Cloned Games

Free & Open Source Platformer Games

418 free, open-source platformer games — real clones and remakes you can download, inspect the source of, and modify. Not just free to play: the code itself is open.

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Clone of Yoshi's Island

A complete, byte-for-byte disassembly of Yoshi's Island's SNES code -- CPU, Super FX, and sound -- verified against a clean US ROM.
Platforms:SNES
Stars160
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2016
Genre: Action
Theme: —
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Clone of Spelunky Classic

A ground-up C++/OpenGL rewrite of Spelunky Classic, ported natively to PSP, Android, and desktop.
Platforms:WebWindowsLinux
Stars159
Updated1 year ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2019
Genre: Roguelike
Theme: —
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Abuse 1996 screenshot

Clone of Abuse

A fork of the Abuse SDL2 port adding OpenGL rendering, high-res images, cheat console, and Xbox 360 controller support for Windows.
Platforms:Windows
Stars154
Updated10 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2016
Genre: Action
Theme: Horror
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Clone of Heart of Darkness

A reimplementation of the Heart of Darkness engine, requiring your own copy of the original game's Windows data files to run.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxAndroid
Stars151
Updated2 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2019
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Cosmore screenshot

Clone of Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure

A reconstruction of Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure v1.20 source code, measured at 96.30% byte-for-byte accuracy against the original DOS binary.
Platforms:DOS
Stars143
Updated1 year ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Mininim screenshot

Clone of Prince of Persia

MININIM, an advanced Prince of Persia engine written in C with Allegro 5.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars142
Updated5 years ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2015
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Clone of Super Mario

The archived source code release for version 1.3 of this fan-made platform game, which includes a custom level editor.
Platforms:None
Stars141
Updated6 years ago
LicenseMIT
Release2020
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Clone of Commander Keen Series

A Chocolate-Doom-inspired family of DOS source ports covering Keen Dreams, Catacomb 3-D, Wolfenstein 3D, and BioMenace.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars137
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2014
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Clone of Mega Man X

A static recompilation of SNES Mega Man X into native code, fully playable with an experimental widescreen mode.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars135
Updated12 days ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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LastTry screenshot

Clone of Terraria

LastTry is an open-source, Terraria-inspired sandbox game in Java/LibGDX; the working version lives on a separate 'dev' branch.
Platforms:None
Stars129
Updated8 years ago
LicenseMIT
Release2017
Genre: Action
Theme: Fantasy
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Clone of SkyRoads

A faithful TypeScript/HTML5 reimplementation of SkyRoads that uses the original art, music and levels, with Oculus Rift support.
Platforms:WebWindows
Stars129
Updated4 years ago
LicenseMIT
Release2014
Genre: Platform
Theme: Sci-Fi
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Sonic Adventure Toolset screenshot

Clone of Sonic Adventure

A toolkit for extracting and modifying data from the Sonic Adventure series of games.
Platforms:Windows
Stars129
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2013
Genre: Action
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Quad64 screenshot

Clone of Super Mario 64

A no-longer-maintained open-source Super Mario 64 level editor supporting both vanilla and extended ROMs across all major regions.
Platforms:Windows
Stars127
Updated4 years ago
LicenseMIT
Release2017
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Clone of Banjo-Kazooie

A complete (100%) decompilation of Banjo-Kazooie for Nintendo 64, able to rebuild the US, Japanese, and PAL ROMs from source.
Platforms:N64
Stars120
Updated20 days ago
Licensecc0-1.0
Release2021
Genre: Adventure
Theme: —
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Even the Ocean screenshot

Clone of Even the Ocean

Even the Ocean is Analgesic Productions' open-source narrative platformer about balancing Light and Dark energy to save Whiteforge City.
Platforms:WindowsOSX
Stars117
Updated2 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: Action
Theme: Fantasy
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Flappy Bird for Gymnasium screenshot

Clone of Flappy Bird

Flappy Bird for Gymnasium is a Python package wrapping Flappy Bird as a reinforcement-learning environment for Gymnasium.
Platforms:None
Stars114
Updated8 months ago
LicenseMIT
Release2023
Genre: Arcade
Theme: —
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Javascript Tower Platformer screenshot

Clone of Nebulus

An HTML5 homage to Nebulus's rotating-tower platforming, MIT-licensed but development halted at a semi-complete stage.
Platforms:Web
Stars104
Updated1 year ago
LicenseMIT
Release2013
Genre: Arcade
Theme: —
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YKnytt screenshot

Clone of Knytt Stories

An open-source Godot/C# remake of the platformer Knytt Stories, with 1,200+ downloadable community levels.
Platforms:WebWindowsLinux
Stars104
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Hydra Castle Labyrinth screenshot

Clone of Meikyuujou Hydra

This version of Hydra Castle Labyrinth adds SDL support and targets Linux, handheld hardware, and a browser build via Emscripten.
Platforms:WebLinuxAmiga
Stars96
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2017
Genre: Action
Theme: Fantasy
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Clone of Metroid

A reworked NES Metroid disassembly that uses the MMC3 memory controller, meant as a base for mods.
Platforms:NES
Stars95
Updated2 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2014
Genre: Adventure
Theme: —
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Rockbot screenshot

Clone of MegaMan

An open-source Mega Man-inspired SDL game engine with a built-in level and content editor.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxAndroid
Stars93
Updated2 months ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2015
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Executive Man screenshot

Clone of MegaMan

A browser-playable JavaScript clone of NES Mega Man, with 14 enemy types and three largely complete levels, still in progress.
Platforms:None
Stars91
Updated8 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2014
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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freegish screenshot

Clone of Gish

FreeGish is the open-source continuation of Gish, using community-made levels and adding features like multiplayer campaign play.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars87
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2014
Genre: Platform
Theme: Comedy
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Lionheart Remake screenshot

Clone of Lionheart

Lionheart Remake is a cross-platform remake of the 1993 Amiga game Lionheart, for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android, still in development.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars86
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2013
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Mario Objects screenshot

Clone of Super Mario

Mario Objects is a Mario-inspired platformer and level editor, rewritten in 2026 as a macOS Swift app with 9 levels.
Platforms:Windows
Stars86
Updated2 months ago
LicenseMIT
Release2015
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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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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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
Updated14 days ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Clone of Sonic Advance 3

A work-in-progress matching decompilation of the Game Boy Advance game Sonic Advance 3.
Platforms:GBA
Stars82
Updated11 days ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Clone of The Lost Vikings

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: —
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Clone of Donkey Kong Country 2

A disassembly project for Donkey Kong Country 2 on the SNES, documenting the code with internal labeling and naming conventions.
Platforms:SNES
Stars74
Updated2 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2017
Genre: Platform
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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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 Mischief Makers

An in-progress matching decompilation of Treasure's Nintendo 64 platformer Mischief Makers.
Platforms:N64
Stars72
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2021
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Clonepoint screenshot

Clone of Gunpoint

Clonepoint is a free, open-source clone of Gunpoint for Linux and Windows, with custom level support via the Tiled map editor.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
Stars71
Updated2 years ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2015
Genre: Platform
Theme: Sci-Fi
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Bugdom 2 screenshot

Clone of Bugdom 2

A modern source port of Bugdom 2 for Windows, macOS, and Linux, made with permission from original developer Pangea Software.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars70
Updated1 year ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Another World JS screenshot

Clone of Another World

An archived JavaScript/HTML5 reimplementation of Another World that interprets the original game's own bytecode, with a rewind feature.
Platforms:Web
Stars69
Updated4 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Sci-Fi
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Celeste Classic 2 GBA port screenshot

Clone of Celeste Classic

A Game Boy Advance port of Celeste Classic 2 aiming for gameplay identical to the original, with only minor graphical changes.
Platforms:GBA
Stars69
Updated1 year ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: Platform
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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