Open Source Desktop Operating Systems Side-Scrolling Games
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Side-Scrolling Games for Desktop Operating Systems
Browse free open source Side-Scrolling games and projects for Desktop Operating Systems below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source Side-Scrolling games by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.
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Commander Genius
Commander Keen Interpreter
This is a fork of CloneKeen. It fully interprets the classic dos games Commander Keen 1-6 including some fanmade mods and adds some nice twists like smoother gameplay, some special graphical effects and also music, which was missing in the first trilogy. Use our High Quality Pack and enjoy the Commander Keen series in a new way. -
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This is a first attempt to create a game in OpenGL with SFML. It is a game for two players, flying with ships in a two-dimensional space setting, governed by the laws of gravity. There are several game modes and a lot of weapons.
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This game, I hope it will be soon, a good Clone of the game AtomicBomberMan. It supports multiplayer over the Internet. It's a funny smal game which can be very funny with other human players.
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Heroes is similar to the "Tron" and "Nibbles" games of yore, but includes many graphical improvements and new game features. In it, you must maneuver a small vehicle around a world and collect powerups while avoiding obstacles.
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Snake 2D
Simple single and multiplayer 2D snake game
Simple single and multiplayer 2D snake game If you like it please drop a Like! :D -
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Blobwars: Metal Blob Solid
2D platform game
Metal Blob Solid is a 2D platform game, the first in the Blobwars series. You take on the role of a fearless Blob agent, Bob, who's mission is to infiltrate various enemy bases and rescue as many MIAs as possible, while battling many vicious aliens. -
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A scrolling, platform-jumping, key-collecting, ancient pyramid exploring game, vaguely in the style of similar games for the Commodore+4. The game is intended to show young people (I'm writing it for my son's birthday) all the cool games they missed.
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No Gravity is a fantastic and futuristic universe made of five intergalactic worlds. An arcade type game with great playability, where it is easy to plunge into space battles against spacefighters, space stations and more !
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Alex the Allegator is a series of games featuring everything from puzzle games to racing and platform jump n runs. The Alex games are provided with full source and are buildable on every platform that Allegro supports.
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This is just a Demo release of the game. Known problem: - The game runs slow / laggy. i think the enemies/camera might be causing it. Play as Super mario in 4 new levels! Game made in python with help of sprites/images Made by Morp.
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nsnake
Classic snake game on the terminal; made with C++ and ncurses
nsnake is a clone of the classic snake game that we all used to play on our cellphones. You play this game on the terminal, with textual interface. It has a gui-like interface on the console, with many settings and possible game modes. Note that it depends on `ncurses` and `yaml-cpp`. For a more detailed README, check out the GitHub page: https://github.com/alexdantas/nSnake -
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Kraptor - Shoot 'em up scroller game
Kraptor is a classic shoot 'em up scroller game
Kraptor is a classic shoot 'em up scroller game, where you must fight against tons of bad dudes. This is a full game with massive destruction, powerful weapons, and high speed action in varied levels. Works for Linux, DOS, Windows, QNX, Mac Os, etc.. -
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Pachi el marciano is a cool 2D platforms game inspired in games like Manic Miner, Jet set Willy and more from the 80s.
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Reimplementation of the 1988 game with the same name, (it's also known as Nebulus). In the game you have to climb a tower with strange inhabitants that try to push you down. Your only defense is a ball you can throw and your skills in avoiding them.
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Collection of action/puzzle games about Sint Nicolaas, who delivers presents and cookies to the chimneys each year in December.
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You can use the Supaplex Level Skipper to skip a level in the game Supaplex. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supaplex for information on the game itself.
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Deepspace
A simple action game for various Z80 computers
This is a remake of a type-in game that I played in the 1980s on a friend's Atari 800XL. Your spaceship is trapped inside a force field. Try to reach the fuel station before you run out of fuel, but avoid the deadly rocks. Currently, 56 target systems are supported, including the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, MSX, Sega Master System, and many more. 2026-01-20: - New target supported: Sharp PC-G850 and PC-G850V - Triumph-Adler Alphatronic P2: Graphics speed has been improved in z88dk, the game is running a little smoother now. -
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This is a clone of the classic "Missile Command" Game, but it has better graphics and music. The gameplay has only been slightly modified. Penguin Command is completely licensed under the GPL.
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BrickCracker ++
An Animated 2D Game in the Turbo Compiler.
Using the simple line-graphics available in the Turbo's "graphics.h" graphics library, create a classic, fully functional paranoid-clone with the ability to create custom scenarios, and with several variations (sizes/numbers) of balls, bricks and bats. High-scores are recorded into a text file for later perusal. -
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Falsoyd's A Little Shoot-em-up On Your Desktop. Fire At Little Ships Or You Die! An entirely plotless game for hours of frivolous and violent entertainment while working. SDL for graphics/audio.
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GAV (Gpl Arcade Volleyball) is an object-oriented multiplatform Arcade Volleyball clone. It supports multiplayer and theme customization.
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A Java clone of the classic ASCII based arcade game that is similar to Donkey Kong and was played on Kaypro and other CP/M computers.
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OldSkoolGravityGame
Extremely hard-core lander game.
OldSkool Gravity Game is lunar lander skillgame with twitch gameplay, it is designed to be hard, precise and unforgiving. All in glorious 70's style vector graphics.
