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kun-galgame-forum vs Valour
kun-galgame-forum has 2,220 GitHub stars, 80 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Valour has 400 stars, 43 forks, 88 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. kun-galgame-forum leads on adoption by 455% (2,220 vs 400 stars). kun-galgame-forum is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; Valour is written in C# under AGPL-3.0. kun-galgame-forum has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, Valour 11%. kun-galgame-forum was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| kun-galgame-forum | Valour | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 2.2K | ★ 400 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | C# |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 80 | ⑂ 43 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick kun-galgame-forum if
- You weight community size — 2.2K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Valour if
- You want the Valour feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and Valour fits your workflow better
About kun-galgame-forum
English 日本語 简体中文 繁體中文 Contact us: Telegram Discord The image is sourced from the game Ark Order and features the character KUN (鲲). AI assisted development: Since version 5.1.0 , this project has used LLM assisted development tools, including Codex and Claude Code. All code through version 5.0.70 was written entirely by hand. The last fully hand written revision is v5.0.70 (commit b4ad59e). 鲲 Galgame 论坛 (KUN Galgame Forum) Website Introduction 鲲 Galgame is a community of people who love visual novels and Galgames. Its public sites include: 鲲 Galgame 论坛 (this project) 鲲 Galgame 表情包 鲲 Galgame 开发文档 鲲 Galgame 导航 鲲…
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About Valour
Valour Valour is an open source community platform built with .NET and Blazor. Communities are called planets. Each planet can have chat channels, thread feeds, wikis, voice and video calls, roles, an economy, and a village where members walk around and meet. The client supports tabs, splits, and multiple open conversations. Use the app at app.valour.gg or visit valour.gg for the public website. The documentation index covers development, hosting, and architecture. Codebase The web host references the shared client UI. The server serves API and SignalR requests and can serve the browser client and its static…
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Frequently asked questions
Is kun-galgame-forum or Valour more popular?
kun-galgame-forum has 2,220 GitHub stars and Valour has 400. kun-galgame-forum has the larger community by that measure.
Are kun-galgame-forum and Valour free?
Both are open source. kun-galgame-forum is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Valour under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between kun-galgame-forum and Valour?
kun-galgame-forum is written in Go and Valour in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, kun-galgame-forum or Valour?
Choose kun-galgame-forum if you want the larger community (2,220 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Valour if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.