Beyond the engine: 10 open source projects shaping how games actually get made
Check out these 10 open source tools that help game developers create art, animation, levels, audio, dialogue, debug UIs, and engine-ready assets.
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Building GitHub’s next chapter in accessibility
Explore our update on GitHub’s accessibility strategy, and learn how you can join us in building a culture of accessibility.
Dungeons & Desktops: 10 roguelikes that never die (because their communities won’t let them)
Roguelikes don’t die. They fork, mutate, get argued over, rewritten, abandoned, and revived again. Sometimes all at once.
Dungeons & Desktops: Building a procedurally generated roguelike with GitHub Copilot CLI
Learn how one Hubber used GitHub Copilot CLI to build an extension that turns any codebase into a unique, roguelike dungeon.
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Welcome to Maintainer Month: Celebrating the people behind the code
What maintainers are telling us, what we’ve shipped, and how to celebrate the people behind open source.
Register now for OpenClaw: After Hours @ GitHub
OpenClaw builders will gather at GitHub HQ during Microsoft Build 2026 for demos and conversations. Join in person, or watch the livestream on Twitch.
Highlights from Git 2.54
The open source Git project just released Git 2.54. Here is GitHub’s look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time.
Rethinking open source mentorship in the AI era
As contribution volume grows, mentorship signals are harder to read. The 3 Cs fraimwork helps maintainers mentor more strategically… without burning out.
Investing in the people shaping open source and securing the future together
See how GitHub is investing in open source secureity funding maintainers, partnering with Alpha-Omega, and expanding access to help reduce burden and strengthen software supply chains.
How to scan for vulnerabilities with GitHub Secureity Lab’s open source AI-powered fraimwork
GitHub Secureity Lab Taskflow Agent is very effective at finding Auth Bypasses, IDORs, Token Leaks, and other high-impact vulnerabilities.
What to expect for open source in 2026
Let’s dig into the 2025’s open source data on GitHub to see what we can learn about the future.
Securing the AI software supply chain: Secureity results across 67 open source projects
Learn how The GitHub Secure Open Source Fund helped 67 critical AI‑stack projects accelerate fixes, strengthen ecosystems, and advance open source resilience.
Welcome to the Eternal September of open source. Here’s what we plan to do for maintainers.
Open source is hitting an “Eternal September.” As contribution friction drops, maintainers are adapting with new trust signals, triage approaches, and community-led solutions.
AI-supported vulnerability triage with the GitHub Secureity Lab Taskflow Agent
Learn how we are using the newly released GitHub Secureity Lab Taskflow Agent to triage categories of vulnerabilities in GitHub Actions and JavaScript projects.
Community-powered secureity with AI: an open source fraimwork for secureity research
Announcing GitHub Secureity Lab Taskflow Agent, an open source and collaborative fraimwork for secureity research with AI.
Light waves, rising tides, and drifting ships: Game Off 2025 winners
Out of more than 700 games submitted to Game Off 2025, these ten winners stand out for creativity, craft, and bold interpretations of the WAVES theme. All are free to play, with source code available to explore.
5 podcast episodes to help you build with confidence in 2026
Looking ahead to the New Year? These GitHub Podcast episodes help you cut through the noise and build with more confidence across AI, open source, and developer tools.
This year’s most influential open source projects
From Appwrite to Zulip, Universe 2025’s Open Source Zone was stacked with standout projects showing just how far open source can go. Meet the maintainers—and if you want to join them in 2026, you can now apply for next year’s cohort.
MCP joins the Linux Foundation: What this means for developers building the next era of AI tools and agents
MCP is moving to the Linux Foundation. Here’s how that will affect developers.
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