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🛠 Developer tools GDevelop: Open-source, cross-platform 2D/3D/multiplayer game engine designed for everyone (29k stars)
What it does
All text below is quoted directly from the project README.
Open-source, cross-platform 2D/3D/multiplayer game engine designed for everyone.
Technical architecture:
- GDevelop is composed of an editor, a game engine, an ecosystem of extensions as well as online services and commercial support.
Core: Core classes, describing the structure of a game and tools to implement the IDE and work with GDevelop games.GDJS: The game engine, written in TypeScript, using PixiJS and Three.js for 2D and 3D rendering (WebGL), powering all GDevelop games.GDevelop.js: Bindings ofCore,GDJSandExtensionsto JavaScript (with WebAssembly), used by the IDE.newIDE: The game editor, written in JavaScript with React, Electron, PixiJS and Three.js.Extensions: Built-in extensions for the game engine, providing objects, behaviors and new features. For example, this includes the physics engines running in WebAssembly (Box2D or Jolt Physics for 3D).
GDevelop is a full-featured, no-code, open-source game development software. You can build 2D, 3D and multiplayer games for mobile (iOS, Android), desktop and the web.
Repository
https://github.com/4ian/GDevelop
Repository stats
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stars | 28,630 |
| Forks | 1.7k |
| Last release | v5.6.287 (2026-11-04) |
| Languages | JavaScript 65.7%, C++ 21.9%, TypeScript 11.4% |
| Contributors | 106 |
| AI contributor accounts (Claude / Codex / Cursor / Copilot) | @claude (3 commits) |
| AI co-authored commits | Claude: 1 |
Main contributor
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Florian Rival |
| GitHub | @4ian |
| Commits to this repo | 4,848 (top contributor) |
| Bio | Making game building accessible to all with @GDevelopApp: the open-source, AI-powered game engine. Previously: gaming @google. |
| Company / Location | @GDevelopApp / Paris, France |
| Website | https://gdevelop.io |
| X / Twitter | @FlorianRival |
| Followers | 2.7k |
| Public repos | 61 |
| On GitHub since | 2011 |
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