Java Game development

Open-source Java projects categorized as Game development

Top 23 Java Game development Projects

  • libGDX

    Desktop/Android/HTML5/iOS Java game development framework

  • Project mention: How to Use the Foreign Function API in Java 22 to Call C Libraries | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-05-08
  • LWJGL

    LWJGL is a Java library that enables cross-platform access to popular native APIs useful in the development of graphics (OpenGL, Vulkan, bgfx), audio (OpenAL, Opus), parallel computing (OpenCL, CUDA) and XR (OpenVR, LibOVR, OpenXR) applications.

  • Project mention: Building a Game Engine Using Java with LWJGL | dev.to | 2024-04-01

    Download the latest LWJGL binaries from the official website.

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  • shattered-pixel-dungeon

    Shattered Pixel Dungeon is an open-source traditional roguelike dungeon crawler with randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use. It's based on the source code of Pixel Dungeon, by Watabou.

  • Project mention: Shattered Pixel Dungeon is an open-source traditional roguelike dungeon crawler | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-20

    https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon/blob/mast...

    This is such a useful document. It details how to get your own fork up and running. I’ve seen a lot of open source software go in the other direction.

  • FXGL

    Java / JavaFX / Kotlin Game Library (Engine)

  • Project mention: FLaNK 04 March 2024 | dev.to | 2024-03-04
  • jMonkeyEngine

    A complete 3-D game development suite written in Java.

  • Project mention: Code of game engine written in Java: what does it hide? | dev.to | 2024-04-10

    At the time of the check, the latest revision was the e584cb1 commit. We checked it using the static analyzer.

  • Terasology

    Terasology - open source voxel world

  • Project mention: Lessons from Open-Source Game Projects | dev.to | 2024-04-10

    Terasology - Minecraft-inspired voxel game. Java

  • JustWeEngine

    An easy open source Android Native Game FrameWork.

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  • Litiengine

    LITIENGINE 🕹 The pure 2D java game engine.

  • Mini2Dx

    A high-level cross-platform 2D game development API

  • talos

    Talos Particle Engine (by rockbite)

  • HyperLap2D

    A powerful, platform-independent, visual editor for complex 2D worlds and scenes.

  • GreenLightning

    High performance microservice runtime

  • xcloud-shield

    Xcloud Beta Unofficial App for the Nvidia Shield Android TV. Playing Xbox Cloud Gaming directly on the box Nvidia Shield tv in the best way.

  • Project mention: What is a good method to play Xbox gamepass cloud games on here? | /r/ShieldAndroidTV | 2023-06-30

    That "xcloud beta" app looks shady, as there's no actual source code for it on GitHub -- just APKs and invalid files like this one: https://github.com/mistertest/xcloud-shield/blob/master/xcloud-Shield.java

  • JavaRTS

    Hobby project, trying to create a simple RTS game with somewhat challenging AI

  • PolyWorld

    A world generator that is based on Voronoi diagrams

  • PieMenu

    A library for easy integration of a flexible circular WidgetGroup within libGDX

  • pixel-community

    High performance and modular Java/Kotlin 2D Game Framework.

  • marvelous-bob

    libGDX Client and Server architecture for multiplayer game (with CI/CD done for deploying Docker images on AWS ECS)

  • hms-game-demo

    GameServiceKit Android sample code encapsulates APIs of the HUAWEI GameSevice Kit. You can implement features like achievements and events faster, so you can quickly build the foundations for your game.

  • WAT-Vis

    A tool for game developers and server owners to decode, visualize, and analyze player positional data.

  • Subspace-Infinity

    A spiritual and technical successor the infamous 2d space mmo Subspace

  • Cities

    Procedural city & road placement

  • Battleship3D

    Classic terminal Battleship with a 3D twist!

  • Project mention: A Terminal Game of Battleship with a 3rd Dimension | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-05
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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

Java Game development related posts

  • How to Use the Foreign Function API in Java 22 to Call C Libraries

    11 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 May 2024
  • Code of game engine written in Java: what does it hide?

    3 projects | dev.to | 10 Apr 2024
  • Building a Game Engine Using Java with LWJGL

    1 project | dev.to | 1 Apr 2024
  • Show HN: Integer Map Data Structure

    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Jan 2024
  • My Game won't start :(

    1 project | /r/BetterThanWolves | 23 Nov 2023
  • Game crashes starting 1.5.2

    2 projects | /r/Minecraft | 17 Nov 2023
  • OSS Game Engines are increasing their stars on GitHub due to Unity's missteps

    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Sep 2023
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Index

What are some of the best open-source Game development projects in Java? This list will help you:

Project Stars
1 libGDX 22,821
2 LWJGL 4,631
3 shattered-pixel-dungeon 4,401
4 FXGL 4,213
5 jMonkeyEngine 3,718
6 Terasology 3,632
7 JustWeEngine 770
8 Litiengine 707
9 Mini2Dx 505
10 talos 412
11 HyperLap2D 351
12 GreenLightning 220
13 xcloud-shield 211
14 JavaRTS 137
15 PolyWorld 79
16 PieMenu 75
17 pixel-community 25
18 marvelous-bob 23
19 hms-game-demo 22
20 WAT-Vis 15
21 Subspace-Infinity 15
22 Cities 11
23 Battleship3D 6

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