pixel-dungeon VS stk-code

It's based on the source code of Pixel Dungeon by Watabou.

I have seen at least one FOSS game do this. Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a derivative of Pixel Dungeon that is being sold on Steam. The original game is under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

pixel dungeon was written in java https://github.com/watabou/pixel-dungeon

There's like a hundred versions on Pixel Dungeon on various stores because it's just a completely open source project.

The original game is completely open-source under the GNU license, it even has several spin-off's with very active communities. I reached out to the original creator for permission just to be 100% sure and he said its cool and was even interested in seeing the final product.

The Pixel Dungeon source code is publicly available. It's written in Java, which is relatively easy to understand if you know C#. I'm not suggesting that you try to port to Unity, but it can be a good reference.

It's Java, it's open source, and it's right here: https://github.com/watabou/pixel-dungeon

SuperTuxKart - Mario Kart inspired racing game. C++, C, OpenGL, SDL2

Unfortunately, the three people who programmed the vast majority of modern SuperTuxKart and managed the community were bullied out of the project a couple years ago. [1]

The new team lead was somebody who seemed to have a habit of stonewalling [2] ideas and code contributions from both community members and the dev team, talking down about "newbie-tier players" with "zero skill", and [3] hyperfixating on "balance" (in what is fundamentally a kids' game) without room for fun or discussion. The lead artist, who made basically all the tracks that are worth looking at, and whom I'd worked with now and then to get a couple contributions included, eventually disappeared too.

Naturally, commits, contributors, and blog posts/updates are now at an all-time low. [4]

1: https://blog.supertuxkart.net/2019/05/my-departure-from-supe...

2: https://forum.freegamedev.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=8086&p=77...

3: https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/issues/3888#issueco...

4: https://openhub.net/p/supertuxkart

It is a thing, Google is advocating for it, and many also use SDL - for example, or this.

SuperTuxKart (version 1.4): A 3D arcade racer with a variety of characters, tracks, and modes to play.

That feeling when a meme vid has better reflections than the actual game

No problem! For starters, you'll want to compile and run the game. Are you using Windows, macOS, or Linux on your main PC? Instructions can be found at https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/blob/master/INSTALL.md but I;d be happy to walk you through the process if it makes it easier :)