on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  15stars

  tada: asimov-ts - A type safe (as much as possible) engine for the web written in TypeScript.

  TypeScript·dormant·3 years ago

• GearChicken/MINX on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  14stars

  tada: MINX - Open Source 2D game framework written in C++ (to the style of XNA)

  C++·Other·dormant·12 years ago

• AsaiYusuke/6502_test_executor on GitHub, opens in a new tab

  13stars

  tada: 6502 Unit Test executor - A cross-platform unit testing tool for MOS 6502 assembly. (i.e. NES)

  C++·MIT License·active·9 hours ago