# colobot/colobot

Source code of open-source Colobot: Gold Edition project developed by Epsitec and TerranovaTeam

Repository: https://github.com/colobot/colobot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/colobot
Homepage: http://colobot.info/
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: game, programming, colobot, colobot-gold
Last push: 2026-08-11T23:02:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5291, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": 618, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1243, forks 209 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:06.579501+00:00)

## What it is
Colobot: Gold Edition is an open-source real-time strategy game where players program their units in CBOT, a language similar to C++ and Java, to complete missions on alien planets. This repository contains the C++ source code of the game, with data files hosted separately.

## Use cases
- learn programming through a game
- teach kids coding with a strategy game
- play an open-source RTS where you program bots
- practice C++-like scripting in a game environment
- contribute to an open-source C++ game project
- create custom levels and mods for Colobot

## When to choose
- you want a gamified way to learn or teach programming fundamentals
- you enjoy RTS games and want to automate units with code
- you need a free, cross-platform educational game with mod support

## When to avoid
- you want a modern AAA-quality game engine or graphics
- you need a general-purpose programming learning platform without gameplay
- you want a serious industrial robotics simulator

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, interpreter
- domain: education, programming-languages
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cpp
- tags: real-time-strategy, cbot, learn-to-code, open-source-game, programming-education, education, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- colobot/colobot (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.579501+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 2026-08-30T05:08:18.904890+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/colobot/colobot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.579501+00:00, sha 3e3847102ddc)
  - homepage: http://colobot.info/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:56.498589+00:00, sha 4fbbd8396344)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.