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Game-modding projects on GitHub

Modding game rendering, notably upscaling tweaks.

As of , the most-starred Game-modding projects on GitHub are Wand-Enhancer (32.1K stars), CnC_Remastered_Collection (21.4K stars) and Atmosphere (20.1K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 40 Game-modding repositories with 148.1K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 16 was quiver-launcher, with +162 stars in a day.

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Most stars gained in a day · Oct 16

+162

quiver-launcher

tgeorgiadis/quiver-launcher · ★ 2.2K

Quiver Launcher is a desktop app for downloading, installing, and running apps and games from GitHub and GitLab releases, backed by a personal library, a community app catalog, and mod management support.

+154

LASRecomp

peiikai/LASRecomp · ★ 1.1K

LAS Recomp statically recompiles The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch, 2019) into a native application for Windows, macOS and Linux, with a built-in randomizer.

+152

pokeheartgold

ctrl-cheeb-del/pokeheartgold · ★ 716

It's a full decompilation of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver for the Nintendo DS, reconstructing the entire games in source code form.

+151

universal-modder

rehan-remade/universal-modder · ★ 8.1K

Universal Modder gives Claude Code (and other AI coding agents) a set of Agent Skills, a CLI called 'um', and a fal MCP server so the agent can find, reverse-engineer, and mod almost any PC game you own, then generate art, 3D, audio, test the mod in-game, and record a showcase video.

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40 projects · by stars

  1. #1 · k1tbyte/Wand-Enhancer

    Wand-Enhancer

    An open-source interoperability tool that extends the Wand (WeMod) app on Windows: it patches your local installation to improve UX with theme and layout customization, AI features, and a remote web panel you can use from your phone.

    32.1K
  2. #2 · electronicarts/CnC_Remastered_Collection

    CnC_Remastered_Collection

    Source code release for the DLLs and Map Editor that power the Command & Conquer Remastered Collection (Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert), published by EA for community modding.

    21.4K
  3. #3 · Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere

    Atmosphere

    Atmosphère is a work-in-progress custom firmware (CFW) for the Nintendo Switch that replaces and patches core parts of the console's Horizon OS to add new features and customization.

    20.1K
  1. 4

    luanti

    13.7Kluanti-org/luanti · C++

    Luanti (formerly Minetest) is a free, open-source voxel game engine and game-creation platform: play voxel games, join multiplayer servers, or build your own games and mods with Lua.

  2. 5

    OptiScaler

    11.8Koptiscaler/OptiScaler · C++

    OptiScaler is a Windows tool for PC games that lets you replace the upscaler a game uses (DLSS2+, FSR2+ or XeSS) with a different one, and also manage frame generation — including adding it to DX12 games via the experimental OptiFG.

  3. 6

    awesome-shizuku

    10.5Ktimschneeb/awesome-shizuku · Python

    A curated catalog of Android apps that use Shizuku, a tool that lets normal apps call privileged system APIs through ADB on a non-rooted device.

  4. 7

    universal-modder

    8.1Krehan-remade/universal-modder · Python

    Universal Modder gives Claude Code (and other AI coding agents) a set of Agent Skills, a CLI called 'um', and a fal MCP server so the agent can find, reverse-engineer, and mod almost any PC game you own, then generate art, 3D, audio, test the mod in-game, and record a showcase video.

  5. 8

    dlssg_for_sm86

    4.6Ksdli1995/dlssg_for_sm86 · HTML

    DLSSG Native is a DLL mod that lets NVIDIA RTX 20 (SM75) and RTX 30 (SM86) series GPUs run DLSS Frame Generation in D3D12 games, even though NVIDIA doesn't officially support frame generation on those cards. It bundles its own C++ wrapper, PTX/Cubin kernels for both GPU generations, and the 310.1 inference model into a single DLL instead of using NVIDIA's original feature DLL.

  6. 9

    DLSS-NR-on-AMD

    2.5Kdanielblnc/DLSS-NR-on-AMD

    This is a mod that lets you run DLSS 5 Neural Rendering on AMD Radeon GPUs (RX 7000/9000 series) in any DirectX 12 game that supports FSR, by reimplementing the DLSS neural network runtime for AMD hardware from scratch.

  7. 10

    quiver-launcher

    2.2Ktgeorgiadis/quiver-launcher · C#

    Quiver Launcher is a desktop app for downloading, installing, and running apps and games from GitHub and GitLab releases, backed by a personal library, a community app catalog, and mod management support.

  8. 11

    NotProton

    1.7KNotProtonNot/NotProton · Scala

    NotProton unlocks the 'Steam Play' feature of the Linux Steam client inside the macOS Steam app, letting Windows-only games run on a Mac through a ported version of Valve's Proton.

  9. 12

    MFG-Unlocker

    1.4Kdashdogy/MFG-Unlocker · C++

    An experimental Windows mod that unlocks higher DLSS Multi Frame Generation (MFG) multipliers, up to 6X, for games on NVIDIA RTX 40 series GPUs that already support Streamline DLSS Frame Generation.

  10. 13

    CircuitLordVRModInstaller

    1.3KCircuitLord/CircuitLordVRModInstaller · C#

    This is a one-click Windows installer for CircuitLord's full VR conversion mods: Big Walk VR and Titanfall 2 VR. It finds your game install, sets up the required mod loader, installs the mod, and can launch the game straight into VR.

  11. 14

    Sunrise

    1.3Kstanuwu/Sunrise · C++

    Sunrise is a mod that installs onto an old build of Destiny 2 and lets you play it offline, loading into destinations and exploring them without connecting to any servers.

  12. 15

    SkyCraft

    1.2Kchasmlol/SkyCraft · C++

    SkyCraft lets you play Skyrim as if you were a Minecraft player: you move with Minecraft's physics, carry Minecraft's inventory and HUD, and place/break Minecraft blocks inside Skyrim's actual world, fighting Skyrim's NPCs with Minecraft weapons.

  13. 16

    ReSkate

    1.2KDingo-Shenanigans/ReSkate · C++

    ReSkate is a fan-made mod framework and launcher for EA's skateboarding game 'skate.' that lets you play fully offline, host your own multiplayer lobbies or dedicated servers, and install mods.

  14. 17

    DLSS-5-MANAGER

    1.1KNODIX-TECH/DLSS-5-MANAGER · F#

    DLSS 5 Manager is a Windows desktop tool billed as the first intelligent manager and one-click mod installer for NVIDIA DLSS 5, ReShade, and Streamline in games.

  15. 18

    LASRecomp

    1.1Kpeiikai/LASRecomp · C

    LAS Recomp statically recompiles The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch, 2019) into a native application for Windows, macOS and Linux, with a built-in randomizer.

  16. 19

    DLSS5oneclick

    1.1Kfaisalkindi/DLSS5oneclick · Rust

    DLSS5oneclick is a one-click Windows tool that installs a leaked DLSS 5 neural-rendering build into any DirectX 11/12 PC game, whether or not that game already ships its own DLSS, so you get RTX neural upscaling even in titles Nvidia has not officially patched.

  17. 20

    iw4L

    1.1Kvladtrc/iw4L · Rust

    IW4L is a Call of Duty runtime written from scratch in Rust on Bevy and wgpu. You point it at an existing Modern Warfare 2 install you already own, and it loads that game's data into its own independent engine using reverse-engineered on-disk layouts.

  18. 21

    DLSS5-Autopilot

    898Kizzuwatnaa/DLSS5-Autopilot · Python

    DLSS5-Autopilot is a Windows tool that injects NVIDIA's DLSS 5 neural rendering into PC games that never shipped it, and upgrades games that already have older DLSS. It scans your library, picks one of eight install routes based on the game and your GPU, fetches the needed files from their publishers, and can fully uninstall itself afterward.

  19. 22

    dlss-unlocked

    841ShyVortex/dlss-unlocked · Rich Text Format

    DLSS-Unlocked is a mod that unlocks DLSS 3 Frame Generation, Multi-Frame Generation (2X/3X/4X), and DLSS Neural Rendering on any NVIDIA RTX 20/30/40 series GPU, in any DirectX 12 game that natively supports DLSS2 or DLSS3.

  20. 23

    OptiScaler-DLSSNR-PreSR-Multipass

    825wilsjo2/OptiScaler-DLSSNR-PreSR-Multipass · C++

    This is an experimental fork of OptiScalerDLSSNR that adds optional NVIDIA Neural Rendering before DLSS Super Resolution, with configurable multipass processing and per-pass strength controls for games.

  21. 24

    Xbox360PeerPressure

    754grimdoomer/Xbox360PeerPressure

    Peer Pressure is a persistent softmod exploit for the Xbox 360. It modifies the console's NAND image and HDD security sectors to trigger a chain of DMA attacks at startup, letting you run unsigned code and homebrew.

  22. 25

    pokeheartgold

    716ctrl-cheeb-del/pokeheartgold · C

    It's a full decompilation of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver for the Nintendo DS, reconstructing the entire games in source code form.

  23. 26

    HelixSR

    628lonewolf0622/HelixSR

    HelixSR makes NVIDIA's DLSS neural network (Model E) run on AMD GPUs by implementing it as plain Direct3D 12 compute shaders, giving AMD GPU owners DLSS-quality upscaling (including Ultra Performance and DLAA modes) without needing NVIDIA hardware or drivers.

  24. 27

    mcopt

    471noahdunnagan/mcopt · Java

    mcopt is a Minecraft mod that adds a native Metal renderer for Minecraft: Java Edition, aimed specifically at making the game run faster on Apple Silicon Macs.

  25. 28

    decomp.wtf

    460i12bp8/decomp.wtf · Python

    decomp.wtf lets the AI coding agent you already use decompile a game you own into C code, one function at a time, then verifies each attempt compiles with the game's original compiler to the exact same bytes.

  26. 29

    p2-rtx

    391xoxor4d/p2-rtx · C++

    This is a mod for Portal 2 that makes the original game compatible with Nvidia's RTX Remix path-tracing framework by manually reimplementing the game's fixed-function rendering pipeline.

  27. 30

    D2R-3D

    316emmericp/D2R-3D · C++

    A mod that adds a free, rotatable 3D camera to Diablo II: Resurrected, replacing the game's fixed isometric view.

  28. 31

    dlss5-bridge

    308NIGos/dlss5-bridge · C++

    DLSS 5 Bridge is a ReShade add-on that lets DLSS 5 Neural Rendering add-ons work in DirectX 11 and Vulkan games, which normally only support DLSS through D3D12/NGX, and it can also fake DLSS-like inputs via NVIDIA Optical Flow for games that have no DLSS at all.

  29. 32

    SuperAstra

    291ScottStevenson/SuperAstra · Python

    SuperAstra is a desktop companion that lets an AI agent called Astra investigate and alter a running SNES game in BizHawk through natural-language prompts, writing new memory routines or cartridge patches on the fly.

  30. 33

    SteamDaddy-Backup

    290Contrary7/SteamDaddy-Backup · PowerShell

    SteamDaddy is a Windows tool that replaces SteamTools and GreenLuma for unlocking Steam games and DLCs, fixing 'No Internet Connection' and purchase errors, managing game manifests, and auto-patching online multiplayer fixes, all from a native UI inside the Steam client.

  31. 34

    d4r

    288countervolts/d4r · C++

    d4r runs NVIDIA's official DLSS Super Resolution library inside Windows games on AMD Radeon GPUs under Linux and Proton, translating the DLSS network through ZLUDA (CUDA on ROCm/HIP) and replacing the heaviest kernels with hand-written RDNA3/RDNA4 code. It supports the DLSS 3 CNN model and the DLSS 4/4.5 transformer models; DLSS 5 is not supported.

  32. 35

    PeakMap

    258qWojtpl/PeakMap · C#

    PeakMap is a companion project for the game PEAK that shows a daily map with locations of luggage, belltowers, capybaras, amulets, the Tomb and other points of interest, built from data gathered by an in-game plugin.

  33. 36

    zombies-declassified

    197Logo-2K/zombies-declassified · C#

    A work-in-progress PC port of Black Ops 2's unreleased DLC 5: the cut Zombies maps, ported, polished and bug-fixed to feel as close to an official Treyarch release as possible.

  34. 37

    MGSPatriotFix

    168ShizCalev/MGSPatriotFix · C++

    It's a bugfix and quality-of-life mod for the 'Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 2' releases of MGS4 and MGS Peace Walker on PC.

  35. 38

    ArkWeb

    167luki-1/ArkWeb · C++

    ArkWeb is an experimental Windows mod that lets you play Spider-Man Remastered's own movement (swinging, wall running, wall crawling, point launches) with a controller while looking at Batman: Arkham Knight's Gotham, with Gotham's collision streamed into Spider-Man's physics world.

  36. 39

    Rise-6.9.5

    165NoHackClient/Rise-6.9.5 · Java

    Rise 6.9.5 is an open-source rebuild of a Minecraft hacked/cheat client: the original closed-source RiseClient 6.9.5 was decompiled, deobfuscated, renamed and cleaned up so the source can be built and modified.

  37. 40

    ninja-ripper-2.10

    110thienbao1233/ninja-ripper-2.10

    Ninja Ripper is a tool that hooks into a running game's rendering pipeline and extracts the 3D meshes, textures, and shaders exactly as the GPU is drawing them, without needing to reverse-engineer the game's file formats.

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