Top 23 C++ Game Projects

• OpenRCT2

  40 9,530 9.9 C++

  An open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 🎢

  

  Project mention: Build fails at 100% | reddit.com/r/openrct2 | 2021-06-15

  I followed this guide and reinstalled all the packages. It works now :)

• devilution

  5 8,176 9.3 C++

  Diablo devolved - magic behind the 1996 computer game

  

  Project mention: I have zero experience. If I wanted to remake Diablo in VR, where would I start? | reddit.com/r/learnVRdev | 2021-04-23

  You should probably start with the source code

• Scout APM

  Sponsored scoutapm.com

  Scout APM - Leading-edge performance monitoring starting at $39/month. Scout APM uses tracing logic that ties bottlenecks to source code so you know the exact line of code causing performance issues and can get back to building a great product faster.

• Cataclysm-DDA

  299 5,143 10.0 C++

  Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.

  

  Project mention: Kaluptic Psychosis be like | reddit.com/r/cataclysmdda | 2021-06-15

  Reminds me of the time the Four Winds shotgun got its name changed since it was offensive for....reasons.

• devilutionX

  77 4,014 9.8 C++

  Diablo build for modern operating systems

  

  Project mention: How to install pixel lightning for devilutionX Diablo 1? | reddit.com/r/Diablo | 2021-06-15

  The link is here : https://github.com/diasurgical/devilutionX/wiki/Mods-and-related-projects

• magnum

  3 3,514 9.7 C++

  Lightweight and modular C++11 graphics middleware for games and data visualization

  Project mention: Looking for code only game engine | reddit.com/r/opengl | 2021-03-29

  Try Magnum, it provides all you need for bootstrapping a game in modern C++: https://magnum.graphics

• wesnoth

  25 3,210 9.9 C++

  An open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme.

  

  Project mention: Really good, challenging turn-based strategy with as little randomness as possible(any type of game - anything that involves complex precise tactical decisions). | reddit.com/r/gamingsuggestions | 2021-06-12

  One note - Battle for Wesnoth is free and enormous at www.wesnoth.org.

• GDevelop

  20 2,829 9.6 C++

  :video_game: GDevelop is an open-source, cross-platform game engine designed to be used by everyone.

  Project mention: GDevelop: Crea Juegos con Javascript | reddit.com/r/fazt | 2021-06-13

• SaaSHub

  Sponsored www.saashub.com

  SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

• endless-sky

  16 2,822 9.5 C++

  Space exploration, trading, and combat game.

  Project mention: Classic Gaming? | reddit.com/r/macgaming | 2021-05-11

  No modern port of EV as far as I know right now but there is Endless Sky which is influenced by it.

• The-Powder-Toy

  15 2,604 8.4 C++

  Written in C++ and using SDL, The Powder Toy is a desktop version of the classic 'falling sand' physics sandbox, it simulates air pressure and velocity as well as heat.

  

  Project mention: [BROWSER] [2010s] A 2d game where you click to place various elements, each element is spawned in like sand | reddit.com/r/tipofmyjoystick | 2021-05-30

• vcmi

  5 2,356 6.9 C++

  Open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III

  

  Project mention: Is VCMI dead? | reddit.com/r/HoMM | 2021-04-09

  Looking at the github (https://github.com/vcmi/vcmi) there looks to be some recent changes from a month or two ago, but on the website it doesn't show anything since 2017?

• EpicSurvivalGameSeries

  1 2,165 3.4 C++

  Third-person Survival Game for Unreal Engine 4 (Sample Project)

  Project mention: Updated the open-source C++ Survival Game with a refreshed map (available on GitHub) | reddit.com/r/unrealengine | 2021-01-22

  direct link to GitHub: https://github.com/tomlooman/EpicSurvivalGameSeries

• warzone2100

  25 1,796 9.8 C++

  Command the forces of The Project in a battle to rebuild the world after mankind has been nearly destroyed by nuclear missiles. A 100% free and open source real-time strategy game for Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD+

  

  Project mention: Help a hospitalized Thinkpad owner find some games for T460s | reddit.com/r/thinkpad | 2021-06-08

• Teeworlds

  0 1,601 8.6 C++

  A retro multiplayer shooter

  

• OpenJK

  3 1,588 5.9 C++

  Community effort to maintain and improve Jedi Academy (SP & MP) + Jedi Outcast (SP only) released by Raven Software

  

  Project mention: Compiling OpenJK | reddit.com/r/linux_gaming | 2021-01-23

  I am hoping he is referring to this :) https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK Which is an open source version of the starwars jedi knight academy games.

• corona

  1 1,520 8.2 C++

  Solar2D Game Engine main repository (ex Corona SDK) (by coronalabs)

  

  Project mention: The Gates to Hell: Apples Notarizing | news.ycombinator.com | 2021-04-30

• bwapi

  3 1,452 0.0 C++

  Brood War API

  

  Project mention: Just a heads up, the independently developed Chronoshift project has been taken down under Riot pressure | reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends | 2021-04-27

• azerothcore-wotlk

  10 1,445 9.9 C++

  Complete Open Source and Modular solution for MMO

  

  Project mention: How private servers work (technically) and why IMHO they are still so bugged in 2021 | reddit.com/r/wowservers | 2021-06-05

  Over the years, different projects were born, and they were based on the MaNGOS/TrinityCore code, which mainly varies according to the supported WoW version. For example AzerothCore for 3.3.5, OregonCore for 2.4.3, SkyFire for 5.4.8, CMaNGOS for Classic/TBC/WOTLK, and many others ... All of them based on MaNGOS and/or TrinityCore.

• stepmania

  27 1,350 5.8 C++

  Advanced rhythm game for Windows, Linux and OS X. Designed for both home and arcade use.

  

  Project mention: How to interface with Stepmania to get realtime song picked and gauge info during play? | reddit.com/r/Stepmania | 2021-06-13

  Which page are you using? The one that you should be using is https://github.com/stepmania/stepmania/releases/tag/v5.1.0-b2 if you want the latest release version.

• OpenXcom

  8 1,337 8.1 C++

  Open-source clone of the original X-Com 👽

  

  Project mention: [GOG] Summer Sale Day 1| Sleeping Dogs: DE (-85%), THIEF: DE (-75%), The Outer Worlds (-50%), Control Ultimate Edition (-60%), SWAT 4: Gold Edition (-50%), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - GOTY (-80%), Blade Runner (-33%) and more up to -90% | 48h exclusive game + DLC as a gift deals | reddit.com/r/GameDeals | 2021-06-10

  XCOM UFO, + the OpenXCOM mod to bring the UI up to spec a bit better with modern machines.

• ozz-animation

  1 1,333 0.3 C++

  Open source c++ skeletal animation library and toolset

  Project mention: Good resources for learning how to implement skeletal animation? | reddit.com/r/gamedev | 2021-06-14

  On the otherhand, if I was going to pull in some code/an existing animation system, I have been interested in messing with https://github.com/guillaumeblanc/ozz-animation. It is pretty cool. There is a separate runtime/engine code from whatever editor/asset management you use. I've been toying with the idea of maybe pulling it into Jedi Academy.

• forgottenserver

  4 1,061 8.9 C++

  A free and open-source MMORPG server emulator written in C++

  

  Project mention: Ravendawn - Upcoming Pixel Based MMORPG | reddit.com/r/MMORPG | 2021-04-17

  Open Source Engine and a very well edited open source client used for the Tibia OT servers and "Pokemon" RPG's you have seen online in the same style, It is the game r/TibiaMMO for those curious on the original game, never played it as I was a Ultima Online player in my early gaming days but it is obvious to anyone who knows about the game.

• pioneer

  3 1,015 9.4 C++

  A game of lonely space adventure

  

  Project mention: Moved house recently, found these... memories! Check out the patch disks! | reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous | 2021-04-29

• Textractor

  15 730 7.2 C++

  Extracts text from video games and visual novels. Highly extensible.

  Project mention: Has anyone got a link to auto translate software, or the appropriate place for this post | reddit.com/r/techsupport | 2021-06-03

  Then I would like to be able to clipboard insert said text for use with Textractor

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