tsherif/space-shooter.c

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A cross-platform, top-down 2D space shooter written in standard C11 using only platform libraries (Win32/Xlib/Emscripten, OpenGL, XAudio2/ALSA/OpenAL). It serves as a demonstration of building a complete game without third-party dependencies.

Use cases

• play a lightweight 2D space shooter on Windows, Linux, or in the browser
• learn how to write a cross-platform game in pure C with no third-party libraries
• study platform abstraction layers for graphics, audio, and input
• compile a C game to WebAssembly with Emscripten
• explore game architecture documented from scratch

When to choose

• you want a dependency-free example of game development in C
• you need a small 2D game that runs natively on Windows and Linux or in a web browser
• you are learning low-level game programming inspired by Handmade Hero

When to avoid

• you need a full-featured game engine or production game framework
• you need macOS support, which is not yet implemented
• you want a project that accepts external contributions
• you prefer working with established game engines like Unity, Godot, or SDL

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

game-engine graphics audio-processing cross-platform windows wasm c space-shooter c11 opengl emscripten platform-libraries 2d-game game game-development linux

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