# grantjenks/free-python-games

Free Python Games

Repository: https://github.com/grantjenks/free-python-games
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/free-python-games
Homepage: http://www.grantjenks.com/docs/freegames/
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: free, python, games, education, learning
Last push: 2024-08-16T04:44:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5137, "days_push": 747, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4022, forks 1527 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:32.561996+00:00)

## What it is
An Apache2-licensed collection of free Python games written in simple code using the Turtle module, designed for education and experimentation. Each game is independent, includes comments and student exercises, and runs anywhere Python is installed including low-power hardware like the Raspberry Pi.

## Use cases
- teach kids to code with simple python games
- learn python programming through games
- classroom activities for teaching programming
- simple arcade games in python to modify
- beginner python projects with exercises
- fun coding exercises for students grades 6-12
- run games on raspberry pi with python
- teach programming concepts like encryption and projectile motion

## When to choose
- Teaching programming to beginners, kids, or students in classrooms and camps
- You want simple, readable Python code that students can experiment with and modify
- You need games that run on low-power hardware like Raspberry Pi with only the Python Standard Library
- You want ready-made exercises to guide student learning through each game

## When to avoid
- You need polished, production-quality games with advanced graphics or sound
- You want a modern game engine or framework for building complex games
- You need games with multiplayer, networking, or high-performance rendering
- You are looking for a general-purpose game development library beyond educational examples

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: game, gui, developer-tools
- domain: education, programming-languages, tutorials
- platform: python, cross-platform, cli
- tags: turtle-graphics, beginner-friendly, teaching-tool, arcade-games, kids-coding, classroom-activities, simple-code, exercises, low-power-hardware, raspberry-pi, game-development, desktop

## Member repositories
- grantjenks/free-python-games (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:32.561996+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 2026-08-29T18:23:55.343009+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: http://www.grantjenks.com/docs/freegames/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:16:48.650153+00:00, sha 4dbd8c2ee086)
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  - site_page: https://grantjenks.com/docs/freegames (fetched 2026-08-29T09:16:48.653096+00:00, sha 6f51dfa232d8)
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  - site_page: https://grantjenks.com/docs/freegames/pacman.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:16:48.659020+00:00, sha 52f9e3ce4d2c)
  - site_page: https://grantjenks.com/docs/freegames/cannon.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:16:48.660731+00:00, sha 145f946239c8)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.