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uBlock vs biomes-game
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars, 4,354 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. biomes-game has 2,677 stars, 344 forks, 14 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 2,438% (67,937 vs 2,677 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; biomes-game is written in TypeScript under MIT. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, biomes-game 13%. uBlock 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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| uBlock | biomes-game | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 2.7K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-05-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 344 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick uBlock if
- You weight community size — 68K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick biomes-game if
- You want the biomes-game feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and biomes-game fits your workflow better
About uBlock
uBlock Origin is a CPU and memory efficient, wide spectrum content blocker for Chromium and Firefox, aimed at anyone who wants ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, anti blockers and malware sites neutralised by default without hand tuning anything.
read the full uBlock overview →
About biomes-game
Biomes is an MIT licensed open source sandbox MMORPG that runs in the browser, built with Next.js, TypeScript, React and WebAssembly, and it serves both players who want a massively multiplayer world without installing a client and developers who want to run, study or extend that world themselves.
read the full biomes-game overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or biomes-game more popular?
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars and biomes-game has 2,677. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and biomes-game free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and biomes-game under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and biomes-game?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and biomes-game in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, uBlock or biomes-game?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,937 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose biomes-game if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.