Hidden gems: Game development

Smaller projects (50 to 2,000 stars) growing fast relative to their size, with real activity behind the stars.

13 Hidden gem
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    Engine-level performance fix for Oblivion Remastered (UE5): higher fps in towns, far fewer travel hitches, same image. Source, benchmark and docs.

    C++Game development#game-mod#mod#oblivion-remastered#performance
    111
    +57 this week
  2. 2

    Open-source ESP32 emulator. Run real firmware locally or in your browser — no hardware, no cloud, no subscription.

    RustGame development
    287
    +106 this week
  3. 3

    Real-time generative rendering for interactive worlds, from any reference.

    Game development#game#renderer#video-generation
    121
    +38 this week
  4. 5

    Server emulator for Need for Speed 2015 allowing for custom servers and offline play

    RustGame development
    132
    +38 this week
  5. 6

    Super Mario Bros. Wonder static recompilation (NVN on Vulkan/MoltenVK), macOS, Android and Windows. No game assets.

    C++Game development
    266
    +71 this week
  6. 7

    Android emulator that emulates older Android firmware versions.

    KotlinGame development
    235
    +47 this week
  7. 8

    Minecraft: Java Edition 26.3 rewritten from scratch in Rust, checked against vanilla with 281 differential harnesses. Get it with the Horizon launcher.

    RustGame development#differential-testing#game-engine#linux#minecraft
    179
    +27 this week
  8. 9

    LinPad — Linux for iPad. A real Linux desktop on the iPad: native windowed desktop with tiling and workspaces, real Linux apps (Firefox, VS Code, Thunar, VLC) as native windows, ARM64 JIT, GPU via Venus/Metal, keyboard + trackpad + touch.

    CGame development#alpine-linux#desktop-environment#emulator#ipad
    184
    +20 this week
  9. 10

    A free, open source C# framework for making games, or your own game engine. Direct access to native APIs and Vulkan, with the low-level libraries around them. The foundation under Kitten Space Agency and RimWorld's Waylith engine.

    C#Game development#csharp#dotnet#game-engine#vulkan
    1.9k
    +153 this week
  10. 11

    A Civilization-style strategy game about governing Israel from 15 May 1948. Real ministers, real map, every fact sourced. Unity + deterministic C# sim.

    C#Game development#indie-game#indiegame#israel#israeli
    425
    +28 this week
  11. 12

    Experimental native PC port of Lost Odyssey using static recompilation. No game assets included.

    C++Game development
    703
    +44 this week
  12. 13

    基于DSH的Agent酒馆。类酒馆文字游戏Agent。兼容SillyTavern生态,人物卡直接导入就能玩。更快、更稳、更鲜活。所有模型都能用。手机也能玩。

    JavaScriptGame development#dsh-plugin#sillytavern#agent#role-play
    1.1k
    +48 this week

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