gosu/gosu
2D game development library for Ruby and C++ observed · 2026-10-15
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6377
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 6
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2090 stars · 175 forks observed · 2026-10-15
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Gosu is a lightweight 2D game development library for Ruby and C++, providing a window/main loop, 2D graphics and text via OpenGL, sound and music, and keyboard/mouse/gamepad input. It is often used to teach Ruby and for game jams, with published games on Steam.
Use cases
- build a 2d game in ruby
- make a 2d game in c++
- teach programming with game development
- create a game for a game jam
- play sounds and music in a 2d game
- handle keyboard mouse and gamepad input
When to choose
- you want a simple, lightweight 2D game library with few dependencies
- you are teaching or learning Ruby through games
- you need cross-platform 2D graphics, audio, and input in one library
When to avoid
- you need 3D rendering or a full game engine with editor
- you need advanced networking or physics features
- you are building non-game graphical applications
Facets
library · maturity active
game-engine graphics audio-processing animation cross-platform education windows cpp ruby 2d-games sdl2 opengl gamepad-input beginner-friendly game-development macos linux ios
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/gosu/gosu · fetched 2026-10-15 · 80967329f84c
- homepage: https://www.libgosu.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4db5a59a2579
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gosu/gosu | main | 67 |
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