# Detanup01/gbe_fork

Fork of https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator

Repository: https://github.com/Detanup01/gbe_fork
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gbe_fork
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator
Language: C++
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-23T13:25:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 55
- inputs: {"age_days": 777, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 10, "gap_med": 18, "n_releases_24m": 32}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2538, forks 283 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:59.242531+00:00)

## What it is
A fork of the Goldberg emulator, a Steam emulator written in C++ that emulates Steam online features such as multiplayer APIs. It lets games using the Steamworks SDK run on LAN without Steam or an internet connection.

## Use cases
- play steam multiplayer games on lan without steam
- emulate steam online features for offline play
- test steamworks api integration without a steam account
- run steam games without internet connection
- replace steam_api dll with an open-source emulator

## When to choose
- you need an actively maintained fork of goldberg emulator with recent fixes
- you want to play or test Steam multiplayer games over LAN without Steam running
- you need to customize or extend the emulator since it accepts PRs

## When to avoid
- you need guaranteed compatibility with the original goldberg emulator behavior
- you want official Steam support or DRM-free licensing guarantees
- you need support for platforms other than Windows

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, middleware, networking
- domain: gaming-tools, developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: steam-emulator, goldberg-emulator, lan-multiplayer, game-emulation, steam-api, linux

## Member repositories
- Detanup01/gbe_fork (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.242531+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 2026-08-30T02:25:10.785808+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Detanup01/gbe_fork (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.242531+00:00, sha 8f8c12a70722)
  - homepage: https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator (fetched 2026-08-29T10:07:12.781196+00:00, sha 6ad5cc6b1a1c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.