2D Platformer Game

A very simple(so far) 2d platform game built using C++ and SFML

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Name: Simon "Sy" Schmidt

Language: C++

Features

• Player flying movement
• jumping
• seamless view movement
• Platform collisions

NOTE: Many more features to be added

- Game levels
- improved obstacles/platforms
- Enemy sprites
- weapons

Dependencies

This project depends on the SFML library. You need to have SFML installed to build and run the game

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/SySch415/Platformer-Game.github

cd Platformer-Game

2. Install SFML

Follow the instructions on the SFML site: https://www.sfml-dev.org/download.php to install

For macos, you can use Homebrew:

brew install sfml

For Linux, use your distros package manager:

For Ubuntu/Debian use apt:

sudo apt-get install libsfml-dev

For Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S sfml

Building the project

1. Navigate to project directory

   cd Platformer-Game

2. Create a build dir and navigate to it

   mkdir build cd build

3. Generate build files with CMake

   cmake

4. Build the project

   make

Running the Game

1. After building, run the executable

   ./Platformer-Game

Usage

• Use the arrow keys to keep player flying; like flappy bird.
• The player will die when hitting obstacles, falling out of bounds
• Game currently does not end.