Game Development Projects for Hacktoberfest

I am a Unity C# developer, educator, and writer from Canada.
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In this series, I will teach some of the basics for developing C# games in Unity, one of the biggest game engines on the market.
Debugging. 🪲 Like it or not, it's a fundamental part of being a developer. Over the past year, I've learned to like debugging, and even refactoring, my code. There's a certain sense of satisfaction that comes with cleaning up code and making it neat...
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October is an important month for open source software and if you're a game developer, you may be wondering how you can join in on the fun.
In this article, I've compiled some of the best open source game development projects I could find on GitHub that are marked with the hacktoberfest tag.
I'll be adding to this list throughout the month so if you have any projects to suggest, please leave me a comment below.
Note: I tried to grab screenshots but not all projects had them readily available. All credit for the images in this post goes to the project developers.
A recreation of the popular game RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.
Languages: C++

A post-apocalyptic turn-based survival game.
Languages: C++

The game server repo for the League Sandbox project for League of Legends.
Languages: C#
A fast and efficient game engine built with Rust.
Languages: Rust

A game engine built with Flutter.
Languages: Dart

A game engine built with Rust.
Languages: Rust

A Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator.
Languages: C

A 16-bit video game that emulates a workplace.
Languages: TypeScript, Svelte, HTML

A game engine written in Python.
Languages: Python

A browser and mobile MMORPG game with a fun premise.
Languages: TypeScript

A 2D game development library.
Languages: C++, Ruby

A PVP Game Manager for Minecraft.
Languages: Java

An arcade combat party game developed with Godot.
Languages: GDScript

A fast-paced Pokemon themed clicker game.
Languages: TypeScript, HTML

A turn-based strategy game.
Languages: JavaScript

A voxel-based game inspired by Minecraft.
Languages: Java

An app for playing pen and paper games like Dungeons and Dragons.
Languages: TypeScript

A game engine for making 2D games using HTML5 canvas.
Languages: TypeScript

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