diff --git a/games/golly/Makefile b/games/golly/Makefile
index 90f3561634fb..c3deb76b8c4b 100644
--- a/games/golly/Makefile
+++ b/games/golly/Makefile
@@ -1,54 +1,52 @@
 PORTNAME=	golly
-DISTVERSION=	4.3
-PORTREVISION=	2
+DISTVERSION=	5.0
 DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	-src
 CATEGORIES=	games
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	eduardo@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Conway's Game of Life and other cellular automata
 WWW=		https://golly.sourceforge.net/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/../docs/License.html
 
 USES=		gl gmake localbase python sdl
 USE_GL=		gl
 USE_SDL=	sdl2
 USE_WX=		3.2
 
 MAKEFILE=	makefile-gtk
 BINARY_ALIAS=	g++=${CC} python3=${PYTHON_CMD} wx-config=${WX_CONFIG}
 
 DESKTOP_ENTRIES=	"Golly" \
 			"${COMMENT}" \
 			"${PREFIX}/share/pixmaps/golly.xpm" \
 			"${PREFIX}/bin/golly" \
 			"Education;" \
 			""
 
 PATCH_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/..
 WRKSRC_SUBDIR=	gui-wx
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/bgolly \
 		bin/golly \
 		share/pixmaps/golly.xpm
 PORTDATA=	Help Patterns Rules Scripts
 
 pre-build:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%%DATADIR%%|${DATADIR}|g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/wxmain.cpp ${WRKSRC}/wxhelp.cpp
-	@${RMDIR} ${WRKSRC}/../Scripts/Python/glife/__pycache__
 
 # There is no install target at makefile-gtk
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/../golly ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/../bgolly ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 
 	(cd ${WRKSRC}/.. && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} "${PORTDATA}" ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR})
 
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/pixmaps
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/icons/appicon.xpm \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/pixmaps/golly.xpm
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/games/golly/distinfo b/games/golly/distinfo
index 129b584e5c00..7cf2752b4d45 100644
--- a/games/golly/distinfo
+++ b/games/golly/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1716366217
-SHA256 (golly-4.3-src.tar.gz) = 51d2478063e7ec50cde2b61381f3c1028604e45182e374cff0e14199822a081d
-SIZE (golly-4.3-src.tar.gz) = 15488205
+TIMESTAMP = 1761551670
+SHA256 (golly-5.0-src.tar.gz) = 5835cde428153f9b840ba94a4359e5cb26eb302e7ac01a097cd7f5a5c8303611
+SIZE (golly-5.0-src.tar.gz) = 17940916
diff --git a/games/golly/files/patch-gui-wx_wxhelp.cpp b/games/golly/files/patch-gui-wx_wxhelp.cpp
index 4ec34bc65615..065adde4da19 100644
--- a/games/golly/files/patch-gui-wx_wxhelp.cpp
+++ b/games/golly/files/patch-gui-wx_wxhelp.cpp
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 Set DATADIR url to Help pages
 
---- gui-wx/wxhelp.cpp.orig	2022-04-19 11:02:31 UTC
+--- gui-wx/wxhelp.cpp.orig	2025-07-07 22:49:26 UTC
 +++ gui-wx/wxhelp.cpp
-@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ long whenactive;              // when help window beca
+@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ long whenactive;              // when help window beca
  
  long whenactive;              // when help window became active (elapsed millisecs)
  
 -const wxString helphome = _("Help/index.html");    // contents page
 +const wxString helphome = _("%%DATADIR%%/Help/index.html");    // contents page
  wxString currhelp = helphome;                      // current help file
  const wxString lexicon_name = _("lexicon");        // name of lexicon layer
  
-@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ void ShowAboutBox()
+@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ void ShowAboutBox()
  #ifdef __WXMAC__
-     html->SetFontSizes(helpfontsize);
+     html->SetFontSizes(13); // must be a fixed size (not helpfontsize)
  #endif
 -    html->CheckAndLoad(_("Help/about.html"));
 +    html->CheckAndLoad(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/about.html"));
      
      // avoid HtmlView::OnSize calling CheckAndLoad again
      html->canreload = false;
diff --git a/games/golly/files/patch-gui-wx_wxmain.cpp b/games/golly/files/patch-gui-wx_wxmain.cpp
index 6a379c8678c1..7d9e42f541b3 100644
--- a/games/golly/files/patch-gui-wx_wxmain.cpp
+++ b/games/golly/files/patch-gui-wx_wxmain.cpp
@@ -1,56 +1,56 @@
 Set DATADIR url to Help pages
 
---- gui-wx/wxmain.cpp.orig	2021-01-23 03:06:47 UTC
+--- gui-wx/wxmain.cpp.orig	2025-09-26 02:31:41 UTC
 +++ gui-wx/wxmain.cpp
-@@ -1446,29 +1446,29 @@ void MainFrame::OnMenu(wxCommandEvent& event)
+@@ -1410,29 +1410,29 @@ void MainFrame::OnMenu(wxCommandEvent& event)
          case ID_TILE:           ToggleTileLayers(); break;
              
          // Help menu
 -        case ID_HELP_INDEX:     ShowHelp(_("Help/index.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_INTRO:     ShowHelp(_("Help/intro.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_TIPS:      ShowHelp(_("Help/tips.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_ALGOS:     ShowHelp(_("Help/algos.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_LEXICON:   ShowHelp(_("Help/Lexicon/lex.htm")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_ARCHIVES:  ShowHelp(_("Help/archives.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_LUA:       ShowHelp(_("Help/lua.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_OVERLAY:   ShowHelp(_("Help/overlay.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_PYTHON:    ShowHelp(_("Help/python.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_INDEX:     ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/index.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_INTRO:     ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/intro.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_TIPS:      ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/tips.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_ALGOS:     ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/algos.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_LEXICON:   ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/Lexicon/lex.htm")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_ARCHIVES:  ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/archives.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_LUA:       ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/lua.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_OVERLAY:   ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/overlay.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_PYTHON:    ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/python.html")); break;
          case ID_HELP_KEYBOARD:  ShowHelp(SHOW_KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_MOUSE:     ShowHelp(_("Help/mouse.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_FILE:      ShowHelp(_("Help/file.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_EDIT:      ShowHelp(_("Help/edit.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_CONTROL:   ShowHelp(_("Help/control.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_VIEW:      ShowHelp(_("Help/view.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_LAYER:     ShowHelp(_("Help/layer.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_HELP:      ShowHelp(_("Help/help.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_REFS:      ShowHelp(_("Help/refs.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_FORMATS:   ShowHelp(_("Help/formats.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_BOUNDED:   ShowHelp(_("Help/bounded.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_PROBLEMS:  ShowHelp(_("Help/problems.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_CHANGES:   ShowHelp(_("Help/changes.html")); break;
 -        case ID_HELP_CREDITS:   ShowHelp(_("Help/credits.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_MOUSE:     ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/mouse.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_FILE:      ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/file.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_EDIT:      ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/edit.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_CONTROL:   ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/control.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_VIEW:      ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/view.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_LAYER:     ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/layer.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_HELP:      ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/help.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_REFS:      ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/refs.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_FORMATS:   ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/formats.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_BOUNDED:   ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/bounded.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_PROBLEMS:  ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/problems.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_CHANGES:   ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/changes.html")); break;
 +        case ID_HELP_CREDITS:   ShowHelp(_("%%DATADIR%%/Help/credits.html")); break;
          case ID_HELP_BUTT:      ShowHelp(wxEmptyString); break;
          case wxID_ABOUT:        ShowAboutBox(); break;