Python Games

See also: GameProgramming

Resources

• [http://pygame.org pygame.org] - home of the PyGame module and a portal with links to lots of Python games

• [http://www.pyweek.org PyWeek] is a bi-annual programming challenge that produces several great games

Libraries

• [http://pygame.org PyGame] - PyGame adds functionality on top of the excellent SDL library. This allows you to create fully featured games and multimedia programs in the python language. Pygame is highly portable and runs on nearly every platform and operating system.

• [http://www.pyglet.org Pyglet] - pyglet is an opengl only cross-platform windowing and multimedia library for Python.

• [http://www.python-ogre.org Python-Ogre] - a complete python wrapper for the OGRE 3D engine, plus 15 other graphics and gaming related libraries for GUI, Physics, special effects, sound and more

• [http://www.panda3d.org Panda3d] Full featured open source 3d engine specifically for python but written in c++. Features: performance, scene graph, export/import pipeline, 3D Audio, collision detection, physics, unusual I/O devices, animations, networking ... and many more.

• [http://www.blender.org Blender3D] is an open source game engine, modeler, animator and 3D renderer under the GNU GPL license. Uses Python as scripting language. (Portuguese translation: é um motor de jogo, modelador, animador e renderizador 3D opensource sobre a licença GNU GPL. Usa Python como linguagem de script.)

• [http://www.ggzgamingzone.org/ GGZ Gaming Zone] is a cross-desktop gaming integration platform with a python package, including [http://www.ggzgamingzone.org/games/ggzboard/ GGZBoard] and others

• [http://www.geocities.com/peacedeveloper/peaceengine/PeaceEngine.htm Peace Engine] engine for 3d simulation and rendering system.

• [http://ika.sourceforge.net/ ika] is a game engine built on top of SDL with Verge as an ancestor

• [https://opensvn.csie.org/traccgi/pyrr Pyrr] - a new python wrapper for the irrlicht game engine

• [http://wiki.fifengine.de/index.php?title=Main_Page FIFE] - a cross platform 2.5d game creation framework with support for different isometric perspectives.

Online Game Servers

• [http://evennia.com Evennia] is a feature-liberal MUD codebase with Django and Twisted serving as the foundation.

• [http://code.google.com/p/grailmud/ GrailMUD] is a MUD codebase with an emphasis on separation of logic and content.

Specific Games

• [http://battlefield.ea.com/battlefield/bf2142/ Battle Field 2 and 2142] Is a strategy and first person shooter game that uses python for logic and server controls?

• [http://home.gna.org/oomadness/en/balazar_brothers/index.html BalazarBrothers] is an action-puzzle 3D game with Python and Soya 3D

• [http://www.eve-online.com EVE Online] is a massively multiplayer online space game written in StacklessPython

• [http://www.MyDarkSecret.com MyDarkSecret] is an online Murder Mystery game written in Python and using Django

• [http://arrakis.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/OpenRTS OpenRTS] is a multiplayer real-time strategy game written in Python using Pygame.

• [http://icculus.org/pyddr/ pydance] a high quality dance game created with pygame

• [http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/pysol PySol] is an exciting collection of more than 200 solitaire card games

• [http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/home.htm Sid Meier's Civilization IV] is a strategy game which employs Boost Python and Python

• [http://home.gna.org/oomadness/en/slune/index.html Slune] is a racing 3D game with Python and Soya 3D

• [http://pygame.org/shredwheat/solarwolf SolarWolf] an excellent action arcade game written with pygame

• [http://markdamonhughes.com/Umbra Umbra] is a semi-3D RPG written in Tkinter

• [http://www.interstateoutlaws.com Interstate Outlaws] is 3D RPG/FPS modeled after the classic Interstate '76 series using Crystalspace

• [http://egv8.game.googlepages.com/home Evil Greg Vs. Eight Year Olds] is an arcade game where you battle swarms of children.

• [http://play.toontown.com/ Disney's Toontown] MMORPG game for kids using panda3d. Help the Toons save their city!

• [http://disney.go.com/pirates/online/ Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Online] based on the movie using panda3d.

• [http://www.code3d.com/ SimOps Studios: Code3D] recreate an event and see what it could be like virtually before experincing it in the real world. Using panda3d

• [http://www.msapoliceline.com/thermal_enforcer.html MSA's Thermal Enforcer] Play as a law enforcement with thermal imaging technology. Using panda3d

• [http://gamefinder.disney.go.com/ Little Mermaid Pinball, Aladdin Pinball, and Pirates Pinball] uses panda3d

• [http://www.adventurecompanygames.com/tac/traitors_gate2/ Traitors Gate 2] is a puzzle/adventure game that uses Python scripts for game logic.

• [http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/ Frets On Fire] is a famous Guitar Hero-like game written in pygame