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

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

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.

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"

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

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.

MOAGG is a 2D gravity game, combining the idea and fun of several existing games, such as Space Taxi (C64) and Gravity Force (Amiga).

XSwing Plus is a free remake of the arcade game Swing Plus -Total Mind Control. It's written in Java an will run on Windows, Linux & Mac. When it's done, the easy, fast, clever and addictive game play will be back in single & multi player mode. The Project is moved to 👉 https://github.com/TobseF/XSwing-Plus

Catacomb Snatch was a mini-game created by Mojang. This project aims to modernise it but without adding tons of functionality of overcomplicating it and the build system, like other forks of this game do. Java 18 compatible.

A collection of simple, small and funny games. Most of them are java. Graphic is not the best u ever seen and they don't have system integration stuffs like a setup. Try them and rate in the forum!

Award winning commercial game Bomber for Nokia Series 60 is now available for free complete with full source code (J2ME). Fly WWI plane in world with realistic physics, destructable terrain and other goodies.

A space game programmed in Java ME (J2ME). It uses MIDP2.

Frogma is a super mario-like platform game written in Java. It features a frog trying to find all his frog chicks, who've been transformed into dumb, human, frog-sized princesses by an evil witch. See the home page for more info.

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.

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 Java clone of the classic ASCII based arcade game that is similar to Donkey Kong and was played on Kaypro and other CP/M computers.

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

Simple MIDP2.0 shoot'em-up game to study MIDP, it works on mobile phones with 128x160 resolution Tested on Nokia 3500Classic

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

Stone's Throw is a 2D accurate physics clone of the arcade classic Arkanoid written in pure Java. It has support for a global high score list and a central store of level data.

Action Arcade 2D j2me Engine Basic engine for j2me action arcade games, basic API for developing games. It will be a light engine. Methods and functions for load and paint graphics, background maps, basic sprites animations.

A Day in the Bay is educational software designed to teach ecology to late elementary schoolers. The child plays as an organism in the Chesapeake Bay and learns and explores the interconnectedness of different species in the largest estuary in the world