Open Source Java Side-Scrolling Games

------- 6th Feb 2026 ---------- gamepad support added = Mario_NES_Gamepad_Supported.zip require minimum java 1.8 after starting game with java.exe -jar "Mario.jar" in the main screen you can press z and x to chagen levels -------- settings if u check "skip this next time" and if u want to bring it back simply delete the file "Settings.txt" ( the file is create when u launch game and start game ) -------- controlls : z = run / fire x = jump arrows : left = go left down : duck right = go right i = show controlls menu g = show gamepad buttons -------- this is not for android game , its for windows , mac os and linux

Simple single and multiplayer 2D snake game If you like it please drop a Like! :D

The very basic of a java 3D car driving game, freely expandable including a built-in basic 3D object editor and a more complex road+objects editor. Source code available, no OpenGL.

Переделка игры "Как достать соседа"

A Flappy Bird clone with nice pixel art. A custom library is used to manage graphics and controls.

Just another Snake clone

JGame is a small multiplatform 2D game engine. It runs on the Java JRE 1.3+ platform, the J2ME (MIDP2.0/CLDC1.1) mobile platform, and the Android (2.1+) platform. It provides a very high-level framework for "classic" type arcade games.

Pacman Game for J2ME enabled cellular phones. A CS 329 - Software Engineering II project for the University of Illinois.

An Open Source portable pure Java game library with example games, Swing-based sprite animation engine, deployment framework, and firewall tunneling networking. The code is documented in the book Advanced Java Game Programming by David Wallace Croft.

Game framework including 1, 2 and multi-players modes which doesn't involve any central server, so peer-to-peer multi-players equivalent! Java environment (v. 1.5+ @ java.sun.com) Including a multi-platform API. Imaging capabilities provided by Java Advanced Imaging (JAI) and 3D support provided by the LWJGL (www.lwjgl.org) API.

Real time puzzle videogame, with like arcade games gameplay and isometric perspective. Use random pieces of terrain to expand the ants territory allowing them to reach the food.

A Java game based off the version on YoYoGames.com: http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=279075 The only controls are the arrow keys: Left and Right to steer, Up key to go faster.

An engine/framework for isometric games (like japanese RPGs) for mobile devices supporting J2ME (MIDP 1.0). This engine will manage maps, objects and characters. A full Action-RPG using this library is going to be released... Stay tuned...

Java remake of the old classic game Scorched Earth. Applet with multiplayer over the Internet.

Airstrike is arcade game written in Java. The goal of the game is to fly over a terrain covered by enemies (rockets, missiles, planes, ...). Sounds are supported. Also editor where new levels can be created is included.

JIsoMan is an isometric game engine written in java. It has line-of-sight, entity & terrain objects, and a tilemap and wallmap. It also has a design mode to graphically design isometric maps.

AlienHunting is a basic space arcade game in which player controls a super craft which hunts alien crafts using various weapons. Game is played againist AI. Please send me your comments: darkstar7619@hotmail.com

Fly through the universe with your spacecraft and fight against aliens and asteroids.

Batiscafo is a brand new game for mobile devices. It was made with Sun Wireless Toolkit for j2me devices capable of MIDP 2.1 and CLDC 1.1. In it, you navigate in a batiscafo to the deeps of the sea searching for treasures.

Fly a WWI plane to take out targets on the ground and in the air with destructable terrain and other goodies. A port of While True d.o.o.'s award winning game for Nokia Series 60 phones to the MIDP 2.0 standard for J2ME-capable devices.

This game is a nice remake of the traditional brick breaker game, which rules are the following. Bounce the little ball with the bar to destroy all the bricks. Try to survive all the levels to get a nice score or go as fast as you can to make the best chronos and be in the high-scores. Good luck ! If the game does not launch correctly, you probably have to install a more recent version of Java. I uploaded a light version of the game (without the soundtrack). Feel free to leave a review !

A jump'n'run game for J2ME, with the master version developed for Nokia 3510i.

MegaBlock is a Tetris clone for J2ME devices. It aims to be a simple and honest reproduction of the addictive classic. It will run most modern mobile phones with java and a good sized screen.

Motherload Unlimited (MLU) is a remake of the action-adventure game originally designed by XgenStudios, Motherload. We've been working on it for a couple of years using various game engines. Current version is a Java applet.

In this retro-style shooter, you command the last remaining battle ship of the Nuclear Interstellar Liquidation Squad. You have to destroy the vicious aliens from the planet Yuggoth - the fate of the whole universe is at stake! This game originated as the first demo project of VatraLib, the game engine it was developed with.