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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Taradino

Clone of Rise of the Triad

A source port of Rise of the Triad (1994) for modern Linux, Windows, and macOS, with 64-bit and big-endian support.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars57
Updated6 months ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2021
Genre: FPS
Theme: —
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REminiscence / REinforced

Clone of Flashback

REinforced is an enhanced fork of the Flashback engine re-implementation REminiscence, adding Russian-language support.
Platforms:None
Stars55
Updated2 months ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2020
Genre: Adventure
Theme: —
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FPC Atomic

Clone of Atomic Bomberman

A from-scratch Free Pascal reimplementation of Atomic Bomberman's engine, with working multiplayer but no single-player mode yet.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars54
Updated23 days ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: Action
Theme: —
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engge2

Clone of Thimbleweed Park

An open-source reimplementation of Thimbleweed Park's engine, rewritten from scratch in Nim, still in active development.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars54
Updated2 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Comedy
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RSDKv2 Decompilation

Clone of Sonic Nexus

A full decompilation of the Retro-Sonic Engine v2 used to build the fan game Sonic Nexus.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars52
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2021
Genre: Action
Theme: —
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shiromino

Clone of Tetris: The Grand Master

An open-source Tetris-like puzzle game that adds pentomino pieces alongside standard tetrominoes.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars52
Updated1 year ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: Abstract
Archived
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CaveCube

Clone of Minecraft

An in-development, from-scratch clone of Minecraft and Infiniminer written in C, now archived with development stopped.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars50
Updated3 years ago
LicenseBSL-1.0
Release2022
Genre: Action
Theme: Fantasy
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RuZZT

Clone of ZZT

A faithful Rust reimplementation of the ZZT engine, verified against the original game using a disassembler.
Platforms:None
Stars50
Updated7 years ago
LicenseMIT
Release2019
Genre: Action
Theme: —
Sporadic
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Bt Builder

Clone of The Bard's Tale Construction Set

An open-source, in-progress reimplementation of the Bard's Tale Construction Set, with a nearly complete engine and a built-in editor.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars49
Updated3 months ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2012
Genre: RPG
Theme: —
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Lizard

Clone of Lizard

Brad Smith's released source code and editing tools for his 2018 homebrew NES puzzle-platformer Lizard, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Platforms:NES
Stars49
Updated6 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2018
Genre: Platform
Theme: Fantasy
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ZGloom

Clone of Gloom

A from-scratch re-implementation of the Amiga FPS Gloom, including support for its Zombie Massacre expansion.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars49
Updated3 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2019
Genre: FPS
Theme: Sci-Fi
Archived
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OpenLGR

Clone of Lego Racers

An archived loader that runs Lego Racers through CPU emulation and patched-in open-source code, still needing the original game.
Platforms:Windows
Stars48
Updated8 years ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2017
Genre: Racing
Theme: —
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Mechanized Assault & eXploration Reloaded

Clone of M.A.X.

MAXR is a fan-made, community-maintained turn-based strategy remake of M.A.X., built to make multiplayer work reliably on modern systems.
Platforms:Windows
Stars47
Updated3 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: Real-Time Strategy
Theme: —
Sporadic
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jsFO

Clone of Fallout 2

jsFO is a discontinued, pre-alpha browser port of Fallout 2 built with HTML5 canvas, meant as a technical demo, not a full port.
Platforms:Web
Stars47
Updated5 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2015
Genre: RPG
Theme: —
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MegaManX5Recomp

Clone of Mega Man X5

A static recompilation of Mega Man X5 (PS1) into a native Windows program, playable in alpha with widescreen and renderer options.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars46
Updated15 days ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Maelstrom

Clone of Asteroids

Maelstrom is a licensed open-source SDL3 port of Ambrosia's Asteroids-style shooter, adding online multiplayer and touch controls.
Platforms:WebWindowsLinux
Stars45
Updated3 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
Genre: Arcade
Theme: —
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libRealSpace

Clone of Strike Commander

libRealSpace is a cross-platform reimplementation of Origin Systems' RealSpace engine, also used by Strike Commander.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars45
Updated13 days ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
Genre: Action
Theme: Modern Military
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Frets on Fire

Clone of Guitar Hero

Frets on Fire is a keyboard-based rhythm game with a song editor and an importer for note charts from several Guitar Hero discs.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars44
Updated3 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2014
Genre: Rhythm
Theme: —
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OpenGTA

Clone of Grand Theft Auto

An unplayable OpenGL engine project that renders the original GTA's cities from its data files, with a viewer and developer tools.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars43
Updated5 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2015
Genre: Action
Theme: Crime
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Reevengi

Clone of Resident Evil

Reevengi is a background image and 3D model viewer for the original PS1/PC Resident Evil 1-3 games, not a reimplementation.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars43
Updated3 years ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2019
Genre: Action
Theme: Horror
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Block Attack - Rise of the Blocks

Clone of Tetris Attack

Block Attack - Rise of the Blocks is an actively developed, GPL-licensed C++17/SDL2 clone of Tetris Attack for Ubuntu LTS and Windows 10+.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars41
Updated12 days ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2015
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: Abstract
Archived
Chrono Trigger C screenshot
Chrono Trigger C

Clone of Chrono Trigger

Chrono Trigger C is an archived, unplayable game engine built with SDL2, referencing Chrono Trigger.
Platforms:None
Stars41
Updated8 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2017
Genre: Action
Theme: Anime
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DIRTSAND

Clone of Myst Online: Uru Live

DIRTSAND is an AGPLv3+ open-source C++ server platform providing a full-featured MOULa-compatible server, tested primarily on Linux.
Platforms:Linux
Stars41
Updated11 days ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Release2011
Genre: MMORPG
Theme: —
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The Puzzle Pits

Clone of The Puzzle Pits

This is the original 1995 DOS source code for The Puzzle Pits, modernized to compile with a new compatibility layer.
Platforms:LinuxOSX
Stars41
Updated1 year ago
LicenseApache-2.0
Release2011
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: Fantasy
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thiefcatcher

Clone of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985)

An in-development C++23 remake of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, using SDL2, SQLite, and TinyXML2.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars39
Updated2 months ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2014
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: —
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CatacombSDL

Clone of Catacomb

CatacombSDL is an SDL2/CMake source port of The Catacomb II, a drop-in DOS binary replacement compatible with original saves.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars38
Updated4 years ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2014
Genre: Action
Theme: Fantasy
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Xargon (SDL)

Clone of Xargon

An SDL port of the DOS platformer Xargon that plays with the original freeware data files.
Platforms:Linux
Stars37
Updated11 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2011
Genre: Platform
Theme: Fantasy
Active
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Xconq

Clone of Empire

A general strategy game engine with dozens of built-in scenarios, from ancient warfare to WWII, in the spirit of Empire.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars37
Updated2 months ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2014
Genre: Strategy
Theme: —
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Candy Crisis source port screenshot
Candy Crisis source port

Clone of Candy Crisis

An unofficial SDL2 source port of Candy Crisis for modern macOS, Linux and Windows, adding an optional widescreen mode.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars36
Updated1 year ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2023
Genre: Action
Theme: —
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Core Breach

Clone of Wipeout

CoreBreach is an anti-gravity combat racer built on the open-source Core3D engine, targeting Linux, Windows, macOS and Android.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars36
Updated4 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2012
Genre: Racing
Theme: Sci-Fi
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Triplane Classic screenshot
Triplane Classic

Clone of Triplane Turmoil

A DOS-faithful side-scrolling dogfighting game ported from Triplane Turmoil, with added local 4-player multiplayer and gameplay tweaks.
Platforms:Linux
Stars36
Updated2 years ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2013
Genre: Flight
Theme: —
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Level 0 screenshot
Level 0

Clone of Snake II

Level 0 is a fast, readable Snake clone in Haskell with SDL, supporting custom maps and a scoreboard, distributed via Hackage.
Platforms:None
Stars35
Updated14 years ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2012
Genre: Arcade
Theme: —
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rust-2048

Clone of 2048

A Rust implementation of 2048 with an SDL2 interface, built with Cargo; the author describes it as a work in progress.
Platforms:None
Stars35
Updated11 years ago
LicenseMIT
Release2014
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: —
Halted
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xrick

Clone of Rick Dangerous

A reverse-engineered C clone of the 1989 platformer Rick Dangerous, ported across many classic and modern platforms.
Platforms:WebWindowsLinux
Stars35
Updated7 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2015
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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GridWars

Clone of Geometry Wars

GridWars, built with the BlitzMax engine, is maintained here for better compatibility with embedded systems like the Raspberry Pi.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars34
Updated1 year ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2016
Genre: Shmup
Theme: —
Sporadic
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D3es

Clone of Doom 3

d3es adds multithreading and custom-framebuffer rendering to dhewm3, a GPL Doom 3 source port, requiring an owned copy of the game data.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars33
Updated5 months ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2019
Genre: FPS
Theme: Sci-Fi
Halted
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OpenTitus

Clone of Titus the Fox

An open-source engine for Titus the Fox and Moktar that runs the original game files, with movement matching the original.
Platforms:Windows
Stars33
Updated5 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2012
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Super Mario War Wii

Clone of Super Mario

A Wii port of Super Mario War, the fan-made Mario deathmatch game, built on a heavily rewritten SDL Wii.
Platforms:Wii
Stars33
Updated11 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2015
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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OceanPop

Clone of HuniePop

An ocean-themed match-3 game with regular, challenge and relaxed modes for PC, PSP, PS Vita and Wii.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxWii
Stars32
Updated24 days ago
LicenseMIT
Release2020
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: —

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