Open Source C++ Side-Scrolling Games for Windows

Metal Blob Solid is a 2D platform game, the first in the Blobwars series. You take on the role of a fearless Blob agent, Bob, who's mission is to infiltrate various enemy bases and rescue as many MIAs as possible, while battling many vicious aliens.

I Have No Tomatoes is an extreme leisure time activity idea of which culminates in the following question: How many tomatoes can you smash in ten short minutes? If you have the time to spare, this game has the vegetables just waiting to be eliminated!

Never before has collecting mushrooms been this mildly entertaining. At least not in outer space. It's more of a lifestyle than a game, really. Now with graphics and sound, too!

SDL/OpenGL space shoot'em up game (Moved to https://github.com/mooflu/critter)

A 2D multiplayer space shooter, inspired by the Amiga classic Gravity Force. Play race, mission or dogfight. Single player, with friends or against AI. There are 50+ levels and a map-editor included. Global hi-score and achievements with replays on the website. The game plays on Windows, Linux and Mac.

Cylindrix is a fast paced 3d space shooting game much like star wars tie fighter. Battle the opposing team in a revolving cylinder in many different landscapes.

Asteroids-3D is one of the many 3D remakes of the classic Atari's "Asteroids" from 1979. Viewing your spaceship in 3rd person perspective, you have to destroy all asteroids that appear in front of your guns.

FLAW is a free top-down wizard battle game. It can be played by up to 5 players simultaneously. The goal of the game is to survive as long as possible while more and more fireballs appear in the arena. Gameplay is simple and self-explanatory. The desktop version is available on Windows and Linux - an Android port of has been made by David Lee Evans (https://github.com/DavidLeeEvans/FLAW) The game and all of its assets are licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 3 and may be modified, copied and redistributed under the terms of this license.

Happy Puppy is a complete side-scrolling game. It uses DirectX for graphics, sound, and input. In addition, it uses André LeMoth's "game engine" from TOTWGPG. Uses Microsoft Visual Studio (VC++) for project management.

HyperNoids is a simple retro shoot-em up. It's written in C/C++ with the allegro game programming library. For windows and linux, although the Windows port is less stable.

A game of skill and reflexes, non violent, suitable for all ages, hours of fun! 100 % FUN Move the ball around the level map, without falling, without running out of time, and getting the prizes, in order to reach the exit. Full map editor included!

Game development project. License TBD.

QBall is a simple breakout style game for Android, Symbian and others. Download the Android version from Google Play, or the Symbian version from the Nokia Store (see links above).

Randomedia is an action game developed in Argentina, in C++ and Lua. A game with sheeps, aliens, other weird stuff. Very old code (2003).

Starblastrix is a side scrolling shoot'em up game in which your task is to complete the 8 missions destroying as many enemies as you can. Get powerups to increase your weapons power and score.

2D video game with particular gameplay mixed from solar striker and tower defense. Top camera, shoot incoming enemies, buy weapons, put automatic turrets, proceduraly generated terrain with tunable object densities...