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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Netrobots

Clone of CROBOTS

A networked CROBOTS-style game where robots written in C fight on a shared server, built by students in one week.

Platforms:Linux

Stars31

Updated15 years ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2008

Genre: Strategy

Theme: —

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ProtoType

Clone of R-Type

A portable rebuild of Dark Castle Software's R-Type remake Prototype, for Pandora, ODROID, Linux, and AmigaOS4.

Platforms:WebLinuxAmiga

Stars31

Updated1 year ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2016

Genre: Shmup

Theme: —

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Still Yet Another Sokoban

Clone of Sokoban

A cross-platform SDL clone of the classic Sokoban puzzle game, first released in 2002 with public-domain levels and ongoing updates.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars30

Updated2 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2016

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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Cubosphere

Clone of Kula World

Cubosphere is a freeware game similar to Kula World, offering over 450 levels across 34 designs and a built-in level editor.

Platforms:Linux

Stars29

Updated6 years ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2018

Genre: Platform

Theme: —

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FreeBlocks

Clone of Tetris Attack

FreeBlocks is a GPLv3 puzzle game similar to Tetris Attack, using separately licensed third-party graphics and music.

Platforms:Linux

Stars29

Updated7 years ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2012

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: Abstract

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OpenOrion2

Clone of Master of Orion 2

An early open-source remake of Master of Orion II that can currently load and view original savegames.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars29

Updated9 months ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2021

Genre: Turn-Based Strategy

Theme: Sci-Fi

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SpaceInvaders

Clone of Space Invaders

An educational Haskell reimplementation of Space Invaders demonstrating Functional Reactive Programming with Yampa.

Platforms:None

Stars29

Updated2 years ago

LicenseBSD-3-Clause

Release2015

Genre: Arcade

Theme: —

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Bermuda Syndrome

Clone of Bermuda Syndrome

A reimplementation of the game engine for the 1995 adventure game Bermuda Syndrome, built by reverse-engineering the original executable.

Platforms:Windows

Stars28

Updated6 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2018

Genre: Adventure

Theme: —

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Falling Time

Clone of Fall Down

Falling Time is a C/SDL2 game where a ball must drop through holes to avoid being crushed by the descending screen top.

Platforms:Linux

Stars28

Updated5 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2015

Genre: Arcade

Theme: —

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JonoF's Witchaven Port

Clone of Witchaven

This is a source port of Witchaven built on the author's own Build engine port, targeting multiple platforms, though currently unplayable.

Platforms:WindowsOSX

Stars28

Updated8 months ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2021

Genre: FPS

Theme: Medieval

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linyaga

Clone of Pajama Sam: Life Is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff!

linyaga is a Linux compatibility wrapper for the Yaga engine used by two Humongous Entertainment adventure games, now archived.

Platforms:Linux

Stars27

Updated4 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2021

Genre: Adventure

Theme: —

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Future Cop: MIT

Clone of Future Cop: LAPD

An incomplete open-source reimplementation of Future Cop: LAPD, currently offering map, model, and mission-file viewers but no gameplay.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars26

Updated6 months ago

LicenseMIT

Release2022

Genre: TPS

Theme: —

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Heroes Of JinYong

Clone of Heroes of Jin Yong

A from-scratch C++ reimplementation of the DOS RPG The Legend of Jin Yong Heroes, requiring the player's own original game files.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars26

Updated1 month ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2021

Genre: RPG

Theme: Fantasy

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Portable Executable Zork

Clone of Zork

A toolkit that builds classic interactive-fiction tools, including Infocom's own original Zork interpreter, as portable executables.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars26

Updated1 year ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2025

Genre: Adventure

Theme: —

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OpenRedAlert

Clone of Command & Conquer: Red Alert

A partially complete C++/SDL rebuild of the Red Alert 1 engine, based on FreeCNC and FreeRA, that needs the original data files.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars25

Updated11 years ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2015

Genre: Real-Time Strategy

Theme: Modern Military

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Der Clou!

Clone of The Clue!

An SDL-based port of Der Clou!, a burglary simulation game originally made by neo Software Produktions GmbH.

Platforms:Linux

Stars24

Updated4 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2012

Genre: Adventure

Theme: —

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Ken's Labyrinth enhanced port for Switch

Clone of Ken's Labyrinth

A port of Ken's Labyrinth to modern Windows, macOS, Linux, and Switch homebrew, using OpenGL and SDL2 in place of the original DOS renderer.

Platforms:Switch

Stars24

Updated4 months ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2018

Genre: FPS

Theme: —

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Roton

Clone of Super ZZT

A C# emulator of the ZZT and Super ZZT game-creation engines, with an SDL-based Lyon frontend.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars24

Updated13 days ago

LicenseISC

Release2015

Genre: Action

Theme: —

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Bedlam 2: Absolute Bedlam

Clone of Bedlam 2: Absolute Bedlam

A from-scratch reimplementation of the unreleased DOS game Bedlam 2: Absolute Bedlam, rebuilt for Windows and Linux via SDL.

Platforms:Windows

Stars23

Updated3 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2021

Genre: Action

Theme: —

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DarkMatter Engine

Clone of Quake 3

A Quake III engine project built on Quake3e, unifying classic Quake maps and mods with widescreen UI support; development has halted.

Platforms:Windows

Stars23

Updated5 years ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2021

Genre: FPS

Theme: Sci-Fi

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OpenGGS

Clone of The Great Giana Sisters

A C/C++ SDL2 remake of The Great Giana Sisters with a level editor and reworked physics, needing no original game files.

Platforms:None

Stars23

Updated3 years ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2017

Genre: Platform

Theme: —

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RZDoom

Clone of Doom

A cross-platform, modernized ZDoom fork for Doom, fully wad/mod-compatible, using FMOD Studio audio and software rendering.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars23

Updated7 months ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2024

Genre: FPS

Theme: Sci-Fi

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Enemy Nations Revival

Clone of Enemy Nations

A source-code revival and SDL2 port of Enemy Nations to modern Windows, Linux, and macOS, with restored music and TCP/UDP multiplayer.

Platforms:Windows

Stars22

Updated11 days ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2022

Genre: Real-Time Strategy

Theme: —

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roadfighter

Clone of Road Fighter

A portable Road Fighter remake with added support for Pandora, ODROID, and x86 Linux builds.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars22

Updated4 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2015

Genre: Racing

Theme: —

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wkbre2

Clone of Warrior Kings

A from-scratch, multiplayer-capable rewrite of the wkbre Warrior Kings engine reimplementation, still in early development.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars22

Updated5 months ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2019

Genre: Real-Time Strategy

Theme: —

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Berserker@Quake2 Engine

Clone of Quake 2

A port of the Berserker@Quake2 engine to SDL2 for Linux and Windows, requiring the player's own Quake II game data; no longer developed.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars21

Updated5 years ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2016

Genre: FPS

Theme: Sci-Fi

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Diamonds

Clone of Diamonds

A Breakout-style game where the ball moves automatically and the player steers it to clear diamond blocks, built on SDL under GPLv3.

Platforms:Windows

Stars21

Updated11 years ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2012

Genre: Action

Theme: —

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MacWolfSDL

Clone of Wolfenstein 3D

A modern SDL3 source port of the Macintosh version of Wolfenstein 3D for Windows, Linux, and macOS, supporting custom scenario packs.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars20

Updated1 year ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2025

Genre: FPS

Theme: —

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Space Harrier Clone

Clone of Space Harrier

A tribute to Sega's 1985 arcade game Space Harrier, built with SDL2, recreating the first level and its snake-dragon boss fight.

Platforms:Windows

Stars20

Updated8 years ago

LicenseMIT

Release2018

Genre: TPS

Theme: Sci-Fi

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zSILENCER

Clone of Silencer

A reimplementation of the 2000 WON.net multiplayer game Silencer, built with SDL2 for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars20

Updated5 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2013

Genre: Action

Theme: —

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7k2

Clone of Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars

An experimental fork of the 7kfans GPL release of Seven Kingdoms II replacing DirectX/DirectPlay/DirectSound with SDL2, ENet, and OpenAL.

Platforms:Linux

Stars19

Updated10 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2012

Genre: Real-Time Strategy

Theme: Fantasy

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Amiga Cannonball-C

Clone of Out Run

An Amiga 68k port of Cannonball-C, an ANSI C conversion of the Cannonball engine, intended as a base for platforms with poor C++ support.

Platforms:Amiga

Stars19

Updated9 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2017

Genre: Arcade

Theme: —

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PipeWalker

Clone of NetWalk

A puzzle game where you connect computers to a server or pipes to taps to complete one circuit.

Platforms:Linux

Stars19

Updated6 months ago

LicenseMIT

Release2018

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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ironseed_fpc

Clone of Ironseed

A Free Pascal port of Iron Seed's original released source code, letting it compile and run natively on GNU/Linux, with ongoing bug fixes.

Platforms:Linux

Stars19

Updated2 years ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2020

Genre: Simulation

Theme: Sci-Fi

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pacman_sdl

Clone of Pac-Man

A C++ and SDL clone of the Pac-Man arcade game for Linux, licensed under GPLv2+.

Platforms:Linux

Stars19

Updated15 years ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2008

Genre: Arcade

Theme: —

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SDL-Ball

Clone of DX-Ball

A DX-Ball/Breakout-style brick-breaker with mouse, joystick, and Wii Remote support, plus custom themes.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars18

Updated3 years ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2014

Genre: Arcade

Theme: —

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Space Invaders Emulator

Clone of Space Invaders

A from-scratch Intel 8080/Space Invaders arcade emulator in C#, with save states, rewind, and an interactive debugger.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars18

Updated4 months ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2019

Genre: Arcade

Theme: —

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BitRiot

Clone of Bug Bomber

A reimplementation of the Amiga game BugBomber, ported from Win32/DirectDraw to SDL2 with controller support and an RmlUi-based menu.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars17

Updated2 years ago

LicenseApache-2.0

Release2016

Genre: Arcade

Theme: —

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Laser Kombat

Clone of LaserTank

Laser Kombat is a modernized SDL2/C++17 port of David Dewey's GPL-licensed tank-destroying laser puzzle game.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars17

Updated2 months ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2021

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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