Best Open Source gamedev Libraries

A curated list of the most popular GitHub repositories tagged with gamedev. Select any project to visualize its architecture and dive into the codebase using RepoMind's AI engine.

#1godotengine/godot

Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine

106,918C++

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#2ocornut/imgui

Dear ImGui: Bloat-free Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies

71,476C++

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#3bevyengine/bevy

A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust

44,714Rust

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#4phaserjs/phaser

Phaser is a fun, free and fast 2D game framework for making HTML5 games for desktop and mobile web browsers, supporting Canvas and WebGL rendering.

39,054JavaScript

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#5raysan5/raylib

A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming

31,078C

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#6emilk/egui

egui: an easy-to-use immediate mode GUI in Rust that runs on both web and native

28,172Rust

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#7libgdx/libgdx

Desktop/Android/HTML5/iOS Java game development framework

24,813Java

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#8mxgmn/WaveFunctionCollapse

Bitmap & tilemap generation from a single example with the help of ideas from quantum mechanics

24,691C#

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#9leereilly/games

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

24,536

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#104ian/GDevelop

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

20,656JavaScript

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#11lettier/3d-game-shaders-for-beginners

🎮 A step-by-step guide to implementing SSAO, depth of field, lighting, normal mapping, and more for your 3D game.

19,407C++

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#12cocos2d/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.

18,942C++

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#13aframevr/aframe

:a: Web framework for building virtual reality experiences.

17,475JavaScript

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#14playcanvas/engine

Powerful web graphics runtime built on WebGL, WebGPU, WebXR and glTF

14,465JavaScript

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#15MonoGame/MonoGame

One framework for creating powerful cross-platform games.

13,182C#

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#16hajimehoshi/ebiten

A dead simple 2D game engine for Go

12,970Go

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#17skypjack/entt

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

12,299C++

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#18cocos/cocos-engine

Cocos simplifies game creation and distribution with Cocos Creator, a free, open-source, cross-platform game engine. Empowering millions of developers to create high-performance, engaging 2D/3D games and instant web entertainment.

9,416C++

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#19Orama-Interactive/Pixelorama

Unleash your creativity with Pixelorama, a powerful and accessible open-source pixel art multitool. Whether you want to create sprites, tiles, animations, or just express yourself in the language of pixel art, this software will realize your pixel-perfect dreams with a vast toolbox of features. Available on Windows, Linux, macOS and the Web!

9,165GDScript

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#20o3de/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.

8,957C++

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#21FyroxEngine/Fyrox

3D and 2D game engine written in Rust

8,884Rust

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#22tobspr-games/shapez.io

shapez is an open source base building game on Steam inspired by factorio!

6,820JavaScript

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#23FlaxEngine/FlaxEngine

Flax Engine – multi-platform 3D game engine

6,627C#

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