TypeScript Gamedev

Open-source TypeScript projects categorized as Gamedev

Top 23 TypeScript Gamedev Projects

  1. planck.js

    2D JavaScript Physics Engine

  2. Puter.js

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  3. Excalibur

    🎮 Your friendly TypeScript 2D game engine for the web 🗡️

    Project mention: Excalibur.js: Free open-source 2d game engine in TypeScript | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-07-02
  4. Athena Crisis

    Athena Crisis is a modern-retro turn-based tactical strategy game. Athena Crisis is open core technology.

  5. wasm4

    Build retro games using WebAssembly for a fantasy console.

  6. bitECS

    Flexible, minimal, data-oriented ECS library for Typescript

  7. editor

    Browser-based visual editor for building WebGL, WebGPU, WebXR apps (by playcanvas)

  8. Kaetram-Open

    Kaetram is an open-source 2D HTML5 MMORPG. It is an extended version of BrowserQuest (BQ).

  9. SaaSHub

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  10. netplayjs

    Make P2P multiplayer browser games, no server hosting or synchronization code required. Powered by rollback netcode + WebRTC.

  11. rune

    Build multiplayer web games played by millions! 👾 You focus on your game, Rune handles everything else, incl. backend and networking 🚀 Make your game using JavaScript / TypeScript and any frontend web framework such as React, Svelte, Vue, Threejs, PixiJS, Phaser. You can even use plain HTML and CSS. Perfect for web devs interested in gamedev. (by rune)

  12. lba2remake

    A Little Big Adventure 2 / Twinsen's Odyssey reimplementation in JavaScript / Three.js / React

  13. manapotion

    🧪 Mana Potion – Toolkit for JavaScript game development and interactive experiences (React, Vue, Svelte, vanilla)

  14. AuraOS

    The open-source suite of software for working with your agents

    Project mention: JavaScript with a native Rust host game engine. Built for vibe coding | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-03-09
  15. NotBlox

    3D Three.JS, Node.js Multiplayer Game - Cars - Physics - WWW.NOTBLOX.ONLINE - Roblox Like

  16. mistreevous

    A tool to build and execute behaviour trees in JavaScript and TypeScript

  17. gd-com

    Binary serialization helper godot and nodejs !

  18. propel-js

    Simple serialisable deterministic 2d physics engine

  19. the-superviral-word-game

    A Vue word game based on the Yakut national sport "Mas-wrestling". Uses XState for state management, WebRTC for multiplayer and has custom WebGL engine

  20. inks2d

    A free no-dependency Typescript game engine designed for developing 2D games

  21. fixelart

    Tool to fix AI-generated pixelart

  22. super-mario-typescript

    Meth Meth Method's "Writing Super Mario in JavaScript" series, in TypeScript

  23. angular-rpg-game-engine

    A 2D game engine for creating room-based sneak/action games with puzzle elements

  24. Graphgame

    A game engine for Desmos, based on Logimat templates.

  25. sromcrom

    Graphics pipeline tool for Neo Geo development

  26. SaaSHub

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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).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Gamedev projects in TypeScript? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 planck.js 5,265
2 Excalibur 2,315
3 Athena Crisis 1,967
4 wasm4 1,502
5 bitECS 1,463
6 editor 1,228
7 Kaetram-Open 685
8 netplayjs 567
9 rune 419
10 lba2remake 283
11 manapotion 250
12 AuraOS 181
13 NotBlox 177
14 mistreevous 136
15 gd-com 114
16 propel-js 58
17 the-superviral-word-game 52
18 inks2d 48
19 fixelart 38
20 super-mario-typescript 22
21 angular-rpg-game-engine 17
22 Graphgame 15
23 sromcrom 12

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