# victorqribeiro/isocity

A isometric city builder in JavaScript

Repository: https://github.com/victorqribeiro/isocity
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/isocity
Homepage: https://victorribeiro.com/isocity
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: city-builder, game, javascript
Last push: 2024-10-14T17:37:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2437, "days_push": 688, "days_rel": 690, "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 3249, forks 197 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:51.964334+00:00)

## What it is
IsoCity is a simple isometric city builder game written in JavaScript that runs in the browser. It has no simulation, budget, or goals - players just freely build a tiny city using Kenney texture assets.

## Use cases
- play a relaxing city builder in the browser
- build an isometric city without goals or budgets
- find a simple open-source city building game
- study how to render isometric tiles in JavaScript
- use a lightweight browser game as a learning example

## When to choose
- you want a casual, no-pressure sandbox city builder
- you need a small JavaScript example of isometric rendering
- you want a game that runs in any modern browser

## When to avoid
- you expect simulation mechanics like budgets, population, or economy
- you need a full-featured game engine or mobile-optimized experience
- you want an actively developed game with new features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, graphics
- domain: gaming-tools, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: isometric, city-builder, sandbox-game, javascript, no-simulation, casual-game, game-development, web-server

## Member repositories
- victorqribeiro/isocity (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:51.964334+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 2026-08-30T07:24:26.907991+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/victorqribeiro/isocity (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:51.964334+00:00, sha d7b011a794c7)
  - homepage: https://victorribeiro.com/isocity (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:16.431733+00:00, sha a939fe81ae9b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.