Side-scrolling games

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In a side scrolling game the character is seen from the side, usually walking from the start at the left to the end on the right side.

List of Side-scrolling games[edit]

This is a list of free/libre side-scrolling games:



Game Screenshot Last Release Genres Description
SuperTux Supertux030.jpg 2021-12-23 Side-scrolling platform game
SuperTux
Supertux030.jpg
SuperTux v0.6.0
GenresSide-scrolling platform game
Latest release0.6.3  (Announcement)
Release dateDecember 23rd, 2021
PlatformsLinux, Mac, Windows, FreeBSD, Haiku
DevelopersBill Kendrick (retired from project), Ingo Ruhnke, others
Code licenseGPLv3[1]
Media licenseGPL[2], CC BY-SA[3]
P. languageC++
LibrarySDL
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SuperTux is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch:
supertux 
Slackware logo.svg Slackware: supertux 
Openlogo-debianV2.svg Debian: supertux 
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: supertux  
Gentoo Linux logo matte.svg Gentoo: games-arcade/supertux 
UbuntuCoF.svg Ubuntu: supertux 
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: supertux 
Mageia logo small.jpg Mageia: supertux 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: org.supertuxproject.SuperTux 
Snapcraft-logo.svg Snap: supertux 
Daemon-phk.svg FreeBSD: supertux 
Haiku (operating system) logo.svg Haiku: games-arcade/supertux

SuperTux is a 2D side-scrolling platform game featuring Tux the Linux penguin mascot, inspired by the Super Mario series.[4] It is programmed in C++.

SuperTux was originally created by Bill Kendrick. Ingo Ruhnke created many of the levels.

It is licensed under the GPLv3.[1]

TunnelWars TunnelWars.jpg 1998-09-09 Platform
TunnelWars
TunnelWars.jpg
GenrePlatform
Latest release1.0
Release dateSeptember 9th, 1998
DeveloperGreg Ratajik
Code licenseGPL
P. languageC
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TunnelWars is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

TunnelWars is a 2D side scrolling parallax game written in C by Greg Ratajik. The latest release is on September 9, 1998, and is released under GNU General Public License.[5][6] It was written for the OS/2 operating system.

BuggyGame Buggygame.jpg 2007-03-28 Side-scrolling games
buggyGame
Buggygame.jpg
Screenshot of buggyGame
GenresSide-scrolling games
Latest release0.3
Release dateMarch 28th, 2007
DeveloperChris Hopp
Code licenseGPL v2[7]
Media licenseFree Art License[7]
P. languagePython
LibraryPygame
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buggyGame is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

buggyGame is a single-player side-scrolling survival-exploration game where a moon buggy is driven across the surface of Earth and Moon. Written by Chris Hopp during the Ludum Dare competition the game uses the Python programming language and the Pygame library.

The story goes that the player is an astronaut about to explore the moon, but his/her buggy just bluescreened (apparently, it was written using the Evil Empire's code). The player must now manually navigate his/her frail buggy to his/her rocket to win.

The code is licensed under the GPL v2 while the media is licensed under the Free Art License.[7]

Moon-buggy Moon-buggy.png 2004-12-27 Side-scrolling game
Moon-buggy
Moon-buggy.png
GenreSide-scrolling game
Latest release1.0 (stable), 1.0.51 (experimental)
Release date2004-12-27 (st.), 2006-03-19 (ex.)
DeveloperJochen Voss
Code licenseGPLv2
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Moon-buggy is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Moon-buggy is a character-based game where you drive a car across the moon surface. You cannot stop, so you have to jump in time over any craters your car might meet.

Battery Screen9 30.png 2009-03-31 Side scroller
Battery
Screen9 30.png
GenreSide scroller
Latest release1.09
Release dateMarch 31st 2009
DeveloperMaxim Markaitis
Code licensesOSL, CPL-1.0 [8]
P. languagesJava
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Battery is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Battery is a browser based top-down scrolling game written by Maxim Markaitis in the Java programming language.

XBlast Xblast.jpg 2006-06-16 Multiplayer,Side-scroller,Arcade
XBlast
Xblast.jpg
GenresMultiplayer,Side-scroller,Arcade
Latest release2.10.4
Release dateJune 16th, 2006
DevelopersXBlast development team
Code licenseGPL
P. languageC
LibrariesX11
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XBlast is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

XBlast is a multiplayer only side-scroller, arcade bomberman like game. The latest version of the game is 2.10.4 on June 16th, 2006.[9] It is written in the C programming language.[10] It is licensed under GPLv2.[11]

Trip on the Funny Boat Trip-on-the-Funny-Boat.jpg March 27, 2007 side-scrolling arcade shooter
Trip on the Funny Boat
Trip-on-the-Funny-Boat.jpg
Genresside-scrolling arcade shooter
Latest release1.5
Release dateMarch 27, 2007
DevelopersPuskutraktori (code, graphics and sound effects by Pekka "pekuja" Kujansuu, graphics and code by Olli "Hectigo" Etuaho, music by Joona "JDruid" Karjalainen); Konstantin Yegupov; uses fonts by Bitstream Inc.
Code licensesGPLv2+; the PixelPerfect library is public domain
Media licenseExpat license
P. languagePython.
LibraryPixelPerfect
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Trip on the Funny Boat is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Trip on the Funny Boat is a side-scrolling arcade shooter game made by the team Puskutraktori. It is written in Python. It was made for PyWeek 2 competition.

Osgg Osgg.jpg 2016-08-17 Arcade
Osgg
Osgg.jpg
GenresArcade
Latest release1.0
Release dateAugust 17th, 2016
DeveloperJimmy Christensen
Code licenseGPL v3[12]
Media licensesGPL v3, Font: Artistic License v1 or later[12]
P. languageC++
LibrariesSDL, OpenGL
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Osgg is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: osgg


osgg is a Side-scroller/arcade lunar-lander-like game. It is written by Jimmy Christensen and licensed under the GPLv3.[13][14] It is written in the C++ programming language using the SDL library.

SDL-Ball SDL-Ball.jpg 2020-10-04 arcade
SDL-Ball
SDL-Ball.jpg
Genresarcade
Latest release1.04
Release dateOctober 4th, 2020
DeveloperJimmy Christensen
Code licenseGPL[15]
Media licensesGPL[15], Font: Artistic License v1 or later[16]
P. languageC++
LibrariesSDL, OpenGL
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SDL-Ball is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: sdl-ball

SDL-Ball is an arcade breakout-like game. It is written by Jimmy Christensen and licensed under the GPLv3.[17][18] It is written in the C++ programming language using the SDL library.

Word War vi Wordwarvi snap 007 3.jpg 2021-02-01 Side-scrolling, Arcade
Word War vi
Wordwarvi snap 007 3.jpg
GenresSide-scrolling, Arcade
Latest release1.0.4  (Announcement)
Release dateFebruary 1st, 2021
DeveloperStephen M Cameron
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseCreative Commons Attribution
P. languageC
LibraryGTK
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Word War vi is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Word War vi is a 2D side-scrolling arcade game in which the player pilots a vi spacecraft to get rid of the memory hogging emacs. It was written by Stephen M Cameron in the C programming language.[19][20]The sound media are all licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license.[21] The rest of the game is licensed under the GPLv2.[22] The latest version of the game is 0.26 released on August 9th, 2009.[23] The game represents a video game interpretation of the lighthearted editor war, an important element of hacker culture.

X-Moto X-Moto 0.2.7.jpg 2023-03-05 Side-scroller
X-moto
X-Moto 0.2.7.jpg
GenreSide-scroller
Latest release0.6.2  (Announcement)
Release dateMarch 5th, 2023
PlatformsWindows, Linux, FreeBSD, Haiku
DevelopersRasmus Neckelmann, Nicolas Adenis-Lamarre, Emmanuel Gorse, Jens Erler, others
Code licenseGPLv2
Media licenseGPLv2
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X-moto is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
Slackware logo.svg Slackware: xmoto 
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Arch AUR:
xmoto 
Openlogo-debianV2.svg Debian: xmoto 
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: xmoto  
Gentoo Linux logo matte.svg Gentoo: games-sports/xmoto 
UbuntuCoF.svg Ubuntu: xmoto 
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: xmoto 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: org.tuxfamily.XMoto 
Haiku (operating system) logo.svg Haiku: games-sports/xmoto

X-Moto is a clone of the motorcycle simulation game Elastomania which in turn was a clone of the commercial DOS game Action SuperCross. Both the code and media are licensed under the GPLv2.[24][25] The latest version of the game is 0.6.1 released in June 2020.[26]

Bloboats Bloboats.png 2010-11-23 Racing
Bloboats
Bloboats.png
Screenshot of Bloboats
GenreRacing
Latest release1.0.2
Release dateNovember 23rd, 2010
Code licenseGPL[27]
Media licensesData: GPL[27] Sounds: Creative Commons Sampling Plus License[28][29]
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Bloboats is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Bloboats is a side-scrolling arcade racing game. The game is similar to X-Moto, but the player controls a jet boat instead of a motorcycle.

The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M. The secret chronicles sc1.png 2020-05-18 Platform game
The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M.
The secret chronicles sc1.png
The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M.
GenrePlatform game
Latest release2.1.0  (Announcement)
Release dateMay 18th, 2020
Code licenseGPL v3[30]
Media licenseGPL v3[30]
P. languageC++
LibrarySDL
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The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M. is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: tsc

The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M. (TSC) is a fork of Secret Maryo Chronicles, developed since the latter ceased development.[31]

ReTux Retux.png 2023-02-01 Platformer
ReTux
Retux.png
ReTux
GenrePlatformer
Latest release1.6.2  (Announcement)
Release dateFebruary 1st, 2023
DeveloperThe Diligent Circle
Code licenseGPL[32]
Media licensevarious (all libre)[33]
P. languagePython
LibrarySeclusion Game Engine
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ReTux is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch AUR:
retux-bin  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: retux 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: io.github.retux_game.retux

ReTux (stylized as "reTux" in-game) is a libre 2-D platformer written in Python and utilizing media from SuperTux.

Although ReTux re-uses the art assets of SuperTux, no code from SuperTux is used in ReTux. The software portion of ReTux is entirely new, written in Python and based on the Seclusion Game Engine.

The main game contains 41 levels split into 5 worldmaps. Each level also has a Tux doll which can be found for bonus points and 100% completion.

It was previously distributed commercially, but released to the public at no charge in April 2017.[34]

Apricots Apricots.png 2023-05-12 Arcade, Side-scroller
Apricots
Apricots.png
GenresArcade, Side-scroller
Latest release0.2.8  (Announcement)
Release dateMay 12th, 2023
DevelopersMark Snellgrove, Mark Harman, moggers87
Code licenseGPLv2
Media licenseGPL
P. languageC++
LibrarySDL
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Apricots is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Apricots is a 2D arcade side-scroller game in which you fly an airplane, fire missiles, drop bombs, destroy enemy buildings and planes, trying to stay alive.

The latest version of the game from the old team was 0.2.6 released on August 13th, 2003. In 2019 moggers87 took over this project[35] and released 0.2.7 on February 13th, 2021.[36]

Galaxy Forces V2 Galaxy Forces V2 screenshot.jpg 2015-02-13 Side-scrolling games
Galaxy Forces V2
Galaxy Forces V2 screenshot.jpg
GenreSide-scrolling games
Latest release1.85  (Announcement)
Release dateFebruary 13th, 2015
Code licensePublic domain
Media licensePublic domain
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Galaxy Forces V2 is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Galaxy Forces V2 is a 2D space shooter game with both single and multiplayer game modes. Each player is in control of a ship. The game can both be downloaded and run as a standalone application or run in the web-browser without any need to download or install anything.

Ninjapix Ninjapix.png June 14th, 2008 Side-scroller
Ninjapix
Ninjapix.png
Ninjapix
GenreSide-scroller
Release dateJune 14th, 2008
DevelopersPyMike
Code licenseLGPL[37]
Media licenseLGPL[37]
P. languagePython
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Ninjapix is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Ninjapix is a 2D short side-scrolling game with pixel art style graphics. It was written by PyMike in the Python programming language for the second PyDay competition. The game was released on June 14th, 2008. Both the source code and the media are licensed under the LGPL.[37]

Secret Maryo Chronicles Secret Maryo Chronicles 1.9.png 2009-08-17 Platform game
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Secret Maryo Chronicles
Secret Maryo Chronicles 1.9.png
GenrePlatform game
Latest release1.9
Release dateAugust 17th, 2009
Code licenseGPL v3
Media licenseGPL v3
P. languageC++
LibrarySDL
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Secret Maryo Chronicles is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch AUR:
smc

Secret Maryo Chronicles (SMC) is a 2D platform game with a style designed to be similar to classic side-scrolling games. It uses the platform independent library SDL and, since version 0.98, the OpenGL accelerated Graphics Renderer.[38] The game is developed in C++ and is licensed under the GPLv3.[39] As of 2009-11-27, the latest version of SMC is 1.9 released on August 17th, 2009.

Gilbert and the doors Gilbert and the doors.png 2022-12-31 Side-scrolling games
Gilbert and the doors
Gilbert and the doors.png
Gilbert and the doors
GenreSide-scrolling games
Latest release2.2.5
Release date2022-12-31
DeveloperElectro L.I.B
Code licenseGPLv3
Media licenseGPLv3
P. languageC
LibrarySDL
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Gilbert and the doors is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Gilbert and the doors is a 2D platform game, written in C language/SDL1.2. This is simple, but nice to play. The game contains 22 levels with an evolutive difficulty. Source code ready for Windows and Linux platforms.

Ardentryst Ardentryst.png 2009-05-06 RPG, Side-scroller
Ardentryst
Ardentryst.png
GenreRPG, Side-scroller
Latest release1.71
Release dateMay 6th, 2009
DeveloperElle Trudgett
Code licenseGPLv3
Media licenseCreative Commons 2.5 Attribution 2.5 Australia License
P. languagePython ("preferrably 2.4+")
LibraryPygame
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Ardentryst is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Ardentryst is an RPG and side-scroller written by Elle Trudgett. As of 2009-09-19, the latest version of the game is 1.71 released on May 6th, 2009. It was written in the Python programming language and uses the Pygame library.

The source code is licensed under the GPLv3 while the media is licensed under the Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution 2.5 Australia License.[40]

FLTrator Fltrator21.png 2016-06-25 Arcade, Side-scroller
FLTrator
Fltrator21.png
Screenshot of first level
GenresArcade, Side-scroller
Latest release2.3  (Announcement)
Release dateJune 25th, 2016
Code licenseGPL
Media licensePD / CC BY 3.0
P. languageC++
LibraryFLTK
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FLTrator is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

FLTrator is a simple retro style arcade side-scroller game in which you steer a spaceship through a landscape with hostile rockets and other obstacles. It has ten different levels and a level editor to create new levels or modify the existing.

It is written in C++, uses the FLTK library and has no other dependencies.

SDL Sopwith SDL Sopwith 1.7.1 shooting.png 2022-11-05 Arcade, Side-scroller
SDL Sopwith
SDL Sopwith 1.7.1 shooting.png
Single-player mode
GenresArcade, Side-scroller
Latest release2.1.1  (Announcement)
Release dateNovember 5th, 2022
DevelopersSimon Howard; original: David Clark
Code licenseGPL
LibrarySDL
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SDL Sopwith is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch:
sopwith 
Openlogo-debianV2.svg Debian: sopwith 
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: sopwith  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: sopwith

SDL Sopwith is a port of the old 2D airplane dogfighting game by David Clark, “Sopwith”, to use the SDL. It is being developed by Simon Howard, and is released under GPLv2, like the original. The latest version of the game is 2.1.1 on Nov 5th, 2022.

Hexoshi Hexoshi.png 2018-02-26 Side-scrolling Action-Adventure
Hexoshi
Hexoshi.png
Hexoshi
GenreSide-scrolling Action-Adventure
Latest release0.2  (Announcement)
Release dateFebruary 26th, 2018
DeveloperThe Diligent Circle
Code licenseGPL
Media licensevarious (all libre)
P. languagePython
LibrarySeclusion Game Engine
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Hexoshi is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Hexoshi is an action-adventure maze game similar in style to the original Metroid series. The game consists of exploring the world and gathering "artifacts" scattered around, fighting enemies along the way.

Dave Gnukem DaveGnukem.png 2022-11-28 Side-scrolling, Platform game
Dave Gnukem
DaveGnukem.png
Dave Gnukem
GenreSide-scrolling, Platform game
Latest release1.0.3  (Announcement)
Release dateNovember, 28, 2022
DeveloperDavid Joffe[41]
Code licenseGPLv2, MIT
Media licenseCC-BY, CC0[42]
P. languageC++
LibrarySDL (previously GGI and DirectX)
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Dave Gnukem is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Dave Gnukem is a 2D retro-style platformer shooter inspired by a famous proprietary side scroller game Duke Nukem.[43]

L'Abbaye des Morts Abbaye.png 2016-09-23 Side-scrolling Adventure
L'Abbaye des Morts
Abbaye.png
L'Abbaye des Morts
GenreSide-scrolling Adventure
Latest release2.0.1  (Announcement)
Release dateSeptember 23, 2016
DeveloperLocomalito
Code licenseGPLv3
Media licenseCC-BY[44]
P. languageC
LibrarySDL
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L'Abbaye des Morts is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

L'Abbaye des Morts is a 2D exploration platformer made by Locomalito, released in 2010. Its code was rewritten and open sourced by MoonWatcher, spawning ports to many platforms such as GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Wii, ZX Spectrum, C64, PSP, XBox, Nintendo 3DS and Pokitto.[45][46] Because the media is released under CC-BY license, the game is completely libre.

The game features two sets of graphics to choose from – an oldschool, low color one, and a new, high-color refined set.[47]

FRaBs Abuse.png 2000-12-10 Side-scrolling Action-Adventure
fRaBs
Abuse.png
fRaBs
GenreSide-scrolling Action-Adventure
Latest release2.1  (Announcement)
Release dateDecember 10th, 2000
Code licensepublic domain
Media licensepublic domain[48]
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fRaBs is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

fRaBs, short for Free Abuse, is a liberated version of a 1995 shareware game Abuse.[48] Abuse was mostly released into public domain, with the exception of music, sounds effects and data exclusive to the commercial (registered) version, which included all levels above 4.[49][50] To fill in the missing pieces, fRaBs project was started.

Infinite Tux InfiniteTux.png 2019-02-26 Platform game
Infinite Tux
InfiniteTux.png
GenresPlatform game
Latest release1.1sfx  (Announcement)
Release dateFebruary 26, 2019
Code licenseGPLv3
Media licenseGPLv3[51]
P. languageJava
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Infinite Tux is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Infinite Tux is a 2D platformer game inspired by Infinite Mario. The game is procedurally generated every time it is replayed so you always play a different game.

All of the original Nintendo assets have been replaced with free and open assets.

Clonepoint Clonepoint.png Side-scrolling stealth
Clonepoint
Clonepoint.png
GenresSide-scrolling stealth
Code licenseGPLv3
Media licenseCC0, CC-BY [52]
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Clonepoint is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Clonepoint is a clone of a proprietary game Gunpoint.[53] It is a stealth game where the player has to climb buildings, avoid guards and hack computers.

XEvil XEvil-Linux.png 2000-7-26 Side-scrolling game
XEvil
XEvil-Linux.png
XEvil
GenreSide-scrolling game
Latest release2.02
Release dateJuly 26, 2000
DeveloperSteve Hardt (Unix), Michael Judge (Windows)
Code licenseGNU General Public License v2 or later
Media licenseGNU General Public License v2 or later
P. languageC++
LibraryX11 (Unix), DirectX (Windows)
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XEvil is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

XEvil is a free software platform arena game first released by Steve Hardt at M.I.T on July 26, 1994 over the Project Athena network. Structured as a free-for-all deathmatch between a wide variety of characters with differing traits and abilities, players are pitted against each other or computer controlled bots. Described as "one of the most graphically violent games ever made", the game's website features a tongue-in-cheek disclaimer over its potential offensiveness; the premise has players compete for their rank in hell. Originally developed for Unix systems using the X Windows System, it was later ported to Microsoft Windows systems using DirectX featuring sounds and music. Both versions were released under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later on January 18, 2000. Version 1.5.5 was included on the 100 Great Linux Games and version 1.0.0 on the Linux Cubed Series 8 LINUX Games shovelware collections. Versions were also included on Linux Games++ and the Red Hat Powertools.

Surge the Rabbit Open-Surge.png 2022-09-23 Side-scrolling platform game
Surge the Rabbit
Open-Surge.png
GenresSide-scrolling platform game
Latest release0.6.0.3  (Announcement)
Release dateSeptember 23, 2022
PlatformsLinux, Android, Windows
DeveloperAlexandre Martins, others
Code licenseGPL 3-or-later
Media licensesCC-BY 3.0, CC-0
P. languageC
LibraryAllegro
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Surge the Rabbit is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: opensurge  
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: org.opensurge2d.OpenSurge 
Snapcraft-logo.svg Snap: opensurge 
Daemon-phk.svg FreeBSD: opensurge


Surge the Rabbit is a free software platform game inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog. Up until version 0.1.4 from September 19th, 2010, it was known as OpenSonic before being given a distinct identity in order to become free software (which also allowed it to be packaged on Fedora and Debian, whereas it was previously rejected), being called OpenSurge until version 0.5.2.1. They also emphasize that the underlying engine is usable for original games as well, with a custom scripting system known as SurgeScript.

Opensara POpensara.png 2022-11-13 Platform
opensara
POpensara.png
opensara
GenrePlatform
Latest releaserolling
Release dateNovember 13th, 2022
PlatformsWeb
Developerdevnewton
Code licenseMIT[54]
Media licenseCC-BY, CC0.[54]
P. languageJavaScript
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opensara is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

opensara is a platformer/shmup browser game starring the Open Game Art mascot Sara.

Nightfall Nightfall.png 2023-11-01 Scrolling shooter
Nightfall
Nightfall.png
GenresScrolling shooter
Latest release1.5.1  (Announcement)
Release dateNovember 1, 2023
DevelopersPiga Software
Code licenseGPLv3
Media licenseGPLv3
EngineGambas Arcade Engine 2.0
P. languageGambas 3.x
LibrariesQt, SDL, and the Gambas Runtime Environment.
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Nightfall is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Nightfall is a game made by Piga Software for Halloween 2022 and updated for Halloween 2023. It is a scrolling shooter where the player armed with a shotgun faces attacks from various monsters and has to dodge or shoot them, before facing a final battle with a vampire at the five minute mark. It was written in Gambas 3.17.3 and uses Qt 5 for windowing and SDL 2 for audio. Graphics are sourced from the CC0 library from Openclipart with sounds from the public domain portion of Freesound with music from OpenGameArt.org. Development tools used include the Gambas IDE, Inkscape, Audacity, KolourPaint on top of Fedora GNU/Linux. The 1.5.0 update added a splash screen, main menu, help screen, various options, multiple new enemies and a beast mode that activates if the player gets a kill streak.

Adventures on Planet Zephulor Zephulor.png 2006-01-17 Side-scrolling platform shooter
Adventures on Planet Zephulor
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GenresSide-scrolling platform shooter
Latest releaseStable
Release dateJanuary 17, 2006
PlatformsLinux, Windows
DevelopersAaron Hachez, Andrew A. Meier
Code licenseGPL 2-or-later
Media licenseGPL 2-or-later
P. languagePython
LibraryPygame
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Adventures on Planet Zephulor is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Adventures on Planet Zephulor is a side-scrolling platform shooter with a science fiction setting. Taking on the role of a stranded astronaut on a distant planet, the player has to fight through the alien environs to make it to a ship to get off world. There are no lives and upon death the player simply restarts the level, although quicksaves are provided. The game features fifteen levels in two distinct regions and five different enemy types. The artwork was initially under the non-free Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0, but was later all released under the GNU GPL 2-or-later. The game was included on the LinuxCenter Game Collection from 2004.

Geki3 Geki3.jpg 2002-12-11 Top-down shooter arcade game
Geki3
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GenreTop-down shooter arcade game
Latest release1.0.3  (Announcement)
Release dateDecember 11th, 2002
DeveloperKatsuyoshi Sato
Code licenseGPL[55]
Media licenseGPL[55]
P. languageC
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Geki3 is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Geki3 is a top-down shooter game created by Katsuyoshi Sato.


0verkill 0verkill.png 2001-12-16 Side-scrolling game
0verkill
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0verkill
GenreSide-scrolling game
Latest release0.16  (Announcement)
Release dateDecember 16, 2001
Code licenseGNU General Public License v2 or later
Media licenseGNU General Public License v2 or later
P. languageC
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0verkill is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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0verkill is a terminal-based client-server deathmatch game featuring ASCII graphics.

Wake to Hell WtH.png Side scrolling walking simulator
Wake to Hell
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Lukifer Dredd in the flesh.
GenreSide scrolling walking simulator
Developerblitzdoughnuts
Code licenseCC0
Media licenseCC0, BSD3
EngineSDL2, SAF
P. languageC
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Wake to Hell is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Wake to Hell is a walking simulator about a former surgeon, Lukifer Dredd, coming back to the hospital he feared to finish what was left to be done. It, like the webcomic it is based on, is a commentary on mental health and workplace stress. The game was also made as a way to practice programming philosophies inspired by Drummyfish.

The game provides builds for Windows and Linux, utilizing mainly SDL2 for frontend code, but providing use of Raylib and SAF as well.

Alex vs Bus: The Race Alexvsbus-screenshot1.png 2024-02-13 Side-scrolling platform game
Alex vs Bus: The Race
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GenresSide-scrolling platform game
Latest release2024.02.13.0
Release dateFebruary 13th, 2024
DeveloperM374LX
Code licenseGPLv3
Media licenseCC BY-SA
P. languageC
Libraryraylib
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Alex vs Bus: The Race is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Alex vs Bus: The Race is a free and open source platform runner game in which Alex is just a man who depends on public transportation in a developing country and needs to run in order to catch the bus, or else he will have to wait an eternity for the next bus to come.

Key features include:

  • A finished game, no longer WIP, complete with 13 levels across 3 different difficulties and an ending sequence.
  • Audio and visual style inspired by the 8-bit era, although the game is not bound to all of the technical limitations of the period.
  • Keyboard, gamepad, and touchscreen (Android only) supported as input devices.
  • A different cutscene when clearing each level.
  • Customizable screen size.
  • Scanlines visual effect.
  • Cross-platform.





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