# hackclub/sprig

🍃 Learn to code by making games in a JavaScript web-based game editor.

Repository: https://github.com/hackclub/sprig
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hackclub-sprig
Homepage: https://sprig.hackclub.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: game, game-development, game-engine, hacktoberfest, learning, puzzle
Last push: 2026-08-18T19:51:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1703, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 714, "gap_med": 13, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1103, forks 1804 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:36.069925+00:00)

## What it is
Sprig is a web-based JavaScript game editor and fantasy console from Hack Club for building tile-based games, paired with a custom handheld game console hardware kit based on the Raspberry Pi Pico. Users learn to code by creating games in the browser editor, sharing them in a community gallery, and can earn a physical Sprig console that runs the same JavaScript games.

## Use cases
- learn to code by making games
- build a tile-based puzzle game in the browser
- get a free handheld game console by shipping a game
- teach kids programming through game creation
- experiment with embedded systems and hardware engineering
- share and remix community-made browser games

## When to choose
- you want a beginner-friendly, creative way to learn JavaScript
- you're a teenager interested in earning a free programmable handheld console
- you want a small, focused game engine instead of a large API
- you want to tinker with a disassemblable hardware kit around the RP2040

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade game engine with advanced graphics or physics
- you want to build non-tile-based 3D or commercial games
- you need a general-purpose embedded development environment
- you're not interested in the community gallery submission model

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, editor, gui, embedded
- domain: education, embedded-systems, developer-tools
- platform: browser, embedded
- tags: fantasy-console, learn-to-code, handheld-console, tile-based-games, hack-club, raspberry-pi-pico, hardware-kit, game-development, web-server, javascript

## Member repositories
- hackclub/sprig (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:36.069925+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 2026-08-30T06:45:32.669460+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hackclub/sprig (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:36.069925+00:00, sha f007aeb31f7b)
  - homepage: https://sprig.hackclub.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:48:13.306197+00:00, sha c01c102cf595)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.