# dotnet/dotnet-console-games

Game examples implemented as .NET console applications primarily for providing education and inspiration. :)

Repository: https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-console-games
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dotnet-console-games
Homepage: https://dotnet.github.io/dotnet-console-games/
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dotnet, csharp, game, console-game, sudoku, hangman, maze, snake, minesweeper, flappy-bird, 2048, pacman, games, rpg, wordle, terminal-game, blazor, ideas, cli-game, examples
Last push: 2024-05-16T07:55:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2424, "days_push": 839, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1022, forks 169 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:15.809028+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of classic games (Snake, Pacman, Minesweeper, Sudoku, 2048, etc.) implemented as .NET console applications in C#. It is maintained by the dotnet org primarily as an educational resource for learning and inspiration.

## Use cases
- learn c# by reading game source code
- find simple console game ideas to code myself
- examples of handling keyboard input in a console app
- beginner c# projects to practice programming
- play small terminal games written in dotnet
- study game loops and rendering in the console

## When to choose
- you are learning C# or .NET and want small, readable example projects
- you want inspiration or a starting point for building your own console games
- you want simple terminal games to play or remix

## When to avoid
- you need a production game engine or graphics framework
- you want polished commercial-quality games
- you need games with rich GUIs, sound, or networking

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: game, developer-tools, cli
- domain: education, programming-languages
- platform: cross-platform, dotnet, cli, browser
- tags: console-games, csharp-examples, terminal-games, beginner-friendly, sample-code, game-development, command-line

## Member repositories
- dotnet/dotnet-console-games (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.809028+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:08:43.166281+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-console-games (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.809028+00:00, sha 53f9765ac16f)
  - homepage: https://dotnet.github.io/dotnet-console-games/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:08:50.399913+00:00, sha 84dc3801ed34)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.