From 8a3771e8955ff9d349e3c3fd594dd02b4ad62e7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vinta Chen Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:15:08 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] feat: add pygame-ce to Game Development > Game Frameworks MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Challenger to pygame: the community fork where long-time contributors now develop, a drop-in replacement (same import name), and community guidance for new projects favors it — adoption-trajectory evidence verified by web search. 642.5K downloads/month (pepy), 1.6K stars, created 2023, pushed 2026-08. Upstream pygame itself has been quiet since 2025-11. Slots into the open challenger position ahead of arcade (85.3K/mo). Co-Authored-By: Claude --- README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 729f8d69..abc9dcbc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -960,6 +960,7 @@ _Awesome game development libraries._ - Game Frameworks - [pygame](https://github.com/pygame/pygame) - Pygame is a set of Python modules designed for writing games. - [pyglet](https://github.com/pyglet/pyglet) - A cross-platform windowing and multimedia library for Python. + - [pygame-ce](https://github.com/pygame-community/pygame-ce) - An actively developed drop-in replacement with new features and performance improvements ([pygame](https://github.com/pygame/pygame) fork). - [arcade](https://github.com/pythonarcade/arcade) - Arcade is a modern Python framework for crafting games with compelling graphics and sound. - Visual Novels - [renpy](https://github.com/renpy/renpy) - A Visual Novel engine.