1.raysan5 / raylib
A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming
+3,018 stars
from 32,540 · score 8.01
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73 repositories by Attention Score · May 9, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)
+1,551 stars
from 15,390 · score 7.35
+980 stars
from 19,687 · score 6.89
4.qemu / qemu
Official QEMU mirror. Please see https://www.qemu.org/contribute/ for how to submit changes to QEMU. Pull Requests are disabled. Please only use release tarballs from the QEMU website.
+963 stars
from 13,023 · score 6.87
+880 stars
from 9,593 · score 6.78
6.mgba-emu / mgba
mGBA Game Boy Advance Emulator
- mgba
- gameboy-emulator
- gameboy-advance-emulator
- gba
- gameboy-advance
- gameboy-color-emulator
- +6 more
+621 stars
from 6,942 · score 6.43
7.xemu-project / xemu
Original Xbox Emulator for Windows, macOS, and Linux (Active Development)
+419 stars
from 3,814 · score 6.04
+409 stars
from 5,707 · score 6.02
+339 stars
from 7,956 · score 5.83
10.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.
- python
- pygame
- sdl2
- sdl
- game-development
- gamedev
- +1 more
+330 stars
from 8,671 · score 5.80
+282 stars
from 3,694 · score 5.65
12.nikita36078 / J2ME-Loader
A J2ME emulator for Android.
+221 stars
from 2,518 · score 5.40
13.fogleman / Craft
A simple Minecraft clone written in C using modern OpenGL (shaders).
+207 stars
from 10,927 · score 5.34
14.Tencent / xLua
xLua is a lua programming solution for C# ( Unity, .Net, Mono) , it supports android, ios, windows, linux, osx, etc.
+202 stars
from 10,022 · score 5.31
+178 stars
from 4,969 · score 5.19
16.LIJI32 / SameBoy
Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator written in C
+167 stars
from 2,070 · score 5.12
17.taisei-project / taisei
A free and open-source Touhou Project fangame
+165 stars
from 1,504 · score 5.11
18.TorqueGameEngines / Torque2D
A completely free, open-source, 2D game engine built on proven torque technology.
+164 stars
from 1,556 · score 5.11
19.Novum / vkQuake
Vulkan Quake port based on QuakeSpasm
- vulkan
- quake
- gpu
- 3d-graphics
- hardware-acceleration
+151 stars
from 2,163 · score 5.02
+149 stars
from 3,217 · score 5.01
21.ioquake / ioq3
The ioquake3 community effort to continue supporting/developing id's Quake III Arena
- fps
- fps-game
- fps-engine
- game
- game-development
- game-engine
- +4 more
+148 stars
from 2,715 · score 5.00
22.gbdk-2020 / gbdk-2020
An updated version of GBDK, C compiler, assembler, linker and set of libraries for the Nintendo Gameboy, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear.
- gameboy
- sdcc
- gbdk
+115 stars
from 2,206 · score 4.75
+110 stars
from 2,508 · score 4.71
+103 stars
from 1,100 · score 4.64
+102 stars
from 987 · score 4.63
26.angband / angband
A free, single-player roguelike dungeon exploration game
+92 stars
from 1,485 · score 4.53
+72 stars
from 3,799 · score 4.29
28.SimHacker / micropolis
Automatically exported from code.google.com/p/micropolis
+69 stars
from 1,054 · score 4.25
+56 stars
from 1,049 · score 4.04
30.liballeg / allegro5
The official Allegro 5 git repository. Pull requests welcome!
+51 stars
from 2,078 · score 3.95
31.woesss / JL-Mod
J2ME emulator for Android (unofficial fork of https://github.com/nikita36078/J2ME-Loader)
- android
- j2me-emulator
- java
- opengles-android
- j2me
+50 stars
from 274 · score 3.93
+49 stars
from 1,957 · score 3.91
+39 stars
from 2,371 · score 3.69
34.Kode / Kha
Ultra-portable, high performance, open source multimedia framework.
+38 stars
from 1,605 · score 3.66
35.retro-esp32 / RetroESP32
Retro ESP32 is a turbo charged Odroid Go Launcher, Emulator and ROM Manager
- odroid-go
- gameboy-pocket
- gnuboy
- nesemu
- smsplusgx
- retro
- +13 more
+37 stars
from 707 · score 3.64
36.redeclipse / base
Base environment for Red Eclipse and associated source files.
- game
- game-engine
- main-project
- source-code
- hacktoberfest
+37 stars
from 507 · score 3.64
37.kondrak / vkQuake2
id Software's Quake 2 v3.21 with mission packs and Vulkan support (Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Raspberry Pi 4)
- vulkan
- vulkan-api
- quake
- quake2
- gpu
- 3d-graphics
- +10 more
+33 stars
from 989 · score 3.53
38.Wargus / wargus
Importer and scripts for Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, the expansion Beyond the Dark Portal, and Aleonas Tales
- help-wanted
+33 stars
from 415 · score 3.53
+20 stars
from 342 · score 3.04
+16 stars
from 1,957 · score 2.83
41.SimonLarsen / tobutobugirl-dx
An arcade platformer homebrew game for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Super Game Boy
- game-boy
- gbdk
- sdcc
- game-boy-color
- gameboy
- homebrew
+16 stars
from 88 · score 2.83
42.binji / binjgb
Gameboy emulator implemented in C, that also runs in the browser
- emulator
- gameboy
- gb-emulator
- gameboy-emulator
- webassembly
- wasm
+14 stars
from 599 · score 2.71
43.NightDive-Studio / shockmac
System Shock (PowerMac version / Official GPL Release)
+13 stars
from 1,458 · score 2.64
+13 stars
from 59 · score 2.64
45.NVIDIA / Q2RTXArchived
NVIDIA’s implementation of RTX ray-tracing in Quake II
+12 stars
from 1,305 · score 2.56
+12 stars
from 826 · score 2.56
+11 stars
from 286 · score 2.48
48.cschied / q2vkpt
Real-time path tracer VKPT integrated into q2pro Quake 2 client.
+10 stars
from 958 · score 2.40
49.videogamepreservation / descentArchived
Descent (1995) by Parallax Software Corp.
+10 stars
from 421 · score 2.40
+10 stars
from 357 · score 2.40
+9 stars
from 380 · score 2.30
52.blinry / gish
Open Source version of the award-winning physics platformer
+9 stars
from 348 · score 2.30
53.AquariaOSE / Aquaria
Aquaria open source, forked from icculus.org due to inactivity. Has many enhancements compared to the original version.
+9 stars
from 320 · score 2.30
+8 stars
from 535 · score 2.20
+8 stars
from 368 · score 2.20
56.Is-Daouda / is-Engine
C++, SDL 2 and SFML game engine that allows to create games on Nintendo Switch, Web (HTML 5), Mobile and PC.
- sfml
- game-engine
- android
- android-studio
- box-2d
- visual-studio-code
- +14 more
+8 stars
from 227 · score 2.20
57.wernsey / chip8
A CHIP-8 interpreter, assembler and disassembler in C
- chip8
- chip-8
- chip8-emulator
- emulator
- sdl
- disassembler
+7 stars
from 123 · score 2.08
58.videogamepreservation / rottArchived
Rise of the Triad: Dark War (1994) by Apogee Software, Ltd.
+7 stars
from 107 · score 2.08
59.LIJI32 / GBVideoPlayer2
A new version of GBVideoPlayer with higher resolution, 3-bit stereo PCM audio and video compression
+6 stars
from 128 · score 1.95
+5 stars
from 699 · score 1.79
61.insidegadgets / GBxCart-RW
A device for reading game ROMs, backing up & restoring saves and flashing re-writable flash carts for GB, GBC and GBA carts from your PC via USB. Jump on our Discord server (http://discord.gg/X2wS8eh). License CC-BY-NC-SA
+5 stars
from 105 · score 1.79
62.AntonioND / gbt-player
A music player library for the PSG audio channels of the GB, GBC and GBA.
- gameboy
- tracker
- assembly
- assembly-language
- c
- demoscene
- +2 more
+4 stars
from 302 · score 1.61
63.instead-hub / instead
INSTEAD - Simple Text Adventure Interpreter
- interactive-fiction
- lua
- game-engine
- quests
+4 stars
from 254 · score 1.61
+3 stars
from 141 · score 1.39
+3 stars
from 88 · score 1.39
+2 stars
from 307 · score 1.10
67.tiehuis / 2048-cliArchived
The game 2048 for your Linux terminal (https://github.com/gabrielecirulli/2048)
+2 stars
from 268 · score 1.10
68.coffeevalenbat / CBT-FXArchived
Simple Game Boy sound effect driver natively compatible with GBDK-2020.
- gbdk-2020
- gameboy
- sound-effects
+2 stars
from 34 · score 1.10
69.alewmoose / 2048-in-terminal
Animated console version of the 2048 game
+1 stars
from 161 · score 0.69
70.gonutz / prototype
Simple 2D game prototyping framework targetting Windows, Mac, Linux, WASM.
+1 stars
from 108 · score 0.69
71.furrtek / GBCameraProjects
Lo-Fi portable video recorder using a GameBoy Camera cartridge.
- gameboy
- nintendo
- handheld
- nxp
- lpc
- cartridge
- +4 more
+1 stars
from 96 · score 0.69
+1 stars
from 82 · score 0.69
73.larpon / shy
Helps you being creative in V
- v
- creative-coding
- game-development
- vlang
- foundation
- gamedev
- +8 more
+1 stars
from 62 · score 0.69