# ellisonleao/magictools

:video_game: :pencil: A list of Game Development resources to make magic happen.

Repository: https://github.com/ellisonleao/magictools
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/magictools
Language: Markdown
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: game-development, gamedev, awesome, curated, list, games, frameworks, art, design, game-design, game-jam, game-engine, board-games, game-programming, awesome-list, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-25T12:55:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4430, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 17201, forks 1227 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:17.823630+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of game development resources covering engines, frameworks, graphics tools, audio editors, asset libraries, books, and learning materials. It is a Markdown catalog with license legends indicating which resources are free, open source, or paid.

## Use cases
- find a game engine or framework for my next project
- discover free game art and asset packs
- learn game development from books and tutorials
- find tools for spritesheets, tilemaps, and animation
- locate music and audio editing tools for games
- find game jams and gamedev communities

## When to choose
- you want a broad, community-curated directory of gamedev tools and learning resources
- you are starting out and need to compare engines, asset sources, and tutorials
- you need free or open-source assets and tools with clear licensing info

## When to avoid
- you need a runnable tool or library rather than a list of links
- you need deep, up-to-date reviews of each resource rather than brief descriptions
- you are looking for non-game development resources

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, graphics, developer-tools
- domain: awesome-lists, graphics, education
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, curated-list, gamedev, game-assets, game-jams, resource-directory, game-development

## Member repositories
- ellisonleao/magictools (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.823630+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 2026-08-29T17:03:28.117345+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ellisonleao/magictools (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.823630+00:00, sha 2f89cfba3479)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.