• Zig-Platformer
  • Support OS
  • Build and run
  • Key operation
  • Tutorial sources
  • Other SDL game tutorial platfromer project
  • Other project

Zig-Platformer

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Now work in progress.

Tutorial: Writing a 2D Platform Game in Zig language with SDL2.

This repository has been inherited from Nim-Platformer, LuaJIT-Platformer and Nelua-Platformer project.

• Document
  English: https://hookrace.net/blog/writing-a-2d-platform-game-in-nim-with-sdl2/
  Japanese: https://postd.cc/writing-a-2d-platform-game-in-nim-with-sdl2/

Skin database https://ddnet.org/skins

Prerequisites

Zig version

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• Windows: zig-0.14.0.zip (2025/03)
• Linux Debian families: zig-0.14.0.tar.xz

Support OS

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• Windows10 or later

  • MSys2/MinGW basic commands (make, rm, cp, strip ...)

• Linux: Debian families

  $ sudo apt install xorg-dev libopengl-dev libgl1-mesa-dev
  $ sudo apt install libsdl2-dev

Build and run

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git clone https://github.com/dinau/zig-platformer
cd zig-platformer

For instance,

cd part3
make run       

or

cd part3
zig build --release=fast
cd zig-out/bin 
platformer_part3.exe

Key operation

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Key	Function
Up,Space, J, K	Jump
Left, A, H	Left
Right, D, L	Right
R	Restart
Q	Quit

Tutorial sources

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platformer_part1
platformer_part2
platformer_part3
platformer_part4
platformer_part5 : From here it can move the item with key operation.
platformer_part6
platformer_part7
[platformer_part8]

Other SDL game tutorial platfromer project

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Language		Project
Nim	Compiler	Nim-Platformer / sdl3_nim
LuaJIT	Script	LuaJIT-Platformer
Nelua	Compiler	NeLua-Platformer
Zig	Compiler	Zig-Platformer WIP
C3	Compiler	C3-Platformer WIP

Other project

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Language		Project
Nim	Compiler	ImGuin, Nimgl_test, Nim_implot
Lua	Script	LuaJITImGui
Zig, C lang.	Compiler	Dear_Bindings_Build
Zig	Compiler	ImGuinZ
NeLua	Compiler	NeLuaImGui
Python	Script	DearPyGui for 32bit WindowsOS Binary