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🎮Category

Games is a mini landing page

Use this route to compare repositories that solve the same problem lane. The first read should tell you who leads the category, which language dominates it, and whether the surface is concentrated in a few repositories or spread across several active contenders.

Leader

dkhamsing/open-source-ios-apps

48.3K stars

Top repository in the all time category snapshot.

Dominant language

C++

5 repos

C++ (5), JavaScript (3), C# (3)

Shape insight

24% concentration

30 repos tracked

Top-three concentration shows whether this category is flagship-heavy or broad.

Recent activity coverage

0 recently active

All Time

Snapshot updated 2026-01-16.

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1
dkhamsing/open-source-ios-apps
48.3K stars·Language not captured·5.7K forks·6 months ago

:iphone: Collaborative List of Open-Source iOS Apps

2
pixijs/pixijs
46.4K stars·TypeScript·4.9K forks·6 months ago

The HTML5 Creation Engine: Create beautiful digital content with the fastest, most flexible 2D WebGL renderer.

3
Anuken/Mindustry
26.2K stars·Java·3.3K forks·6 months ago

The automation tower defense RTS

4
libgdx/libgdx
24.7K stars·Java·6.5K forks·7 months ago

Desktop/Android/HTML5/iOS Java game development framework

5
leereilly/games
24.4K stars·Language not captured·3.5K forks·10 months ago

Archived — A list of games, add-ons, maps, etc. hosted on GitHub. Any genre. Any platform. Any engine.

6
you-dont-need/You-Dont-Need-JavaScript
20.5K stars·HTML·1.5K forks·7 months ago

CSS is powerful, you can do a lot of things without JS.

7
4ian/GDevelop
19.4K stars·JavaScript·1.2K forks·6 months ago

🎮 Open-source, cross-platform 2D/3D/multiplayer game engine designed for everyone.

8
ppy/osu
17.8K stars·C#·2.6K forks·6 months ago

rhythm is just a *click* away!

9
mahmoud/awesome-python-applications
17.7K stars·Jupyter Notebook·2.7K forks·1 years ago

💿 Free software that works great, and also happens to be open-source Python.

10
lichess-org/lila
17.6K stars·Scala·2.5K forks·6 months ago

♞ lichess.org: the forever free, adless and open source chess server ♞

11
kitao/pyxel
16.9K stars·Rust·910 forks·6 months ago

A retro game engine for Python

12
OpenRA/OpenRA
16.3K stars·C#·2.9K forks·6 months ago

Open Source real-time strategy game engine for early Westwood games such as Command & Conquer: Red Alert written in C# using SDL and OpenGL. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD and Mac OS X.

13
OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2
15K stars·C++·1.7K forks·6 months ago

An open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 🎢

14
Whisky-App/Whisky
14.9K stars·Swift·465 forks·1 years ago

A modern Wine wrapper for macOS built with SwiftUI

15
SFTtech/openage
14K stars·Python·1.2K forks·1 years ago

Clone of the Age of Empires II engine 🚀

16
gabrielecirulli/2048
13.3K stars·JavaScript·17.5K forks·1 years ago

The source code for 2048

17
hajimehoshi/ebiten
12.9K stars·Go·757 forks·6 months ago

A dead simple 2D game engine for Go

18
mapeditor/tiled
12.3K stars·C++·1.8K forks·6 months ago

Flexible level editor

19
CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA
12K stars·C++·4.4K forks·6 months ago

Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.

20
OpenDiablo2/OpenDiablo2
11K stars·Go·844 forks·4 years ago

An open source re-implementation of Diablo 2

21
fogleman/Craft
10.9K stars·C·1.4K forks·2 years ago

A simple Minecraft clone written in C using modern OpenGL (shaders).

22
flame-engine/flame
10.4K stars·Dart·1K forks·6 months ago

A Flutter based game engine.

23
rwv/chinese-dos-games
10K stars·Python·1.2K forks·1 years ago

🎮 Chinese DOS games collections.

24
yairm210/Unciv
10K stars·Kotlin·1.8K forks·6 months ago

Open-source Android/Desktop remake of Civ V

25
egametang/ET
9.6K stars·C#·3.2K forks·6 months ago

Unity3D Client And C# Server Framework

26
olistic/warriorjs
9.5K stars·JavaScript·501 forks·3 years ago

🏰 An exciting game of programming and Artificial Intelligence

27
diasurgical/DevilutionX
9.3K stars·C++·946 forks·6 months ago

Diablo build for modern operating systems

28
AirtestProject/Airtest
9.1K stars·Python·1.4K forks·7 months ago

UI Automation Framework for Games and Apps

29
diasurgical/devilution
8.9K stars·C++·927 forks·10 months ago

Diablo devolved - magic behind the 1996 computer game

30
0xFA11/MultiplayerNetworkingResources
8.4K stars·C·526 forks·6 months ago

A curated list of Multiplayer Game Network Programming Resources

#RepositoryLanguageStars🍴 ForksUpdated
1
dkhamsing/open-source-ios-apps

:iphone: Collaborative List of Open-Source iOS Apps

48.3K5.7K6 months ago
2
pixijs/pixijs

The HTML5 Creation Engine: Create beautiful digital content with the fastest, most flexible 2D WebGL renderer.

TypeScript46.4K4.9K6 months ago
3
Anuken/Mindustry

The automation tower defense RTS

Java26.2K3.3K6 months ago
4
libgdx/libgdx

Desktop/Android/HTML5/iOS Java game development framework

Java24.7K6.5K7 months ago
5
leereilly/games

Archived — A list of games, add-ons, maps, etc. hosted on GitHub. Any genre. Any platform. Any engine.

24.4K3.5K10 months ago
6
you-dont-need/You-Dont-Need-JavaScript

CSS is powerful, you can do a lot of things without JS.

HTML20.5K1.5K7 months ago
7
4ian/GDevelop

🎮 Open-source, cross-platform 2D/3D/multiplayer game engine designed for everyone.

JavaScript19.4K1.2K6 months ago
8
ppy/osu

rhythm is just a *click* away!

C#17.8K2.6K6 months ago
9
mahmoud/awesome-python-applications

💿 Free software that works great, and also happens to be open-source Python.

Jupyter Notebook17.7K2.7K1 years ago
10
lichess-org/lila

♞ lichess.org: the forever free, adless and open source chess server ♞

Scala17.6K2.5K6 months ago
11
kitao/pyxel

A retro game engine for Python

Rust16.9K9106 months ago
12
OpenRA/OpenRA

Open Source real-time strategy game engine for early Westwood games such as Command & Conquer: Red Alert written in C# using SDL and OpenGL. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD and Mac OS X.

C#16.3K2.9K6 months ago
13
OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2

An open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 🎢

C++15K1.7K6 months ago
14
Whisky-App/Whisky

A modern Wine wrapper for macOS built with SwiftUI

Swift14.9K4651 years ago
15
SFTtech/openage

Clone of the Age of Empires II engine 🚀

Python14K1.2K1 years ago
16
gabrielecirulli/2048

The source code for 2048

JavaScript13.3K17.5K1 years ago
17
hajimehoshi/ebiten

A dead simple 2D game engine for Go

Go12.9K7576 months ago
18
mapeditor/tiled

Flexible level editor

C++12.3K1.8K6 months ago
19
CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA

Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.

C++12K4.4K6 months ago
20
OpenDiablo2/OpenDiablo2

An open source re-implementation of Diablo 2

Go11K8444 years ago
21
fogleman/Craft

A simple Minecraft clone written in C using modern OpenGL (shaders).

C10.9K1.4K2 years ago
22
flame-engine/flame

A Flutter based game engine.

Dart10.4K1K6 months ago
23
rwv/chinese-dos-games

🎮 Chinese DOS games collections.

Python10K1.2K1 years ago
24
yairm210/Unciv

Open-source Android/Desktop remake of Civ V

Kotlin10K1.8K6 months ago
25
egametang/ET

Unity3D Client And C# Server Framework

C#9.6K3.2K6 months ago
26
olistic/warriorjs

🏰 An exciting game of programming and Artificial Intelligence

JavaScript9.5K5013 years ago
27
diasurgical/DevilutionX

Diablo build for modern operating systems

C++9.3K9466 months ago
28
AirtestProject/Airtest

UI Automation Framework for Games and Apps

Python9.1K1.4K7 months ago
29
diasurgical/devilution

Diablo devolved - magic behind the 1996 computer game

C++8.9K92710 months ago
30
0xFA11/MultiplayerNetworkingResources

A curated list of Multiplayer Game Network Programming Resources

C8.4K5266 months ago

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Ranking methodology

Rankings are based on stars for repositories tagged with the "game" topic. We include engines, frameworks, and educational game projects.

Data is sourced from the GitHub REST API and updated daily. Star counts reflect cumulative community interest over the lifetime of each repository. See Methodology & Editorial Standards for broader context.