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Trending games repos on GitHub.

Game engines, game development tools, emulators and games themselves. 14 of the repos with a page match games at high confidence, with 415,071 stars between them. The biggest is godotengine/godot at 119k stars.

How these repos were chosen

So far horizon-rust/horizon has gained the most stars here (+1,833); a full week of numbers is ready on Oct 30.

Each repo is scored from three kinds of evidence: its GitHub topics, words in its description (whole words, any case) and words in its name. A strong term is worth 2 points and a weak one 1, one kind counts for at most 3, and the total is the confidence: high from 4 (two kinds agree), medium from 2, low at 1. A repo is in at most two industries. This page lists high repos only. The strong terms are:

#game#games#gamedev#game-development#game-dev#game-engine#game-programming#game-framework#game-2d#game-server#gaming#minecraft#godot#godotengine#godot-engine#unity#unity3d#unreal-engine#unrealengine#roblox#gameboy#nes#retro-gaming#steam#playstation#nintendo#chess#board-game#roguelike#tetris#mmorpg#rpg#game-jam#pygame#phaser#love2d#raylib
“game engine”“game development”“video game”“video games”“game”“games”“gaming”“minecraft”“roguelike”“multiplayer game”“chess”“retro games”“modding”“mod loader”“steam”

Of the 14 repos listed, all are high; 25 more matched at medium and 9 at low and are left out. On Oct 25, 2026 we read 150 sorted repos from all industries by hand, 50 at each confidence: 46 of 50 high (92%) were in the right industry, against 30 of 50 medium (60%) at medium and 19 of 50 low (38%) at low. The sample covers all industries, so expect an occasional repo here that does not belong.

Data of Oct 28, 2026 Updated 00:41 UTC 14 repos

Games repos trending today

  1. 01
    horizon-rust / horizon

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

    Rust Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +899, +503, +431 +431 latest +4313k
  2. 02
    Donchitos / Claude-Code-Game-Studios

    Turn Claude Code into a full game dev studio — 49 AI agents, 72 workflow skills, and a complete coordination system mirroring real studio hierarchy.

    Shell Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +95, +127, +123, +144, +258 +258 latest +25827.9k
  3. 03
    gamedev-skills / awesome-gamedev-agent-skills

    74 game-dev skills for AI coding agents — Godot, Unity, Unreal, Phaser, PixiJS, three.js, Bevy, pygame, LÖVE, Roblox. Portable SKILL.md Agent Skills (the format Anthropic launched as Claude Skills), with a router that loads the right skill for your engine and task. Runs in Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro…

    Python Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +591, +246 +246 latest +2465.1k
  4. 04
    SubmitGame / awesome-decomp-games

    Rated, auto-refreshed list of decompiled, recompiled & reverse-engineered games: decomps, static recomps, source ports, engine remakes, browser ports.

    Python Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +39, +40, +68, +79, +120 +120 latest +1202.6k
  5. 05
    4ian / GDevelop

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

    JavaScript Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +67, +44, +49, +43, +43 +43 latest +4328.1k
  6. 06
    godotengine / godot

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

    C++ Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +68, +43, +60, +57, +41 +41 latest +41119k
  7. 07
    game1024 / OpenSpeedy

    🎮 An open-source game speed modifier.

    TypeScript Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +35, +25, +36, +39, +40 +40 latest +4020.4k
  8. 08
    bevyengine / bevy

    A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust

    Rust Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +27, +17, +17, +37, +16 +16 latest +1649.3k
  9. 09
    BeyondDimension / SteamTools

    🛠「Watt Toolkit」是一个开源跨平台的多功能 Steam 工具箱。

    C# Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +19, +13, +11, +21, +9 +9 latest +927.3k
  10. 10
    lettier / 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.

    C++ Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +4, +4, +1, +1, +3 +3 latest +320k

Games repos trending this week

This week's ranking is still filling up. Data collecting since Oct 23, 2026. We have 5 of 7 days. Showing the best of what we have, marked partial. Full ranking starts Oct 30.
5 / 7 daysData collecting since Oct 23
  1. 01
    horizon-rust / horizon

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

    Rust Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +899, +503, +431 +431 latest +1,8333kpartial
  2. 02
    gamedev-skills / awesome-gamedev-agent-skills

    74 game-dev skills for AI coding agents — Godot, Unity, Unreal, Phaser, PixiJS, three.js, Bevy, pygame, LÖVE, Roblox. Portable SKILL.md Agent Skills (the format Anthropic launched as Claude Skills), with a router that loads the right skill for your engine and task. Runs in Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro…

    Python Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +591, +246 +246 latest +8375.1kpartial
  3. 03
    Donchitos / Claude-Code-Game-Studios

    Turn Claude Code into a full game dev studio — 49 AI agents, 72 workflow skills, and a complete coordination system mirroring real studio hierarchy.

    Shell Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +95, +127, +123, +144, +258 +258 latest +74727.9kpartial
  4. 04
    SubmitGame / awesome-decomp-games

    Rated, auto-refreshed list of decompiled, recompiled & reverse-engineered games: decomps, static recomps, source ports, engine remakes, browser ports.

    Python Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +39, +40, +68, +79, +120 +120 latest +3462.6kpartial
  5. 05
    godotengine / godot

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

    C++ Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +68, +43, +60, +57, +41 +41 latest +269119kpartial
  6. 06
    4ian / GDevelop

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

    JavaScript Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +67, +44, +49, +43, +43 +43 latest +24628.1kpartial
  7. 07
    game1024 / OpenSpeedy

    🎮 An open-source game speed modifier.

    TypeScript Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +35, +25, +36, +39, +40 +40 latest +17520.4kpartial
  8. 08
    bevyengine / bevy

    A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust

    Rust Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +27, +17, +17, +37, +16 +16 latest +11449.3kpartial
  9. 09
    BeyondDimension / SteamTools

    🛠「Watt Toolkit」是一个开源跨平台的多功能 Steam 工具箱。

    C# Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +19, +13, +11, +21, +9 +9 latest +7327.3kpartial
  10. 10
    phaserjs / 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.

    JavaScript Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +9, +3, +9, +11, 0 0 latest +3240.6kpartial

Games repos trending this month

This month's ranking is still filling up. Data collecting since Oct 23, 2026. We have 5 of 30 days. Showing the best of what we have, marked partial. Full ranking starts Nov 22.
5 / 30 daysData collecting since Oct 23
  1. 01
    horizon-rust / horizon

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

    Rust Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +899, +503, +431 +431 latest +1,8333kpartial
  2. 02
    gamedev-skills / awesome-gamedev-agent-skills

    74 game-dev skills for AI coding agents — Godot, Unity, Unreal, Phaser, PixiJS, three.js, Bevy, pygame, LÖVE, Roblox. Portable SKILL.md Agent Skills (the format Anthropic launched as Claude Skills), with a router that loads the right skill for your engine and task. Runs in Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro…

    Python Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +591, +246 +246 latest +8375.1kpartial
  3. 03
    Donchitos / Claude-Code-Game-Studios

    Turn Claude Code into a full game dev studio — 49 AI agents, 72 workflow skills, and a complete coordination system mirroring real studio hierarchy.

    Shell Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +95, +127, +123, +144, +258 +258 latest +74727.9kpartial
  4. 04
    SubmitGame / awesome-decomp-games

    Rated, auto-refreshed list of decompiled, recompiled & reverse-engineered games: decomps, static recomps, source ports, engine remakes, browser ports.

    Python Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +39, +40, +68, +79, +120 +120 latest +3462.6kpartial
  5. 05
    godotengine / godot

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

    C++ Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +68, +43, +60, +57, +41 +41 latest +269119kpartial
  6. 06
    4ian / GDevelop

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

    JavaScript Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +67, +44, +49, +43, +43 +43 latest +24628.1kpartial
  7. 07
    game1024 / OpenSpeedy

    🎮 An open-source game speed modifier.

    TypeScript Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +35, +25, +36, +39, +40 +40 latest +17520.4kpartial
  8. 08
    bevyengine / bevy

    A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust

    Rust Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +27, +17, +17, +37, +16 +16 latest +11449.3kpartial
  9. 09
    BeyondDimension / SteamTools

    🛠「Watt Toolkit」是一个开源跨平台的多功能 Steam 工具箱。

    C# Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +19, +13, +11, +21, +9 +9 latest +7327.3kpartial
  10. 10
    phaserjs / 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.

    JavaScript Stars gained per day, last 7 days: +9, +3, +9, +11, 0 0 latest +3240.6kpartial

Questions

How does RepoTrending decide which repos are in games?

A repo is scored from three kinds of evidence: its GitHub topics (for example #game, #games, #gamedev and #game-development), words in its description (for example "game engine", "game development" and "video game") and words in its name. A strong term is worth 2 points and a weak one 1, one kind counts for at most 3, and the total gives the confidence: high from 4, which needs two kinds to agree. This page lists the 14 high repos; 25 more matched at medium and 9 at low and are left out. It reads no README and no code, and a repo can be in at most two industries.

What is the fastest-growing games repo on GitHub this week?

horizon-rust/horizon leads so far (+1,833), but the weekly ranking is not complete yet: it is ready on Oct 30.

How accurate is the sort?

Not fully, but high is the level we trust. On Oct 25, 2026 we read 150 sorted repos by hand, 50 at each confidence: 46 of 50 high (92%) were in the right industry, against 30 of 50 medium (60%) at medium and 19 of 50 low (38%) at low. 9 of those 50 high repos were sorted into games, and 8 of them were right. The sample covers all industries, so it says how reliable the sort is, not how clean this one page is. A word can mean something else in another field.

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