Ebitengine (v2) by hajimehoshi
A dead simple 2D game engine for Go
About Ebitengine (v2)
From the project's README at github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Ebitengine (formerly known as Ebiten) is an open source game engine for the Go programming language. Ebitengine's simple API allows you to quickly and easily develop 2D games that can be deployed across multiple platforms.
Website (ebitengine.org) API Reference Cheat Sheet Awesome Ebitengine Platforms
Windows (No Cgo required!) macOS (No Cgo required!) Linux FreeBSD Android iOS WebAssembly Nintendo Switch Xbox (Xbox support is limited and not available to ev
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 13k | github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten |
| GitHub forks | 764 | github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 12.9 years | since Jun 2013 |
| Last commit | 4 days ago | May 3, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 163 | last: 2 months ago |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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Ready to self-host Ebitengine (v2)?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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