# ByteLegend/ByteLegend

Enjoy programming while playing a game.

Repository: https://github.com/ByteLegend/ByteLegend
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bytelegend
Homepage: https://bytelegend.com
Language: Java
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: game, learning, java
Last push: 2023-08-17T06:26:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2039, "days_push": 1112, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3694, forks 144 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:14.836495+00:00)

## What it is
ByteLegend is a free, open-source multiplayer online RPG game where players learn real-world programming skills, primarily Java, by completing in-game quests. It is a full web application with a game client and backend server, playable at bytelegend.com.

## Use cases
- learn java programming through a game
- gamified coding education for beginners
- practice programming by completing game quests
- contribute to an open-source game codebase
- teach programming in an engaging way

## When to choose
- you want to learn Java or programming basics in a fun, game-like environment
- you want a free, open-source educational game to contribute to or self-host
- you want to motivate beginners with quest-based learning

## When to avoid
- you need a serious professional IDE or production development tool
- you want to learn languages other than Java, as content is Java-focused
- you need a fully open backend, since part of the server code is not open-sourced

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, web-framework
- domain: education, programming-languages
- platform: jvm
- tags: mmorpg, learn-to-code, gamification, open-source-game, java-learning, education, game-development, web-server

## Member repositories
- ByteLegend/ByteLegend (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:14.836495+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:31:05.843544+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ByteLegend/ByteLegend (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:14.836495+00:00, sha 86fab24b9366)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.