# johngrib/vim-game-code-break

Block-breaking game in vim 8.0

Repository: https://github.com/johngrib/vim-game-code-break
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-game-code-break
Language: Vim Script
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2018-08-29T04:15:03+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": 3370, "days_push": 2926, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1634, forks 47 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:14.336356+00:00)

## What it is
A Vim plugin that turns any open text or code file into a block-breaking (Breakout-style) game inside the Vim editor. It is written in Vim Script and launched with the :VimGameCodeBreak command.

## Use cases
- play breakout inside vim
- turn my code file into a game
- fun vim plugin to waste time
- block breaking game in the terminal
- retro arcade game as a vim plugin

## When to choose
- you want a novelty game playable directly in Vim 8.0+
- you want a lightweight, purely Vim Script plugin with no external dependencies

## When to avoid
- you need a serious or performant game
- you don't use Vim or Neovim
- you need actively developed features or recent bug fixes

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game, plugin-system
- domain: gaming-tools, developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, cli
- tags: vim-plugin, block-breaking-game, viml, retro-game, novelty

## Member repositories
- johngrib/vim-game-code-break (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:14.336356+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 2026-08-30T03:47:03.684078+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/johngrib/vim-game-code-break (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:14.336356+00:00, sha b23fc8cb9e02)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.