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Awesome Gamedev

A collection of free software and free culture resources for making amazing games. (mirror)

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Assorted Assets

Openclipart

A giant collection of clip art. CC0.

In 2 lists

OpenGameArt.org

A large collection of art intended for game development. Various licenses, including free ones.

Wikimedia Commons

A collection of various assets of all kinds. Various licenses, all CC or free-er.

Open Source Game Clones

A collection of open source videogames that are clones of old games.

Audio >Editors

Ardour

The digital audio workstation. GNU GPLv2 or later.

In 10 listsDetails

Audacity

Software for recording and editing sounds. GNU GPLv2 or later.

Beast

Music composition and modular synthesis software. GNU LGPLv3 or later.

Bosca Ceoil Blue

A beginner-friendly music making app. MIT

Glasan-FX

A tiny sound effect generator. MIT

Hydrogen

An advanced drum machine, with a free drum kit included. GNU GPLv2 or later.

LMMS

A digital audio workstation. GNU GPLv2 or later.

In 9 listsDetails

MilkyTracker

Multi-platform application for creating .mod and .xm module files. GNU GPLv3 or later.

Musagi

A large and sophisticated music editor. Expat.

MuseScore

A music notation program capable of generating engraved scores and audio and MIDI files. GNU GPLv2 or later.

rFXGen

A tool to generate sound waves procedurally. zlib.

In 2 lists

Audio >General

GameSounds.xyz

Royalty free music and sounds. Various licenses, including free ones.

In 3 lists

Musical Artifacts

A collection of music-related everything. Various licenses, all CC.

Audio >Music

CC0 Music

A collection of music. CC0.

ccMixter

A site for collaborating with musicians. Various licenses, all CC.

In 2 lists

Creative Commons on Bandcamp

Everything on Bandcamp under a CC-license. Various licenses, all CC.

In 2 lists

Creative Commons on SoundCloud

A Creative Commons collection on SoundCloud. Various licenses, all CC.

Free Music Archive

An archive of free music. Various licenses, all CC.

In 2 lists

Incompetech

An artist providing royalty free music of all genres. CC-BY-3.0.

Jamendo

A site providing music licensed under the Creatives Commons. Various licenses, all CC.

LibreFM

A big collection of stations, with fully-free music. Licenses allow downloads and reuse.

In 3 lists

Musopen

A site dedicated to copyright-free (and culturally free) music. Various licenses, all copyright-free (varies by piece).

Open Music Archive

Digitized out-of-copyright sound recordings. Public domain in the UK.

Silverman Sound Studios' Music Tracks

A bunch of musical tracks. CC-BY-4.0.

Audio >Sound Effects

Audioaugust

A collection of sound effects, originally used for a game. CC-BY-4.0.

Freesound.org

A collection of CC-licensed sound effects. Various licenses, all CC.

In 2 lists

jsfxr

A tool like sfxr-sdl but in ECMAScript. Unlicense.

Opsound

A collection of assorted sounds. CC-BY-SA-3.0.

sfxr-sdl

A tool to generate sounds. Expat.

SoundBible's Royalty-free section

A collection of CC or public-domain-licensed sounds. Various licenses, all CC or public domain.

Communities

/r/freeculture

Part of the Free Culture Reddit Community. A general free-culture-focused community.

/r/FreeGaming

Part of the Free Culture Reddit Community. Designed specifically for discussion of free culture games.

/r/freesoftware

A general free-software-focused community.

/r/godot

A community for discussion and support in development with the Godot game engine.

In 2 lists

FreeGameDev Forums

A forum community for all things free-game-development-related.

FreeGaming

A freepo.st community dedicated to free gaming.

Libregamewiki

The free gaming encyclopedia.

In 2 lists

Engines >General

AGS

Implemented in C++. Scripted using its own scripting language. Designed for adventure games. Artistic License 2.0.

In 2 lists

AlephOne

Implemented in C++. Designed for FPS games. GNU GPLv3 or later.

AnKi 3D

Implemented in C++. 3-clause BSD.

Arianne

Implemented in Java. Includes a multiplayer game framework. GNU GPLv2 only.

Backbone

Implemented in ECMAScript. Expat.

In 2 lists

BananaBread

Implemented in ECMAScript. A port of Sauerbrauten. zlib.

In 3 lists

Castle Game Engine

Implemented in ObjectPascal. GNU LGPLv2 or later.

Chili Source

Implemented in C++. Expat.

In 2 lists

Cute Framework

Implemented in C/C++. zlib.

In 3 lists

Cocos2d

Implemented in Python. 3-clause BSD.

Cocos2d-android

Implemented in Java. 3-clause BSD.

In 2 lists

Cocos2d-X

Implemented in C++. Has ECMAScript, Lua and C++ scripting. Expat.

In 4 lists

DarkPlaces

Implemented in C. GNU GPLv2 or later.

In 2 lists

delta3d

Implemented in C++. Also useful for simulations. GNU LGPLv2 or later.

Doomsday

Implemented in C++. GNU GPLv2 or later.

Duality

Implemented in C#. Expat.

In 2 lists

EasyRPG

Implemented in C++. Designed for JRPG-style games. GNU GPLv3 or later.

ENIGMA

Implemented in C++. Has its own scripting language and GUI editor. GNU GPLv3 or later.

FIFE

Implemented in C++. Has Python scripting. Designed for isometric games. GNU LGPLv3 or later.

Fillwave

Implemented in C++. Has an easy graphics API. FreeBSD.

Flambe

Implemented in Haxe. Designed for 2D games. Expat.

In 2 lists

FLARE

Implemented in C++. Designed for action RPGs. GNU GPLv3 or later.

In 2 lists

Fluxus

Implemented in C++. Designed for livecoding worlds. GNU GPLv2 or later.

Free Hero Mesh

Implemented in C. Designed for turn-based grid-based 2D puzzle games. Public domain.

gamekit

Implemented in C++. Scripted using C++, Lua or logic blocks. Expat.

GamePlay

Implemented in C++. Apache2.0.

In 6 listsDetails

GDevelop

Implemented in C++. Targeted at non-programmers. Expat (IDE is GNU GPLv3 only.)

GNU FreeDink

Implemented in C++. GNU GPLv3 or later.

Godot

Implemented in C++. Has its own scripting language. Expat.

In 2 lists

Gosu

Implemented in C++. has a Ruby interface. Expat.

In 3 lists

Helm

Implemented in Haskell. Expat.

HERITAGE

Implemented in ECMAScript. Designed for text adventure games. GNU GPLv3 or later.

Horde3D

Implemented in C++. EPLv1.

In 2 lists

ioquake3

Implemented in C. A fork of the Quake III Arena engine. GNU GPLv2 or later.

In 3 lists

Irrlicht

Implemented in C++. Has a range of bindings. zlib.

In 4 lists

JMonkey

Implemented in Java. 3-clause BSD.

In 3 lists

JNGL

Implemented in C++. Designed for 2D games. zlib.

In 3 lists

kengine

The Koala engine is a type-safe and self-documenting implementation of an Entity-Component-System (ECS), with a focus on runtime extensibility and compile-time type safety and clarity. MIT

In 2 lists

KivEnt

Implemented in Python. Expat.

In 2 lists

LambdaHack

Implemented in Haskell, Designed for roguelikes. 3-clause BSD.

litiengine

Implemented in Java, Designed for 2D games. MIT

In 2 lists

lycheejs

Implemented in ECMAScript. Designed for construction of HTML5 or native SDL games. Expat.

Maratis

Implemented in C++. Has Lua for scripting. GNU GPLv2 or later.

Moai

Implemented in C++. Has Lua for scripting. CPAL.

In 3 lists

OctaForge

Implemented in C++. Has LuaJIT for scripting. Fork of Sauerbraten. NCSA Open Source License.

Ogre3D

Implemented in C++. Has a range of bindings. Expat.

In 2 lists

OHRRPGCE

Implemented in BASIC. Designed for 8/16-bit-like games like Final Fantasy. Has custom plotscript language for advanced scripts. An oldschool RPG Maker alternative. GNU GPLv2 or later.

Orx

Implented in C. zlib.

In 2 lists

Oxygine

Implemented in C++. Expat.

Panda3D

Implemented in C++. Has a Python interface. 3-clause BSD.

In 5 listsDetails

PlayN

Implemented in Java. Apache2.0.

Processing

Implemented in Java. Has its own scripting language. GNU GPLv2 only.

In 6 listsDetails

qfusion

Implemented in C++. Designed for FPS games. GNU GPLv2 or later.

In 3 lists

Ren'Py

Implemented in Python. Designed for visual novels. Expat, with some parts under GNU LGPLv3 only.

In 2 lists

SGE

Implemented in Python. Designed for 2-D games. GNU GPLv3.

SLUDGE

Implemented in C++. Has its own scripting language. GNU LGPLv3 only with the GTK Dev Kit GNU GPLv3 or later.

Sly

Implemented in Guile. Uses functional reactive programming. GNU GPLv3 or later.

Solarus

Implemented in C++. Has a Lua API and game editor. Designed for Action-RPGs. GNU GPLv3 or later.

In 2 lists

Spearmint

Implemented in C. Designed for FPS games. GNU GPLv3 or later.

Spring

Implemented in C++. Designed for RTS games. GNU GPLv2 or later.

Torque2D

Implemented in C++. Has its own scripting language. Expat.

Torque3D

Implemented in C++. Has its own scripting language. Expat.

Turbulenz

Implemented in ECMAScript. Expat.

In 6 listsDetails

Urho3D

Implemented in C++. Scripted using AngelScript or Lua. Expat.

In 3 lists

voxeliq

Implemented in C#. Designed for voxel world games. MS-PL.

Engines >HTML5

Akihabara

Designed for 8-bit and 16-bit games. Expat.

In 2 lists

Babylon.js

Apache2.0.

In 8 listsDetails

Cocos2d-html5

Expat.

In 5 listsDetails

Coffee2D

Implemented in CoffeeScript. Expat.

Crafty.js

Expat.

Cube

Designed for voxel games. WTFPLv2.

In 2 lists

Excalibur.js

2-clause BSD.

kiwi.js

Expat.

In 3 lists

melonJS

Expat.

In 2 lists

panda.js

Expat.

Phaser

Expat.

In 2 lists

PlayCanvas

Expat.

In 9 listsDetails

PuzzleScript

Expat.

In 2 lists

Sprig

MIT.

Superpowers

ISC.

Engines >Physics

ammo.js

Implemented in ECMAScript. A port of Bullet. 3-clause BSD.

In 7 listsDetails

Box2D

Implemented in C++. Designed to simulate rigid body physics. zlib.

Box2D.NET

A port of Box2D, is a 2D physics engine for games, .NET C#, Unity3D, servers. MIT.

In 6 listsDetails

Box3D

Box3D is a 3D physics engine for games. MIT.

In 3 lists

Bullet

Implemented in C++. General physics engine. zlib.

In 3 lists

Jolt

Implemented in C++. A multi core friendly rigid body physics and collision detection library. Suitable for games and VR applications. Used by Horizon Forbidden West. Expat

In 6 listsDetails

LiquidFun

LiquidFun is a 2D rigid-body and fluid simulation C++ library for games based upon Box2D. zlib.

Matter.js

Implemented in ECMAScript. Physics engine for HTML5. Expat.

In 2 lists

ODE

Open Dynamics Engine; implemented in C++. Designed to simulate rigid body dynamics. Original BSD.

In 3 lists

Oimo.js

Implemented in ECMAScript. Expat.

In 5 listsDetails

Physics.js

Implemented in ECMAScript. Expat.

In 5 listsDetails

Rapier

Fast 2D and 3D physics engine for the Rust programming language. Apache2.0

In 3 lists

Math

Hypatia

A pure-C math library for 2D/3D graphics (matrix, vector, quaternion) Seeks to be close to C89/C90 compliant for portability. MIT.

Fonts

Google Fonts

A collection of freely-licensed fonts. OFL.

In 2 lists

Open Font Library

A collection of freely licensed fonts. OFL.

ParaType Public Fonts for Minority Languages of Russia

Three freely-licensed fonts with support for many character sets. ParaType Free Font Licensing Agreement.

In 2 lists

The League of Moveable Type

A collection of fonts with high standards. OFL.

In 5 listsDetails

Games >C

2048-cli

A CLI version of 2048. Expat (code), no significant assets.

In 2 lists

2048-in-terminal

A CLI version of 2048. Expat (code), no significant assets.

In 2 lists

Craft

A 3D voxel world game. Expat (code and assets).

In 3 lists

Curse of War

A fast-paced strategy game. GNU GPLv3 or later (code and assets).

In 2 lists

The Legend of Edgar

A 2D platform game with a persistent world. GNU GPLv2 or later (code), various free culture licenses (assets).

In 2 lists

FallingTime

An arcade game. GNU GPLv2 or later (code), various CC (no NC or ND) (assets).

In 2 lists

Taisei

Expat (code and assets), OFL only for one font.

Turtle Arena

Third-person action game. GNU GPLv3 or later (code), various free culture licenses (assets).

Wizznic

A puzzle game. GNU GPLv3 or later (code and assets).

In 2 lists

Games >C++

Battle for Wesnoth

A turn-based strategy game. GNU GPLv2 or later (code and assets).

In 6 listsDetails

Blackvoxel

A voxel exploration and crafting game. GNU GPLv3 or later (code and assets).

In 2 lists

Clonepoint

GNU GPLv3 or later (code), various CC (no NC or ND) (assets).

In 2 lists

colobot

A robot-based strategy game. GNU GPLv3 or later (code and assets).

In 3 lists

Egooboo

A 3D dungeon crawler in the spirit of NetHack. GNU GPLv3 or later(code and assets).

In 2 lists

Endless Sky

3D space exploration game. GNU GPLv3 or later (code), various CC (no NC or ND) (assets).

In 4 listsDetails

Freeminer

A 3D voxel world game. GNU GPLv3 or later (code), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (assets).

In 2 lists

MegaGlest

A 3D RTS game. GNU GPLv3 or later (code), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (assets).

In 3 lists

Minetest

A 3D voxel world game. GNU LGPLv2 or later (code), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (assets).

In 3 lists

Minilens

A cute puzzle platformer starring a cleaning robot on post-Apocalyptic Earth. Made with the Godot engine. GNU GPLv3 or later (code), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (assets).

In 2 lists

Monster 1

A JRPG-style game. 3-clause BSD (code and assets).

Monster 2

A JRPG-style game. zlib (code and assets).

OpenClonk

A jump'n'run/settlement/combat game. ISC (code), CC-BY-SA-3.0 at most but mostly CC-BY-3.0 (assets).

OpenDungeons

A version of Dungeon Keeper. GNU GPLv3 or later (code), various free culture licenses (assets).

In 2 lists

Return of Dr. Destructo

An adventure game. Expat (code), CC-BY-SA-4.0 (assets).

SavageWheels

A car game. Expat (code and assets).

Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries

A strategy game. GNU GPLv2 or later (code and assets).

In 2 lists

SuperTux

A platformer. GNU GPLv3 or later (code), various free culture licenses (assets).

In 2 lists

SuperTuxKart

A 3D racing game. GNU GPLv3 or later (code), various free licenses (assets). (code), CC-BY-SA-4.0 (assets).

In 3 lists

The Powder Toy

A sandbox falling sand physics game. GNU GPLv3 or later (code and assets).

Übergame

A multiplayer, casual FPS game. Expat (code), CC0 (assets).

Warzone 2100

An RTS sci-fi game. GNU GPLv2 or later (code), various free culture licenses (assets).

In 4 listsDetails

Noiz2sa

A classical vertical arcade shooter with an abstract theme and matching electronic music. 2-clause BSD (code), no significant assets.

Games >CoffeeScript

coffee-snake

A version of Snake. GNU GPLv3 or later (code), no significant assets.

In 2 lists

Zop

A 'connect the dots' game. Expat (code), no significant assets.

In 2 lists

2014's ABA Games

Kenta Cho has created 50 games in 2014. (git). MIT, no assets.

Games >Dart

Hauberk

A roguelike. Expat (code), no significant assets.

In 2 lists

Pop, Pop, Win!

A version of Minesweeper. 3-clause BSD (code and assets).

In 2 lists

Games >ECMAScript

2048

The original, classic casual game. Expat (code and assets).

In 3 lists

A Dark Room

A text adventure game. MPLv2 (code), no significant assets.

In 3 lists

Blockrain.js

A version of Tetris. Expat (code and assets).

In 2 lists

BrowserQuest

An MMORPG. MPLv2 (code), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (assets).

In 3 lists

Clumsy Bird

A version of Flappy Bird. Expat (code and assets).

In 2 lists

Drunken Viking

A top-down puzzle game. Expat (code), various CC (no NC or ND) (assets).

In 2 lists

Freeciv-web

A port of Freeciv. GNU GPLv2 or later and GNU AGPLv3 or later (code and assets).

In 2 lists

ludum-dare-28

CC-BY-4.0 (code and assets).

In 2 lists

Masonry-JavaScript-Tetris-Clone

Exactly what it says on the tin. Expat (code and assets).

In 2 lists

Parity

Expat (code), no significant assets.

In 2 lists

Particle Clicker

An incremental game that teaches the history of high-energy particle physics. Expat (code and assets).

In 2 lists

Prism

A colour-matching game. Expat (code), no significant assets.

In 2 lists

Roguish

A roguelike. 3-clause BSD (code and assets).

In 2 lists

Snake

A version of Snake. Expat (code), no significant assets.

Sorades 13k

A scrolling shooter. CC-BY-SA-3.0 (code and assets).

Space Crusade

A space game. Expat (code), CC0 (assets).

In 2 lists

Space Shooter

Simple space shooting game. Expat (code).

In 2 lists

Squirts

Expat (code and assets).

In 2 lists

Games >Java

epic-inventor

An indie, side-scrolling RPG. GNU GPLv2 only (code and assets).

Ned et les maki

A 3D puzzle game. Expat (code), FALv1.3 (assets).

Newton Adventure

A puzzle game. 3-clause BSD (code), various CC (no NC or ND) (assets).

Mindustry

The automation tower defense RTS. GNU GPLv3

In 3 lists

PuzzleGame

A slider puzzle game. Uses Android port of Cocos2D engine. Expat (code and assets).

Terasology

A 3D voxel world game. Apache2.0 (code and assets).

In 3 lists

Unciv

Open source, moddability-focused Android and Desktop remake of Civ V. MPLv2.

In 2 lists

Games >Other/Multiple

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

A roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic world. CC-BY-3.0 (code), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (assets).

In 3 lists

DynaDungeons

A version of Bomberman. Uses Godot engine. GNU GPLv3 or later (code), various CC (no NC or ND) (assets).

In 3 lists

FLARE

A dark fantasy 2D RPG. Uses FLARE engine. GNU GPLv3 or later (code), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (assets).

In 2 lists

Pioneer

A space exploration game. Implemented in C++ and Lua. GNU GPLv3 only (code), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (assets).

In 2 lists

Source of Tales

An MMORPG. Scripted using Lua (implementation language unclear). GNU GPLv3 or later (code), CC-BY-SA-3.0 and GNU GPLv3 (assets).

In 2 lists

Tanks of Freedom

Pixed-based turn-based strategy. Uses Godot engine. Expat (code and assets).

In 3 lists

Teeworlds

Implemented in C and C++. 3-clause BSD (code), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (assets).

In 5 listsDetails

Zero-K

An RTS game. Uses Spring engine. GNU GPLv2 or later (code and assets).

In 3 lists

Haskell Games

An index of Games written in Haskell. Various licenses.

In 2 lists

Games >Python

Bullet dodger

A fun and challenging mouse game where you must dodge bullets. GNU GPLv3 only (code), various CC (no NC or ND) (assets).

Hexoshi

Free-roaming Metroid-like. GNU GPLv3 only (code), various CC (no NC or ND) (assets).

Mystic Mine

Expat (code and assets).

ReTux

A platformer. GNU GPLv3 only (code), various free culture licenses (assets).

RogueBox Adventures

A mix of classical roguelike and sandbox game. GNU GPLv3 or later (code), various free culture licenses (assets).

Unknown Horizons

A real-time strategy simulation game. GNU GPLv2 or later (code), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (assets).

In 2 lists

Graphics >Assorted

Blender 3D Model Repository

User-submitted 3D models made with Blender. Various licenses, including free ones.

Blend Swap

A community of Blender artists and their work. Various licenses, all CC.

CanTree

Free online tree generator. Generates PNG files. Expat.

Kator Legaz 3D Models

3D Models by of various subjects. CC-BY-3.0.

mocapdata.com

A library of motion capture data. Various licenses, including free ones.

Poly Pizza

Thousands of free low poly 3D models licensed under CC0 and CC-BY-3.0

In 5 listsDetails

Yobi3D

A search engine for 3D models that aims to display license information when possible. Various licenses, including free ones.

Graphics >Collections

Free stuff by 7Soul1

A collection of various game-related assets. Available in PNG. Public domain.

Openclipart

A giant collection of clip art. CC0.

In 2 lists

Remastered Tyrian graphics

A collection of pixel spreadsheets for a top-down shooter. CC0.

Vecteezy

A collection of vector art. Various Creative Commons licenses.

In 2 lists

ZipUp Free Game Elements

A collection of various graphical elements. Custom attribution license, free.

Graphics >Icons

FatCow

A set of 3900 colour icons in 16x16 and 32x32 pixel format. CC-BY-3.0.

Font Awesome

A large set of vector icons. CC-BY-4.0.

In 5 listsDetails

Game-icons.net

A constantly-growing collection of black-and-white icons. Available in SVG or PNG. CC-BY-3.0.

In 4 lists

IconFontCppHeaders

C and C++ headers for icon fonts Font Awesome, Material Design Icons and Kenney Game Icons. zlib.

In 3 lists

Kenney Game Icons

A font pack specifically designed for (browser) games and other gaming related websites/projects. CC0.

Material Design Icons

An official icon set from Google following specific guidelines. Apache2.0.

In 8 listsDetails

Tango Icon Library

An icon set project with a goal to create a consistent user interface. Public domain.

Graphics >UI Prompts / Glyphs

Controller & Keyboard Prompts

UI Prompts for Keyboard and Mouse, and most controllers (PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck, Wii, etc...). CC0.

Graphics >Sprites

LPC Spritesheet Character Generator

A pixel-art RPG-style character spritesheet generator. Arts are dual licensed : GNU GPLv3 and CC-BY-SA3.

SpriteLib

A big collection of sprites. Available in PNG. CPL 1.0.

In 2 lists

Graphics Tools >Animation

Synfig Studio

A 2D animation tool. GNU GPLv2 or later.

In 5 listsDetails

Graphics Tools >Bitmap Compression

FLIF

Reference implementation of the Free Lossless Image Format. Comes with additional tools. GNU GPLv3 only.

pngquant

A command-line utility for lossy compression of PNG images. Has various front-ends available. FreeBSD.

Trimage

A cross-platform tool for losslessly optimizing PNG and JPG files. Expat.

Graphics Tools >Editors

Blender

A 3D modelling and rendering editor. GNU GPLv2 or later.

In 16 listsDetails

Canvascript

A tool for creating HTML canvas graphics without writing code. GNU GPLv3 or later.

GIMP

The GNU Image Manipulation Program. Designed for photo retouching, image composition and similar tasks. GNU GPLv3 or later.

In 3 lists

GrafX2

A bitmap paint program specialized for 256-color drawing. GNU GPLv2 only.

In 2 lists

Hme

A program for creating, manipulating and viewing height maps. GNU GPLv2 or later.

Inkscape

A vector image editing program. GNU GPLv2 only.

In 5 listsDetails

Krita

A digital painting and illustration program. GNU GPLv2 or later.

In 7 listsDetails

MakeHuman

A tool for making 3D characters. GNU AGPLv3 or later.

In 3 lists

MyPaint

A natural materials painting and drawing emulator. GNU GPLv2 or later.

ngPlant

A 3D plant modelling software suite. GNU GPLv2 or later.

NormalMapOnline

An online normal-mapping tool. Expat.

In 2 lists

Overlap2D

An engine-agnostic game level and UI editor. Apache2.0.

Pixelorama

2D pixel art editor with animation support. Expat.

QtMeshEditor

Qt-based editor for viewing and editing Ogre3D meshes, materials and skeletons. MIT.

Synfig Studio

A 2D animation tool. GNU GPLv2 or later.

In 5 listsDetails

Tiled

Easy-to-use and flexible tile map editor. GNU GPLv2 or later and FreeBSD.

In 4 lists

Graphics Tools >Mesh Tools

MeshLabs

A portable system for the processing and editing of unstructured 3D triangular meshes. GNU GPLv2 or later.

Dilay

A 3D sculpting application that provides an intuitive workflow using a number of powerful modelling tools. GNU GPLv3 or later.

Graphics Tools >Procedural Generators

SpaceshipGenerator

A Blender script allowing generation of spaceships from a random seed and some parameters. Expat.

In 5 listsDetails

Graphics Tools >Spritesheet Tools

Piskel

Online pixel art and animated sprite creator. GNU AGPLv3 or later.

In 2 lists

Graphics Tools >Texture Tools

AwesomeBump

A program that generates normal, height, specular or ambient occlusion, roughness or metallic textures. Requires a graphics card with support for OpenGL4 or greater. GNU LGPLv3 or later.

In 4 lists

Material Maker

Procedural texture generation tool for use with PBR engines. Expat.

In 2 lists

NeoTextureEdit

An easy-to-use, graph-based, procedural texture editor. No longer maintained. GNU LGPLv3 or later.

TextureGeneratorOnline

An online tool for texture generation. Expat.

Graphics Tools >Voxel Editors

Sproxel

A 3D interface for quickly editing and creating voxel-based 3D models. 3-clause BSD.

Graphics Tools >GPU Performance and Debugging

RenderDoc

Graphics debugger that allows quick and easy single-frame capture and detailed introspection of any application using Vulkan, D3D11, OpenGL & OpenGL ES or D3D12 across Windows, Linux, Android, or Nintendo Switch™. MIT.

In 5 listsDetails

NVTOP

GPU & Accelerator process monitoring for AMD, Apple, Huawei, Intel, NVIDIA and Qualcomm. GNU GPLv3.

In 5 listsDetails

RadeonTop

View your GPU utilization, both for the total activity percent and individual blocks. GNU GPLv3.

In 2 lists

Learning Resources >Game Design

School of Game Design, Wikiversity

A collection of learning resources for would-be game designers. CC-BY-SA-3.0.

Learning Resources >Graphics

Blender 3D: Noob to Pro

A Wikibook for learning how to make 3D graphics with Blender. CC-BY-SA-3.0.

Procedural Content Generation Wiki

A collection of articles about the use of procedural generation to make stuff in games. CC-BY-SA-3.0.

Learning Resources >Music

LibreMusicProduction

A community-driven online resource for promoting musical creation and composition using free tools. CC-BY-SA-4.0.

Learning Resources >Programming

Computer Science section on Saylor Academy

A collection of computer science courses. Many of these deal with useful concepts for game programming. CC-BY-3.0.

Introduction to Mobile Game Development

Class on making simple mobile games with Gideros and Lua. Expat.

An Introduction to Python

Pretty much what it says on the tin. Python License.

Beginner 2d Game Programming Tutorial

(video) - A set of tutorials in 2D game programming, illustrated using ECMAScript. CC-BY-3.0.

C++ Tutorial for Beginners

(video) - A collection of basic video tutorials for C++. CC-BY-3.0.

Effective Go

A guide to writing good, clean and readable Go code for beginners. CC-BY-3.0 (text), 3-clause BSD (code).

In 2 lists

Functional Programming in JavaScript

(video) - A series of tutorials about functional programming concepts, illustrated using ECMAScript. CC-BY-3.0.

Java Collections Framework

(video) - A set of tutorials for using Java collections properly. CC-BY-3.0.

Java For Complete Beginners

(video) - A collection of basic video tutorials for Java. CC-BY-3.0.

Lua Programming

A completed Wikibook on programming Lua. CC-BY-SA-3.0.

In 2 lists

Practical Haskell - getting started with Stack

A series of tutorials designed to help people get started programming Haskell. CC-BY-SA-4.0.

pygame_stuff

A collection of code samples using PyGame. GNU GPLv3 or later.

ocaml-sdl2-minigames

A collection of code samples using OCamlSDL2. Zlib.

The GNU C Programming Tutorial

An introduction to programming in C by the nice GNU people. PDF. GNU FDL.

why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby

An interesting introductory book for Ruby. CC-BY-SA-3.0.

Advanced C++

(video) - A tutorial on advanced aspects of C++. CC-BY-3.0.

Dive Into Python

A Python book for experienced programmers. GNU FDL.

Haskell

A very thorough Wikibook on programming Haskell. CC-BY-SA-3.0.

Haskell Tutorial for C Programmers

An introduction to Haskell for people coming from C-family languages. Expat.

JavaFX Tutorial

(video) - A series of videos about how to use JavaFX to make GUIs. CC-BY-3.0.

Mostly adequate guide to functional programming (in JavaScript)

A book on the fundamentals of functional programming in ECMAScript. CC-BY-SA-4.0.

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

A classic programming and teaching text. Designed for teaching Scheme, but can be useful to anyone writing in any language. CC-BY-SA-4.0.

breakouts

A collection of ECMAScript implementations of Breakout. Expat.

Haskell Programming

A complete wiki of the Haskell programming language. Expat.

In 2 lists

Joey Hess' blog

A collection of posts, many of which are about Haskell use. CC-BY-4.0.

Learning Resources >Talks

GameDevRadio

(podcast) - A series of online radio shows devoted to entertaining and educating whoever is interested in game development. CC-BY-SA-4.0.

In 2 lists

Indievelopment talks

(video) - A collection of talks about various aspects of game development. CC0.

Programming Frameworks and Libraries

ActionKid

A simple video game framework. Implemented in Haskell. 3-clause BSD.

Allegro 5

A cross-platform library for low-level tasks, like creating windows, accepting user input and so forth. Implemented in C and C++. 3-clause BSD.

Bacon2D

A framework to ease 2D game development, providing QML elements representing basic game entities. Implemented in C++. Expat.

In 2 lists

bgfx

A 'build-your-own-engine' rendering library. FreeBSD.

In 10 listsDetails

Chipmunk2D

A fast and lightweight 2D game physics library. Implemented in C. Expat.

In 2 lists

ChipmunkSharp

Advanced physics engine library based on Chipmunk. Implemented in C#. Expat.

In 2 lists

Cinder

A community-developed library for creative coding. Implemented in C++. FreeBSD.

ClanLib

A cross-platform toolkit with a primary focus on game creation. Implemented in C++. (git). zlib.

CutJS

A lightweight and fast 2D HTML5 rendering engine for cross-platform game development. Implemented in ECMAScript. Expat.

Dear ImGui

An Immediate Mode Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies. zlib.

In 11 listsDetails

DotRecast

A port of Recast & Detour, navigation mesh toolset for games, Unity3D, servers, C#. zlib.

In 6 listsDetails

PlayCanvas

Expat.

In 9 listsDetails

EndGate

A framework for building HTML5 games. Implemented in TypeScript. Expat.

Epoxy

A library for handling OpenGL function pointer management. Implemented in C. Expat.

In 2 lists

friflo ECS

High-performance C# ECS with simple API. Supports .NET, WASM/WebAssembly, Native AOT, Unity, Godot, MonoGame, ...

In 5 listsDetails

FNA

A reimplementation of the Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh libraries. Implemented in C#. MS-PL

In 3 lists

Foster

A small cross-platform 2D game framework. Implemented in C#. MIT.

GameJs

A thin library on top of the Canvas API, including some helpful game development modules. Expat.

In 2 lists

Geometric Tools

A collection of source code for computing in the fields of mathematics, geometry, graphics, image analysis and physics. Implemented in C++. BSL.

In 2 lists

Gideros

A cross-platform game development framework in Lua. Various licenses, all free.

In 2 lists

Gladiator3D

A raycasting engine. Implemented in ECMAScript. Expat.

In 2 lists

GLFW

A multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES and Vulkan development on the desktop. zlib.

In 2 lists

HaxeFlixel

A cross-platform development framework, supporting many targets. Implemented in Haxe. Expat.

In 2 lists

HaxePunk

A development framework designed to let you build games on any platform. Expat.

ImGuizmo

An immediate mode 3D gizmo for scene editing and other controls based on Dear ImGui. MIT.

In 2 lists

Kcp

A fast and reliable ARQ protocol that helps fast-action games reduct network latency. MIT.

In 7 listsDetails

Kivy

Rapid-development library for multi-touch and visual apps on many platforms. Implemented in Python. Expat.

In 3 lists

Kuko

A cross-platform development library, designed for mobile devices. Implemented in C++ and Lua. Expat.

libGDX

Cross-platform game development framework. Implemented in Java. Apache 2.0.

In 2 lists

libRocket

An HTML/CSS-based UI library. Implemented in C++. Expat.

In 2 lists

libSDL2pp

A set of C++11 bindings for SDL2. Implemented in C++. zlib.

LimeJS

A framework for building fast HTML5 games. Implemented in ECMAScript. Apache 2.0.

In 2 lists

LoomSDK

A very large and powerful framework for cross-platform 2D game development. Implemented in C++. Apache 2.0.

LÖVE

A framework for making 2D games. Implemented in Lua. zlib.

In 2 lists

LuaStudio

A cross-platform framework/development tool for making 2D/3D games. Lua/LuaJIT programming language based. zlib.

MINX

MINX Is Not XNA; a framework resembling XNA. Implemented in C++. 3-clause BSD.

p2.js

2D physics library. Implemented in ECMAScript. Expat.

pixi.js

A 2D rendering engine. Implemented in ECMAScript. Expat.

In 6 listsDetails

Polycode

Framework for games and interactive applications. Implemented in C++. Has Lua bindings. Expat.

In 2 lists

putils

Phisko's C++ utilities. Large collection of helper classes and functions. [MIT].

putils_meta

Phisko's metaprogramming utilities. Collection of type traits and compile-time helpers. [MIT].

putils_reflection

A simple, stand-alone, header-only and easily pluggable constexpr reflection system. [MIT].

PyDark

Game framework on top of PyGame; designed to be easy to pick up. Implemented in Python. Expat.

PyGame

A set of modules designed for writing games. Implemented in Python. GNU LGPLv2 or later.

Quasi-Engine

A set of Qt-based tools for game development. Implemented in C++. GNU LGPLv2 or later.

In 2 lists

raylib

Low-level library designed to learn videogames programming. Implemented in C, but has Lua and Go bindings. zlib

Recast Navigation

State-of-the-art navmesh generation and navigation for games. zlib

In 8 listsDetails

SDL

Another cross-platform library for low-level tasks, like creating windows, accepting user input, and so forth. Implemented in C. zlib.

In 5 listsDetails

SFML

Simple and Fast Multimedia Library; a multi-platform, multi-language, multimedia interface to various computer hardware. Implemented in C++. Has a range of bindings. 3-clause BSD.

Slick2D

A set of tools to make 2D game development easier. Implemented in Java. 3-clause BSD.

steamworks-ffi-node

A Node.js wrapper for Steamworks SDK. MIT.

In 2 lists

Three.js

A library that makes WebGL easy to use. Implemented in ECMAScript. Expat.

In 6 listsDetails

Tracy

C++ frame profiler. 3-clause BSD.

In 7 listsDetails

voxel.js

A multi-component framework for bulding voxel games for modern browsers. Implemented in ECMAScript. 3-clause BSD.

In 2 lists

ZenGL

A cross-platform game development library designed to provide necessary functionality for rendering 2D-graphics, handling input, sound output, etc. Implemented in Pascal. zlib.

Utilities

Assimp

Open Asset Import Library; a portable way to import various well-known 3D model formats in a uniform manner. Implemented in C++, with a range of bindings. 3-clause BSD.

Easel.js

Provides a range of tools to make working with the HTML5 Canvas API easier. Implemented in ECMAScript. Expat.

In 6 listsDetails

EnginesDatabase.com

A crowd-sourced database website of Game Engines and free (as in freedom) games for each engine.

Gmsh

A 3D finite-element grid generator with a built-in CAD engine and post-processor. GNU GPLv2 or later.

libcaca

An ASCII graphics rendering library for terminal-based interfaces. WTFPLv2.

In 2 lists

libnoise

A portable coherent noise-generation library. Implemented in C++. GNU LGPLv2 or later.

PhysicsFS

A library to provide abstract access to various archives. zlib.

In 3 lists

ScummVM

A program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files. GNU GPLv2 or later.

Torsion

A TorqueScript IDE. Expat.

TrenchBroom

A cross-platform level editor for Quake-engine-based games. Currently supports Quake, Quake 2 and Hexen 2 engine-based games. GNU GPLv3 or later.

WorldForge

Provides everything needed to create your own free software MMORPG. GNU GPLv3 or later (or a compatible license).

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Magictools

ellisonleao/magictools

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Awesome Godot

Calinou/awesome-godot

A curated list of free/libre plugins, scripts and add-ons for Godot

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Awesome Löve

love2d-community/awesome-love2d

A curated list of amazingly awesome LÖVE libraries, resources and shiny things.

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Awesome Open Source Games

michelpereira/awesome-open-source-games

Collection of Games that have the source code available on GitHub

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Awesome Game Boy Development

gbdev/awesome-gbdev

A curated list of Game Boy development resources such as tools, docs, emulators, related projects and open-source ROMs.

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Games of Coding

michelpereira/awesome-games-of-coding

A curated list of games that can teach you how to learn a programming language.

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