Cloned Games

Free & Open Source Games Made with SDL2

394 free, open-source games made with SDL2 — real clones and remakes you can download, inspect the source of, and modify.

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Hurrican screenshot

Clone of Turrican

A community-maintained fork of Hurrican, the freeware Turrican tribute, adding SDL2, CRT effects, and libopenmpt music support.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxAmiga
Stars85
Updated3 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2017
Genre: Shmup
Theme: —
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Iron Wolf screenshot

Clone of Wolfenstein 3D

A from-scratch Rust recreation of Wolfenstein 3D, bundling the shareware version and offering a browser-playable web build.
Platforms:Web
Stars85
Updated20 days ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2021
Genre: FPS
Theme: —
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Clone of Fatal Frame

An early native PC port of Fatal Frame for PS2 that runs without emulation, using data files from your own game disc.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxAndroid
Stars85
Updated27 days ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Release2025
Genre: Action
Theme: Horror
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OpenRaider screenshot

Clone of Tomb Raider

A from-scratch rewrite of the classic Tomb Raider engine that plays TR1–TR3 levels and custom maps using your own game files.
Platforms:LinuxOSX
Stars85
Updated2 years ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2013
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Dave Gnukem screenshot

Clone of Duke Nukem

Dave Gnukem is a retro 2D platform shooter inspired by, but not a clone of, Duke Nukem 1, packaged in most major Linux distros.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars84
Updated3 months ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2016
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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FreeGemas screenshot

Clone of Bejeweled

Freegemas is an open-source clone of Bejeweled, written in C++ with SDL2 for Linux, Windows, macOS, and PlayStation Vita.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars84
Updated2 months ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2014
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: —
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Clone of Aliens Versus Predator

An SDL3 source port of Aliens Versus Predator Gold for Windows, macOS and Linux; needs the original game data.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars84
Updated7 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
Genre: FPS
Theme: Sci-Fi
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Clone of Mega Man X4

A static recompilation of the PS1's Mega Man X4 into a native PC executable, currently an early playable v0.0.5-alpha preview.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars83
Updated15 days ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Clone of Blackthorne

A public-domain toolset for extracting, viewing, and decompiling the DOS data files of The Lost Vikings and Blackthorne, tested on Linux.
Platforms:Linux
Stars82
Updated4 years ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2016
Genre: Platform
Theme: Fantasy
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Clone of Fade to Black

f2bgl is an archived re-implementation of the Fade to Black (1995) game engine, playable on Windows and Android with configurable controls.
Platforms:WindowsAndroid
Stars81
Updated5 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2013
Genre: Action
Theme: —
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opendf screenshot

Clone of The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

An early open-source engine for The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, built on OpenSceneGraph and SDL2.
Platforms:Linux
Stars78
Updated24 days ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2015
Genre: RPG
Theme: —
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OpenMoonstone screenshot

Clone of Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight

A Rust reimplementation of the Amiga/DOS game Moonstone, with four-player local practice mode.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars77
Updated3 years ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Release2016
Genre: Action
Theme: Fantasy
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Clone of DesertStrike: Return to the Gulf

An early, not-yet-playable reimplementation of Desert Strike and Jungle Strike, with asset unpacking and level-viewing tools.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars76
Updated2 years ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2014
Genre: Shmup
Theme: —
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Clone of Pole Position

A mostly-complete 3D remake of Namco/Atari's arcade racer Pole Position, reverse-engineered from the real ROMs.
Platforms:Linux
Stars76
Updated5 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2016
Genre: Sports
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Snipes screenshot

Clone of Snipes

A reverse-engineered DOS port of Snipes, the 1983 text-mode game, with 100% identical game logic.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars75
Updated2 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2016
Genre: shoot 'em up
Theme: —
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Underworld Adventures screenshot

Clone of Ultima Underworld

An open source recreation of Ultima Underworld 1 for modern OSes, using the original game's own data files.
Platforms:Windows
Stars74
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2019
Genre: RPG
Theme: Fantasy
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Violetland screenshot

Clone of Crimsonland

An open-source Crimsonland-like game where Violet fights hordes of monsters with unlockable weapons and abilities.
Platforms:Windows
Stars74
Updated3 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2012
Genre: Shmup
Theme: —
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Abuse 2025 screenshot

Clone of Abuse

A modern SDL2 port of Abuse (1996), adding high-resolution graphics, gamepad support, a level editor, and LAN co-op/deathmatch.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars73
Updated6 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2024
Genre: Action
Theme: Horror
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ROLLER screenshot

Clone of Fatal Racing

A modern PC reimplementation of the 1995 stunt racer Fatal Racing/Whiplash, playable in-browser.
Platforms:WebWindowsLinux
Stars73
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2024
Genre: Racing
Theme: —
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BaKGL screenshot

Clone of Betrayal at Krondor

A from-scratch OpenGL/C++ remake of Betrayal at Krondor, mostly playable but with full combat still in progress.
Platforms:Windows
Stars72
Updated22 days ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2019
Genre: RPG
Theme: —
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Clone of Mega Man X6

A static recompilation of Mega Man X6 (PS1) into a native Windows program, with experimental widescreen and opt-in mods.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars72
Updated14 days ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Clone of Death Rally

dRally is a native Linux/BSD port of Death Rally (1996) requiring the original game's assets, currently listed as unplayable.
Platforms:Linux
Stars72
Updated3 years ago
LicenseMIT
Release2019
Genre: Racing
Theme: —
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent (rework) screenshot

Clone of Amnesia: The Dark Descent

A from-scratch Vulkan-based rework of Amnesia: The Dark Descent's engine with ray-traced global illumination, needing a retail copy.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars71
Updated12 days ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2021
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Horror
Sporadic
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Clone of Amulets & Armor

The official open-source release of Amulets & Armor's C codebase, covering its original DOS build and a Windows/SDL port.
Platforms:WindowsDOS
Stars71
Updated6 months ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2013
Genre: RPG
Theme: Fantasy
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Clone of Signus: The Artefact Wars

The original developers' 2002 open-source release of their 1998 turn-based strategy war game, Signus: The Artefact Wars.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars70
Updated2 years ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2015
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Clone of Achtung, die Kurve!

A modern, free remake of Achtung, die Kurve! adding weapons, updated graphics, and AI opponents.
Platforms:LinuxSwitch
Stars69
Updated1 year ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2013
Genre: Arcade
Theme: —
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Freekick 3 screenshot

Clone of Sensible World of Soccer

Freekick 3 is an open-source Linux soccer game built with SDL and OpenGL, licensed under GPLv3+ with CC BY-SA artwork.
Platforms:Linux
Stars68
Updated6 years ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2012
Genre: Sports
Theme: —
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Machines: Wired For War screenshot

Clone of Machines: Wired for War

Official GL-ported source code release of Machines: Wired For War, a 3D RTS, published with permission from Night Dive Studios.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars68
Updated4 years ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2020
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Clone of BM98

Angolmois is a cross-platform BMS-format rhythm-game player written in C99 and SDL2, open source under GPLv2+.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars67
Updated13 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2013
Genre: Rhythm
Theme: —
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Cosmo-Engine screenshot

Clone of Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure

Cosmo-Engine is a new game engine built with CMake and SDL2/SDL_mixer for playing Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars66
Updated6 months ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2017
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Good Robot screenshot

Clone of Good Robot

This is the official source code for Good Robot, a procedurally generated shoot-'em-up with light RPG elements by Pyrodactyl Games.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars66
Updated6 years ago
LicenseMIT
Release2020
Genre: Shooter
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KevEdit screenshot

Clone of ZZT

KevEdit is a ZZT world editor originally made 2000-2005 by Kevin Vance and Ryan Phillips, revived on GitHub since 2023.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars66
Updated2 years ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2017
Genre: Action
Theme: —
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Clone of Total Annihilation

A real-3D OpenGL reimplementation of Total Annihilation, requiring the original game's resource files.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars64
Updated4 years ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2017
Halted
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Clone of Minecraft

Digbuild is an experimental voxel-based game similar to Minecraft, built in C++ with Agar, Boost, GMTL, and SDL, compiled with SCons.
Platforms:Linux
Stars63
Updated4 years ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2011
Genre: Action
Theme: Fantasy
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TombaRecomp screenshot

Clone of Tomba!

A static recompilation of the PS1 game Tomba! into a native PC executable, using your own legally obtained disc.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars62
Updated15 days ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Fantasy
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Blues screenshot

Clone of The Blues Brothers

Blues is a from-scratch rewrite of the engines behind The Blues Brothers, with added Prehistorik 2 support.
Platforms:PSP
Stars60
Updated4 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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NFS Recompiled screenshot

Clone of Need For Speed II

A static recompilation of Need for Speed II SE and III: Hot Pursuit into portable C++ that runs natively on Linux.
Platforms:Linux
Stars58
Updated6 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Racing
Theme: —
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OpenWar screenshot

Clone of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans

An unfinished Go engine for Warcraft: Orcs & Humans that decodes the original DOS game's resources.
Platforms:LinuxOSX
Stars58
Updated3 years ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2016
Sporadic
Lilium Voyager screenshot

Clone of Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force

An open-source engine reimplementation of Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force's Holomatch mode, built on the ioquake3-derived ioEF engine.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars57
Updated4 months ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2017
Genre: FPS
Theme: Sci-Fi

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