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24 alternatives to Release Cycles - a game that won the Github Game off 2012

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Release Cycles - a game that won the Github Game off 2012 launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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GitHub News, using a peak detection algorithm to detect trending repos▲184
Link RATUKILAT77 menghadirkan panduan lengkap dengan strategi simpel agar peluang menang semakin besar setiap hari. Nikmati pengalaman bermain game slot online dengan sistem modern, akses cepat, dan potensi kemenangan fantastis dari platform gaming terpercaya yang siap bikin cuan makin maksimal.
2016 · gitlogs.com · its alternatives →
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Outwitters▲57
Asynchronous hex based strategy goodness
2015 · onemanleft.com · its alternatives →
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Gamewheel▲73
Empowering creators in the digital world
2015 · gamewheel.com · its alternatives →
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A small game where you have to guess the stars of GitHub repositories▲5
Hey everyone, here is a small project I've built over the last weekend. I'd love to know what you think :)
May 2026 · starguessr.vincentwill.com · its alternatives →
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Polygon Longform - Atlas Reactor▲55
How an MMO studio created a great competitive game
2015 · polygon.com · its alternatives →
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SimpleRockets▲54
A sandbox space experience 🚀
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Flowhub▲85
Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)
2014 · 12bet.review · its alternatives →
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GitPoints▲69
A game for your developer team to improve the code culture
2014 · its alternatives →
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Games on GitHub▲72
A list of popular/awesome videos games, add-ons, maps, etc.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Planetarium▲61
An 8-bit planet generator
2015 · managore.itch.io · its alternatives →
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Just released the Beta of CraftStudio, my coop game-making platform▲9
2013 · craftstud.io · its alternatives →
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Startup Slack Simulator, result of 2 day game jam▲8
2018 · free-lives-jam-may-2018.now.sh · its alternatives →
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Lepton▲9
A Lean Cross-Platform Snippet App based on GitHub Gist
2017 · hackjutsu.com · its alternatives →
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I built a Macrodata Refinement game inspired by Severance▲5
Fully leaned into vibe coding this time around. Started on v0, at some point ejected into running locally (getting v0's exported folder to run locally was a challenge), then iterated with Cursor over the course of a few hours. Really neat how much can be accomplished just conversationally these days.
2025 · macrodata-refinement.arjit.me · its alternatives →
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Codebattle – game for coders▲7
2015 · battle.hexlet.io · its alternatives →
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DevFlip: Marketplace for Video Game Developers▲6
2018 · devflip.com · its alternatives →
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Push/Pull Factory. My Github Game Off game▲5
2012 · pushpullfactory.gageh.us · its alternatives →
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24a2, an ultra minimalist game engine▲5
2020 · 24a2.routley.io · its alternatives →
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Open sourcing backend of our turn-based multiplayer gaming platform▲9
2015 · bitbucket.org · its alternatives →
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CodeJunkers – HTML5 Loot-Based Programming Game▲6
2017 · codejunkers.com · its alternatives →
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My 12yo Dev This Game and Released to iOS/Android/HTML5 Using LibGDX▲9
2015 · pizzascripters.com · its alternatives →
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I created a platform that gives indie games a better chance at exposure▲7
นักล่าเกมถูก เว็บไซต์ที่ช่วยคุณ เช็คและเปรียบเทียบราคาเกมที่ถูกที่สุด ค้นหาเกมที่คุณต้องการได้ที่ Gamehunt.co
2016 · gamehunt.co · its alternatives →
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SpatialOS - Public Beta▲12
A platform for building games of ‘unprecedented size’
2017 · its alternatives →
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Fallgate – A tiny game built in TypeScript▲6
2019 · mbforbes.github.io · its alternatives →

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