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LavaGang/MelonLoader

The World's First Universal Mod Loader for Unity Games compatible with both Il2Cpp and Mono observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/LavaGang/MelonLoader · homepage · C# · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

89/100

  • Activity 97
  • Release rhythm 72
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 83
  • age_days: 2329
  • days_rel: 111
  • days_push: 20
  • n_releases_24m: 6

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4140 stars · 645 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

MelonLoader is a universal mod loader for Unity games that supports both Il2Cpp and Mono backends. It loads mods and plugins into games at runtime, providing a common framework for the Unity modding community.

Use cases

  • load mods into Unity games
  • create mods for Il2Cpp Unity games
  • create mods for Mono Unity games
  • inject plugins into a game at runtime
  • set up a modding framework for a Unity title
  • debug game mods during development

When to choose

  • you want to mod a Unity game regardless of scripting backend
  • you need one loader that works with both Il2Cpp and Mono
  • you want a mature, widely-adopted Unity modding ecosystem

When to avoid

  • the target game is not built with Unity
  • you need a mod loader for a non-DotNet runtime like native C++ games
  • you only want cosmetic asset swaps that a simpler tool handles

Facets

framework · maturity active

plugin-system developer-tools gaming-tools developer-tools windows dotnet cross-platform mod-loader unity il2cpp mono modding game-mods game-development linux macos

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
LavaGang/MelonLoadermain89

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