1.godotengine / godot
Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine
- game-engine
- godot
- godotengine
- open-source
- multi-platform
- gamedev
- +1 more
+9,982 stars
from 109,555 · score 9.21
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2.shadps4-emu / shadPS4
PlayStation 4 emulator for Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD written in C++
+3,434 stars
from 30,611 · score 8.14
3.jrouwe / JoltPhysics
A multi core friendly rigid body physics and collision detection library. Written in C++. Suitable for games and VR applications. Used by Horizon Forbidden West and Death Stranding 2.
- physics
- vr
- game-development
- cpp
- c-plus-plus
- game-engine
- +3 more
+1,971 stars
from 10,210 · score 7.59
4.PrismLauncher / PrismLauncher
A custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations of Minecraft at once (Fork of MultiMC)
+1,896 stars
from 9,132 · score 7.55
5.RPCS3 / rpcs3
PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger
+1,777 stars
from 18,544 · score 7.48
6.PCSX2 / pcsx2
PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator
+1,355 stars
from 14,629 · score 7.21
+1,328 stars
from 18,511 · score 7.19
8.CleverRaven / Cataclysm-DDA
Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
- cataclysm
- c-plus-plus
- game
- zombies
- hacktoberfest
+1,299 stars
from 12,159 · score 7.17
9.hrydgard / ppsspp
A PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and iOS, written in C++. Want to contribute? Join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/5NJB6dD or just send pull requests / issues.
- ppsspp
- emulators
- psp
+1,176 stars
from 13,643 · score 7.07
10.luanti-org / luanti
Luanti (formerly Minetest) is an open source voxel game-creation platform with easy modding and game creation
- c-plus-plus
- voxel
- voxel-engine
- game-engine
- lua
- minetest
- +2 more
+1,099 stars
from 12,712 · score 7.00
11.OpenRCT2 / OpenRCT2
An open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 🎢
- c-plus-plus
- game
- openrct2
- cmake
- roller-coaster
- visual-studio
- +12 more
+1,035 stars
from 15,505 · score 6.94
12.stenzek / duckstation
Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch32/AArch64/RV64
+944 stars
from 9,993 · score 6.85
13.TokisanGames / Terrain3D
A high performance, editable terrain system for Godot 4.
- godot-plugin
- godot4
- terrain
- gamedev-tool
- gamedevelopment
- godot-addons
- +8 more
+921 stars
from 3,773 · score 6.83
14.dolphin-emu / dolphin
Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator, allowing you to play games for these two platforms on PC with improvements.
+883 stars
from 14,879 · score 6.78
15.cemu-project / Cemu
Cemu - Wii U emulator
+860 stars
from 9,224 · score 6.76
16.o3de / o3de
Open 3D Engine (O3DE) is an Apache 2.0-licensed multi-platform 3D engine that enables developers and content creators to build AAA games, cinema-quality 3D worlds, and high-fidelity simulations without any fees or commercial obligations.
- 3d-graphics-engine
- 3d-graphics
- animation
- game-development
- game-engine
- gamedev
+794 stars
from 9,024 · score 6.68
17.Vita3K / Vita3K
Experimental PlayStation Vita emulator
+776 stars
from 5,160 · score 6.66
18.skypjack / entt
Gaming meets modern C++ - a fast and reliable entity component system (ECS) and much more
- header-only
- modern-cpp
- cpp
- entity-component-system
- game-development
- game-programming
- +14 more
+694 stars
from 12,546 · score 6.54
19.OpenTTD / OpenTTD
OpenTTD is an open source simulation game based upon Transport Tycoon Deluxe
- openttd
- simulation
- sandbox
- game
- isometric
+667 stars
from 7,787 · score 6.50
+632 stars
from 10,062 · score 6.45
21.mapeditor / tiled
Flexible level editor
+581 stars
from 12,445 · score 6.37
+535 stars
from 4,645 · score 6.28
23.ValveSoftware / GameNetworkingSockets
Reliable & unreliable messages over UDP. Robust message fragmentation & reassembly. P2P networking / NAT traversal. Encryption.
- reliable-messages
- networking
- game-development
- realtime-messaging
- peer-to-peer
+506 stars
from 9,523 · score 6.23
+487 stars
from 3,615 · score 6.19
25.recastnavigation / recastnavigation
Industry-standard navigation-mesh toolset for games
- ai
- crowd-simulation
- game-development
- navigation
- navmesh
- pathfinding
- +7 more
+475 stars
from 7,667 · score 6.17
26.bulletphysics / bullet3
Bullet Physics SDK: real-time collision detection and multi-physics simulation for VR, games, visual effects, robotics, machine learning etc.
- simulation
- robotics
- kinematics
- virtual-reality
- reinforcement-learning
- computer-animation
- +3 more
+469 stars
from 14,375 · score 6.15
27.OpenMW / openmw
OpenMW is an open-source open-world RPG game engine that supports playing Morrowind. Main repo and issue tracker can be found here: https://gitlab.com/OpenMW/openmw/
- openmw
- c-plus-plus
- rpg-engine
- tes
- morrowind
- foss
- +1 more
+458 stars
from 6,255 · score 6.13
28.endless-sky / endless-sky
Space exploration, trading, and combat game.
- 2d-game
- game
- rpg
- c-plus-plus
- cpp
- free
- +14 more
+452 stars
from 7,257 · score 6.12
29.assimp / assimp
The official Open-Asset-Importer-Library Repository. Loads 40+ 3D-file-formats into one unified and clean data structure.
- asset-pipeline
- assets
- game-development
- c-plus-plus
- assimp
- patreon
- +13 more
+447 stars
from 12,856 · score 6.10
30.limbonaut / limboai
LimboAI - Behavior Trees and State Machines for Godot 4
- behavior-tree
- godot-engine
- game-developement
- state-machines
- artificial-intelligence
- godot4
+425 stars
from 2,681 · score 6.05
31.wesnoth / wesnoth
An open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme.
- opensource
- game
- free
- strategy-game
- turn-based-strategy
- fantasy
+398 stars
from 6,570 · score 5.99
32.flyinghead / flycast
Flycast is a multiplatform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2 and Atomiswave emulator
+385 stars
from 2,251 · score 5.96
33.TrinityCore / TrinityCore
TrinityCore Open Source MMO Framework (master = 12.1.5.70688, 3.3.5 = 3.3.5a.12340, cata classic = 4.4.2.60895)
- trinitycore
- wow
- linux
- multi-platform
- multiplayer
- mmorpg
- +1 more
+378 stars
from 10,476 · score 5.94
34.SFML / SFML
Simple and Fast Multimedia Library
+359 stars
from 11,737 · score 5.89
35.widelands / widelands
Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode. The game was inspired by Settlers II™ (© Bluebyte) but has significantly more variety and depth to it.
- game
- python
- c-plus-plus
- json
- lua
- strategy
- +8 more
+340 stars
from 2,778 · score 5.83
36.cocos2d / cocos2d-x
Cocos2d-x is a suite of open-source, cross-platform, game-development tools utilized by millions of developers across the globe. Its core has evolved to serve as the foundation for Cocos Creator 1.x & 2.x.
- cocos2d
- cocos2d-x
- game-engine
- c-plus-plus
- lua
- metal
- +6 more
+329 stars
from 18,913 · score 5.80
37.The-Powder-Toy / The-Powder-Toy
Written in C++ and using SDL, The Powder Toy is a desktop version of the classic 'falling sand' physics sandbox, it simulates air pressure and velocity as well as heat.
- simulation
- game
- powder
- powder-toy
- cellular-automata
- sandbox
+315 stars
from 5,076 · score 5.76
38.ConfettiFX / The-Forge
The Forge Cross-Platform Framework PC Windows, Steamdeck (native), Ray Tracing, macOS / iOS, Android, XBOX, PS4, PS5, Switch, Quest 2
+312 stars
from 5,496 · score 5.75
+312 stars
from 5,150 · score 5.75
+266 stars
from 12,868 · score 5.59
41.Warzone2100 / warzone2100
Command the forces of The Project in a battle to rebuild the world after mankind has been nearly destroyed by nuclear missiles. A 100% free and open source real-time strategy game for Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD+
- game
- c-plus-plus
- strategy-game
- cheats
- linux
- multiplayer
- +12 more
+257 stars
from 3,776 · score 5.55
+247 stars
from 521 · score 5.51
+222 stars
from 2,838 · score 5.41
44.electronicarts / EASTL
EASTL stands for Electronic Arts Standard Template Library. It is an extensive and robust implementation that has an emphasis on high performance.
- eastl
- stl
- games
- c-plus-plus
- c-plus-plus-11
- c-plus-plus-14
- +3 more
+217 stars
from 9,175 · score 5.38
45.TeamHypersomnia / Hypersomnia
Multiplayer top-down shooter made from scratch in C++. Web version: https://play.hypersomnia.io Made in 🇵🇱
- game
- free-software
- top-down-shooter
- shooter-game
- 2d-game
- cpp
- +14 more
+196 stars
from 1,521 · score 5.28
46.TorqueGameEngines / Torque3D
The repository host gives no description.
+187 stars
from 1,968 · score 5.24
47.SuperTux / supertux
SuperTux source code
+186 stars
from 3,001 · score 5.23
48.GameFoundry / B3DFramework
Modern C++ library for the development of real-time graphical applications
+183 stars
from 1,762 · score 5.21
49.panda3d / panda3d
Powerful, mature open-source cross-platform game engine for Python and C++, developed by Disney and CMU
- game-engine
- open-source
- panda3d
- cross-platform
- python
- panda3d-game-engine
- +5 more
+174 stars
from 5,089 · score 5.16
+172 stars
from 1,158 · score 5.15
51.axmolengine / axmol
Open-source C++ game engine with Lua for 2D and 3D games across mobile, desktop, WebAssembly, and Xbox (UWP).
- game-engine
- opengl
- metal
- cocos2d-x
- axmol
- uwp
- +11 more
+164 stars
from 1,339 · score 5.11
52.TASEmulators / desmume
DeSmuME is a Nintendo DS emulator
+163 stars
from 3,514 · score 5.10
53.spring / spring
A powerful free cross-platform RTS game engine. - Report issues at https://springrts.com/mantis/
- springrts
- c-plus-plus
- lua
- strategy-game-engine
- opengl
- game-engine
- +2 more
+162 stars
from 3,868 · score 5.09
54.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! ;)
- directx11
- opengl
- cpp17
- game-engine
- stalker
- xray-engine
- +14 more
+159 stars
from 3,446 · score 5.08
55.multitheftauto / mtasa-blue
Multi Theft Auto is a game engine that turns Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas into networked multiplayer.
- multiplayer
- multi-theft-auto
- scripting
- lua
- reverse-engineering
- game-mod
- +14 more
+159 stars
from 1,733 · score 5.08
56.CraterCrash / godot-orchestrator
Orchestrator: Unleashing Creativity with Visual Scripting
+153 stars
from 1,490 · score 5.04
57.electronicarts / CnC_Remastered_CollectionArchived
Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection
- command-and-conquer
- open-source
- real-time-strategy
- rts
+150 stars
from 21,238 · score 5.02
58.JACoders / OpenJK
Community effort to maintain and improve Jedi Academy (SP & MP) + Jedi Outcast (SP only) released by Raven Software
- jedi-academy
- jedi-outcast
- star-wars
- game-development
- fps
- tps
- +12 more
+138 stars
from 2,185 · score 4.93
59.gameplay3d / gameplay
Open-source, cross-platform, C++ game engine for creating 2D/3D games.
- open-source
- cross-platform
- c-plus-plus
- engine
- vulkan
+137 stars
from 4,819 · score 4.93
60.MultiMC / Launcher
A custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations of Minecraft at once
+125 stars
from 4,566 · score 4.84
61.ezEngine / ezEngine
An open source C++ game engine.
- gamedev
- game-engine
- 3d-game-engine
- 3d-graphics
- c-plus-plus
+119 stars
from 1,919 · score 4.79
+117 stars
from 3,499 · score 4.77
63.godot-jolt / godot-jolt
Godot Jolt is a Godot extension that integrates the Jolt physics engine
- game-development
- gdextension
- godot
- godot-engine
- godotengine
- physics
- +2 more
+117 stars
from 2,489 · score 4.77
64.ixray-team / ixray-1.6-stcop
Stable repository of the modernized X-Ray 1.6 game engine
- cmake
- cuda-support
- dx11
- game-engine
- sdl3
- x64
- +3 more
+117 stars
from 370 · score 4.77
65.nem0 / LumixEngine
3D C++ Game Engine - yet another open source game engine
- game-engine
- game-development
- data-oriented-design
- editor
- entity-component-system
- 3d-game-engine
- +2 more
+113 stars
from 3,789 · score 4.74
66.2shady4u / godot-sqlite
GDExtension wrapper for SQLite (Godot 4.x+)
+112 stars
from 1,341 · score 4.73
67.RigsOfRods / rigs-of-rods
Main development repository for Rigs of Rods soft-body physics simulator
- physics-simulation
- sandbox-game
- soft-bodies
- trucks
- trailers
- trains
- +3 more
+106 stars
from 1,181 · score 4.67
68.utopia-rise / fmod-gdextension
FMOD Studio GDExtension bindings for the Godot game engine
- godot
- godot-engine
- sound
- music
- fmod
- fmod-api
- +4 more
+104 stars
from 846 · score 4.65
69.kripken / ammo.js
Direct port of the Bullet physics engine to JavaScript using Emscripten
+99 stars
from 4,487 · score 4.61
70.bsnes-emu / bsnes
bsnes is a Super Nintendo (SNES) emulator focused on performance, features, and ease of use.
+97 stars
from 1,913 · score 4.58
71.armory3d / armory
3D Engine with Blender Integration
+96 stars
from 3,266 · score 4.57
72.ddnet / ddnet
DDraceNetwork, a free cooperative platformer game
+95 stars
from 765 · score 4.56
73.OneLoneCoder / olcPixelGameEngine
The official distribution of olcPixelGameEngine, a tool used in javidx9's YouTube videos and projects
+92 stars
from 4,164 · score 4.53
74.OpenXcom / OpenXcom
Open-source clone of the original X-Com 👽
- c-plus-plus
- sdl
- xcom
- video-game
- openxcom-game
- strategy-game-engine
- +6 more
+91 stars
from 2,156 · score 4.52
75.pokerth / pokerth
PokerTH is a poker game written in C++/Qt.
- board-game
- family-game
- multiplayer
- poker
- pokerth
- texas-holdem
- +11 more
+91 stars
from 603 · score 4.52
76.pioneerspacesim / pioneer
A game of lonely space adventure
- game
- space
- simulation
- simulator
- exploration
- elite
- +5 more
+86 stars
from 1,846 · score 4.47
77.JekSun97 / gdTree3D
🌳 Plugin for procedural generation of 3D trees of varying complexity for Godot Engine.
+86 stars
from 299 · score 4.47
78.gbdev / rgbds
Rednex Game Boy Development System - An assembly toolchain for the Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color
+79 stars
from 1,590 · score 4.38
79.gemrb / gemrb
GemRB is a portable open-source implementation of Bioware’s Infinity Engine.
- c-plus-plus
- python
- isometric
- game-engine
- engine
- game
+76 stars
from 1,191 · score 4.34
80.stepmania / stepmania
Advanced rhythm game for Windows, Linux and OS X. Designed for both home and arcade use.
- stepmania
- rhythm-game
- game
- lua
+73 stars
from 2,042 · score 4.30
81.bwapi / bwapi
Brood War API
+69 stars
from 1,652 · score 4.25
82.urho3d / urho3dArchived
Game engine
- game-engine
- urho3d
- open-source
- game-development
- angelscript
- cross-platform
- +8 more
+68 stars
from 4,710 · score 4.23
83.arx / ArxLibertatis
Cross-platform port of Arx Fatalis, a first-person role-playing game
+67 stars
from 1,048 · score 4.22
84.AtomicGameEngine / AtomicGameEngineArchived
The Atomic Game Engine is a multi-platform 2D and 3D engine with a consistent API in C++, C#, JavaScript, and TypeScript
- game-engine
- game-development
- javascript
- csharp
- typescript
- cplusplus
- +6 more
+66 stars
from 3,424 · score 4.20
85.EQMG / Acid
A high speed C++17 Vulkan game engine
- game-engine
- vulkan
- vulkan-game-engine
- renderer
- graphics-library
- 3d-engine
- +8 more
+61 stars
from 1,970 · score 4.13
86.teeworlds / teeworlds
A retro multiplayer shooter
- teeworlds
- game
- multiplayer
- c
- c-plus-plus
- windows
- +4 more
+57 stars
from 2,597 · score 4.06
+54 stars
from 667 · score 4.01
88.nCine / nCine
A cross-platform 2D game engine
- cpp11
- game-engine
- game-engine-2d
- game-development
- opengl
- real-time
- +13 more
+47 stars
from 1,298 · score 3.87
89.Mudlet / Mudlet
⚔️ A cross-platform, open source, and super fast MUD client with scripting in Lua
- mudlet
- lua
- cross-platform
- mud
- game
- text-based
- +14 more
+46 stars
from 873 · score 3.85
90.Open-KO / KnightOnline
OpenKO is an open source version of the old school Knight Online MMORPG. Specifically designed for version 1.298.
+46 stars
from 332 · score 3.85
+45 stars
from 966 · score 3.83
92.yvt / openspades
Compatible client of Ace of Spades 0.75
+43 stars
from 1,207 · score 3.78
+42 stars
from 4,602 · score 3.76
+42 stars
from 2,980 · score 3.76
95.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.
- game
- game-development
- librocket
- idtech3
- xreal
- tremulous
- +12 more
+41 stars
from 1,091 · score 3.74
96.Siv3D / OpenSiv3D
C++20 framework for creative coding 🎮🎨🎹 / Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux, and the Web)
- game-engine
- gamedev
- game-developement
- cpp
- cpp20
- c-plus-plus
- +2 more
+39 stars
from 1,160 · score 3.69
97.GodotECS / godex
Godex is a Godot Engine ECS library.
- game-development
- game-engine
- gamedev
- ecs
- entity-component-system
+38 stars
from 1,384 · score 3.66
98.colobot / colobot
Source code of open-source Colobot: Gold Edition project developed by Epsitec and TerranovaTeam
- game
- programming
- colobot
- colobot-gold
+35 stars
from 1,224 · score 3.58
99.raceintospace / raceintospace
This is the GitHub home of Race Into Space, the computer version of the Liftoff! board game by Fritz Bronner. It was developed by Strategic Visions and published by Interplay as a disk-based game in 1993 and a CD-ROM in 1994. It was open-sourced in 2005 and a number of improvements have been made over the original.
- lunar
- lunar-lander
- moon
- probe
- race
- satellite
- +1 more
+35 stars
from 202 · score 3.58
100.Rangi42 / tilemap-studio
A tilemap editor for Game Boy, Color, Advance, DS, and SNES projects. Written in C++ with FLTK.
- tilemap
- tilemap-editor
- game-development
- gameboy
- gameboy-color
- gameboy-advance
- +10 more
+33 stars
from 507 · score 3.53