Side-scrolling games

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

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

Game	Screenshot	Last Release	Genres	Description
SuperTux		2021-12-23	Side-scrolling platform game	SuperTux SuperTux v0.6.0 Genres Side-scrolling platform game Latest release 0.6.3  (Announcement) Release date December 23rd, 2021 Platforms Linux, Mac, Windows, FreeBSD, Haiku Developers Bill Kendrick (retired from project), Ingo Ruhnke, others Code license GPLv3 Media license GPL, CC BY-SA P. language C++ Library SDL Contribute 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. Homepage Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Forum Available as a package in:   Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: convert: command not found Arch: supertux  Slackware: supertux  Debian: supertux  Fedora: supertux   Gentoo: games-arcade/supertux  Ubuntu: supertux  OpenSUSE: supertux  Mageia: supertux  Flatpak: org.supertuxproject.SuperTux  Snap: supertux  FreeBSD: supertux  Haiku: games-arcade/supertux SuperTux is a 2D side-scrolling platform game featuring Tux the Linux penguin mascot, inspired by the Super Mario series. 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.
TunnelWars		1998-09-09	Platform	TunnelWars Genre Platform Latest release 1.0 Release date September 9th, 1998 Developer Greg Ratajik Code license GPL P. language C Contribute 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. Homepage 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. It was written for the OS/2 operating system.
BuggyGame		2007-03-28	Side-scrolling games	buggyGame Screenshot of buggyGame Genres Side-scrolling games Latest release 0.3 Release date March 28th, 2007 Developer Chris Hopp Code license GPL v2 Media license Free Art License P. language Python Library Pygame Contribute 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. Source Code 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.
Moon-buggy		2004-12-27	Side-scrolling game	Moon-buggy Genre Side-scrolling game Latest release 1.0 (stable), 1.0.51 (experimental) Release date 2004-12-27 (st.), 2006-03-19 (ex.) Developer Jochen Voss Code license GPLv2 Contribute 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. Homepage 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		2009-03-31	Side scroller	Battery Genre Side scroller Latest release 1.09 Release date March 31st 2009 Developer Maxim Markaitis Code licenses OSL, CPL-1.0 P. languages Java Contribute 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. Development Project Battery is a browser based top-down scrolling game written by Maxim Markaitis in the Java programming language.
XBlast		2006-06-16	Multiplayer,Side-scroller,Arcade	XBlast Genres Multiplayer,Side-scroller,Arcade Latest release 2.10.4 Release date June 16th, 2006 Developers XBlast development team Code license GPL P. language C Libraries X11 Contribute 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. Homepage 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. It is written in the C programming language. It is licensed under GPLv2.
Trip on the Funny Boat		March 27, 2007	side-scrolling arcade shooter	Trip on the Funny Boat Genres side-scrolling arcade shooter Latest release 1.5 Release date March 27, 2007 Developers Puskutraktori (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 licenses GPLv2+; the PixelPerfect library is public domain Media license Expat license P. language Python. Library PixelPerfect Contribute 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. Homepage 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		2016-08-17	Arcade	Osgg Genres Arcade Latest release 1.0 Release date August 17th, 2016 Developer Jimmy Christensen Code license GPL v3 Media licenses GPL v3, Font: Artistic License v1 or later P. language C++ Libraries SDL, OpenGL Contribute 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: osgg osgg is a Side-scroller/arcade lunar-lander-like game. It is written by Jimmy Christensen and licensed under the GPLv3. It is written in the C++ programming language using the SDL library.
SDL-Ball		2020-10-04	arcade	SDL-Ball Genres arcade Latest release 1.04 Release date October 4th, 2020 Developer Jimmy Christensen Code license GPL Media licenses GPL, Font: Artistic License v1 or later P. language C++ Libraries SDL, OpenGL Contribute 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. Homepage Available as a package in:   OpenSUSE: sdl-ball SDL-Ball is an arcade breakout-like game. It is written by Jimmy Christensen and licensed under the GPLv3. It is written in the C++ programming language using the SDL library.
Word War vi		2021-02-01	Side-scrolling, Arcade	Word War vi Genres Side-scrolling, Arcade Latest release 1.0.4  (Announcement) Release date February 1st, 2021 Developer Stephen M Cameron Code license GPL Media license Creative Commons Attribution P. language C Library GTK Contribute 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. Homepage Source Code 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.The sound media are all licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. The rest of the game is licensed under the GPLv2. The latest version of the game is 0.26 released on August 9th, 2009. The game represents a video game interpretation of the lighthearted editor war, an important element of hacker culture.
X-Moto		2023-03-05	Side-scroller	X-moto Genre Side-scroller Latest release 0.6.2  (Announcement) Release date March 5th, 2023 Platforms Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Haiku Developers Rasmus Neckelmann, Nicolas Adenis-Lamarre, Emmanuel Gorse, Jens Erler, others Code license GPLv2 Media license GPLv2 Contribute 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. Homepage Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Chat Available as a package in:   Slackware: xmoto  Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: convert: command not found Arch AUR: xmoto  Debian: xmoto  Fedora: xmoto   Gentoo: games-sports/xmoto  Ubuntu: xmoto  OpenSUSE: xmoto  Flatpak: org.tuxfamily.XMoto  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. The latest version of the game is 0.6.1 released in June 2020.
Bloboats		2010-11-23	Racing	Bloboats Screenshot of Bloboats Genre Racing Latest release 1.0.2 Release date November 23rd, 2010 Code license GPL Media licenses Data: GPL Sounds: Creative Commons Sampling Plus License Contribute 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. Homepage Source Code 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.		2020-05-18	Platform game	The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M. The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M. Genre Platform game Latest release 2.1.0  (Announcement) Release date May 18th, 2020 Code license GPL v3 Media license GPL v3 P. language C++ Library SDL Contribute 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. Homepage Source Code Available as a package in:   OpenSUSE: tsc The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M. (TSC) is a fork of Secret Maryo Chronicles, developed since the latter ceased development.
ReTux		2023-02-01	Platformer	ReTux ReTux Genre Platformer Latest release 1.6.2  (Announcement) Release date February 1st, 2023 Developer The Diligent Circle Code license GPL Media license various (all libre) P. language Python Library Seclusion Game Engine Contribute 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. Homepage Available as a package in:   Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: convert: command not found Arch AUR: retux-bin   OpenSUSE: retux  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.
Apricots		2023-05-12	Arcade, Side-scroller	Apricots Genres Arcade, Side-scroller Latest release 0.2.8  (Announcement) Release date May 12th, 2023 Developers Mark Snellgrove, Mark Harman, moggers87 Code license GPLv2 Media license GPL P. language C++ Library SDL Contribute 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. Development Project 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 and released 0.2.7 on February 13th, 2021.
Galaxy Forces V2		2015-02-13	Side-scrolling games	Galaxy Forces V2 Genre Side-scrolling games Latest release 1.85  (Announcement) Release date February 13th, 2015 Code license Public domain Media license Public domain Contribute 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. Homepage 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		June 14th, 2008	Side-scroller	Ninjapix Ninjapix Genre Side-scroller Release date June 14th, 2008 Developers PyMike Code license LGPL Media license LGPL P. language Python Contribute 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.
Secret Maryo Chronicles		2009-08-17	Platform game	Featured Article This article has reached Featured Article status, which means that it has been recognized as one of the best articles on Libregamewiki. Secret Maryo Chronicles Genre Platform game Latest release 1.9 Release date August 17th, 2009 Code license GPL v3 Media license GPL v3 P. language C++ Library SDL Contribute 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. Homepage Available as a package in:   Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: convert: command not found 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. The game is developed in C++ and is licensed under the GPLv3. As of 2009-11-27, the latest version of SMC is 1.9 released on August 17th, 2009.
Gilbert and the doors		2022-12-31	Side-scrolling games	Gilbert and the doors Gilbert and the doors Genre Side-scrolling games Latest release 2.2.5 Release date 2022-12-31 Developer Electro L.I.B Code license GPLv3 Media license GPLv3 P. language C Library SDL Contribute 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. Homepage 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		2009-05-06	RPG, Side-scroller	Ardentryst Genre RPG, Side-scroller Latest release 1.71 Release date May 6th, 2009 Developer Elle Trudgett Code license GPLv3 Media license Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution 2.5 Australia License P. language Python ("preferrably 2.4+") Library Pygame Contribute 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. Development Project 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.
FLTrator		2016-06-25	Arcade, Side-scroller	FLTrator Screenshot of first level Genres Arcade, Side-scroller Latest release 2.3  (Announcement) Release date June 25th, 2016 Code license GPL Media license PD / CC BY 3.0 P. language C++ Library FLTK Contribute 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. Development Project Source Code 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		2022-11-05	Arcade, Side-scroller	SDL Sopwith Single-player mode Genres Arcade, Side-scroller Latest release 2.1.1  (Announcement) Release date November 5th, 2022 Developers Simon Howard; original: David Clark Code license GPL Library SDL Contribute 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. Homepage Available as a package in:   Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: convert: command not found Arch: sopwith  Debian: sopwith  Fedora: sopwith   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		2018-02-26	Side-scrolling Action-Adventure	Hexoshi Hexoshi Genre Side-scrolling Action-Adventure Latest release 0.2  (Announcement) Release date February 26th, 2018 Developer The Diligent Circle Code license GPL Media license various (all libre) P. language Python Library Seclusion Game Engine Contribute 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. Homepage Source Code 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		2022-11-28	Side-scrolling, Platform game	Dave Gnukem Dave Gnukem Genre Side-scrolling, Platform game Latest release 1.0.3  (Announcement) Release date November, 28, 2022 Developer David Joffe Code license GPLv2, MIT Media license CC-BY, CC0 P. language C++ Library SDL (previously GGI and DirectX) Contribute 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. Development Project Bug/Feature Tracker Dave Gnukem is a 2D retro-style platformer shooter inspired by a famous proprietary side scroller game Duke Nukem.
L'Abbaye des Morts		2016-09-23	Side-scrolling Adventure	L'Abbaye des Morts L'Abbaye des Morts Genre Side-scrolling Adventure Latest release 2.0.1  (Announcement) Release date September 23, 2016 Developer Locomalito Code license GPLv3 Media license CC-BY P. language C Library SDL Contribute 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. Development Project 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. 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.
FRaBs		2000-12-10	Side-scrolling Action-Adventure	fRaBs fRaBs Genre Side-scrolling Action-Adventure Latest release 2.1  (Announcement) Release date December 10th, 2000 Code license public domain Media license public domain Contribute 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. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker fRaBs, short for Free Abuse, is a liberated version of a 1995 shareware game Abuse. 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. To fill in the missing pieces, fRaBs project was started.
Infinite Tux		2019-02-26	Platform game	Infinite Tux Genres Platform game Latest release 1.1sfx  (Announcement) Release date February 26, 2019 Code license GPLv3 Media license GPLv3 P. language Java Contribute 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			Side-scrolling stealth	Clonepoint Genres Side-scrolling stealth Code license GPLv3 Media license CC0, CC-BY Contribute 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. It is a stealth game where the player has to climb buildings, avoid guards and hack computers.
XEvil		2000-7-26	Side-scrolling game	XEvil XEvil Genre Side-scrolling game Latest release 2.02 Release date July 26, 2000 Developer Steve Hardt (Unix), Michael Judge (Windows) Code license GNU General Public License v2 or later Media license GNU General Public License v2 or later P. language C++ Library X11 (Unix), DirectX (Windows) Contribute 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. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker 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		2022-09-23	Side-scrolling platform game	Surge the Rabbit Genres Side-scrolling platform game Latest release 0.6.0.3  (Announcement) Release date September 23, 2022 Platforms Linux, Android, Windows Developer Alexandre Martins, others Code license GPL 3-or-later Media licenses CC-BY 3.0, CC-0 P. language C Library Allegro Contribute 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. Homepage Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Forum Available as a package in:   Fedora: opensurge   Flatpak: org.opensurge2d.OpenSurge  Snap: opensurge  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		2022-11-13	Platform	opensara opensara Genre Platform Latest release rolling Release date November 13th, 2022 Platforms Web Developer devnewton Code license MIT Media license CC-BY, CC0. P. language JavaScript Contribute 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. Homepage Source Code opensara is a platformer/shmup browser game starring the Open Game Art mascot Sara.
Nightfall		2023-11-01	Scrolling shooter	Nightfall Genres Scrolling shooter Latest release 1.5.1  (Announcement) Release date November 1, 2023 Developers Piga Software Code license GPLv3 Media license GPLv3 Engine Gambas Arcade Engine 2.0 P. language Gambas 3.x Libraries Qt, SDL, and the Gambas Runtime Environment. Contribute 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. Homepage 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		2006-01-17	Side-scrolling platform shooter	Adventures on Planet Zephulor Genres Side-scrolling platform shooter Latest release Stable Release date January 17, 2006 Platforms Linux, Windows Developers Aaron Hachez, Andrew A. Meier Code license GPL 2-or-later Media license GPL 2-or-later P. language Python Library Pygame Contribute 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. Homepage 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		2002-12-11	Top-down shooter arcade game	Geki3 Genre Top-down shooter arcade game Latest release 1.0.3  (Announcement) Release date December 11th, 2002 Developer Katsuyoshi Sato Code license GPL Media license GPL P. language C Contribute 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. Source Code Geki3 is a top-down shooter game created by Katsuyoshi Sato.
0verkill		2001-12-16	Side-scrolling game	0verkill 0verkill Genre Side-scrolling game Latest release 0.16  (Announcement) Release date December 16, 2001 Code license GNU General Public License v2 or later Media license GNU General Public License v2 or later P. language C Contribute 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. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Available as a package in:   Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: convert: command not found Arch AUR: 0verkill-git   Gentoo: games-action/0verkill  FreeBSD: 0verkill 0verkill is a terminal-based client-server deathmatch game featuring ASCII graphics.
Wake to Hell			Side scrolling walking simulator	Wake to Hell Lukifer Dredd in the flesh. Genre Side scrolling walking simulator Developer blitzdoughnuts Code license CC0 Media license CC0, BSD3 Engine SDL2, SAF P. language C Contribute 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. Development Project 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		2024-02-13	Side-scrolling platform game	Alex vs Bus: The Race Genres Side-scrolling platform game Latest release 2024.02.13.0 Release date February 13th, 2024 Developer M374LX Code license GPLv3 Media license CC BY-SA P. language C Library raylib Contribute 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. Source Code 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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  • Card games
  • Chess games
• Puzzle
  • Puzzle games
  • 4D games
  • Memory games
  • Minesweeper-like games
  • Programming games
  • Physics simulation games
  • Sokoban-style games
  • Tetris-like games
• RPG
  • Role-playing games
  • Massively multiplayer online role-playing games
• Shooter
  • First-person shooter games
  • Third-person shooter games
  • Top-down shooter games
• Side-scrolling
  • Side-scrolling games
  • Platform games
• Sports
  • Sports games
  • Flight simulation games
  • Racing games
• Strategy
  • City building games
  • Economic simulation games
  • Gambling games
  • Life simulation games
  • Real-time strategy games
  • Space simulation games
  • Tower defense games
  • Transport infrastructure games
  • Turn-based strategy games
• More