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24 alternatives to Open-Source Pong Game

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This is an open-source implementation of the classic Pong game hosted on GitHub. It is designed for developers interested in contributing to a game project or learning from its codebase. The project explicitly welcomes… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Open-Source Pong Game launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1IM

    Hi HN! I made many small web games in the past with Unity or Phaser. But this time I wanted to make something completely on my own. So I coded a basic game framework in plain JavaScript, and used it to make Almost Pong. This was a really fun project that taught me a lot about JavaScript, and I plan to make more minimalist games with this framework. Interesting fact: Almost Pong doesn't load any assets, all sprites and sounds are generated with code. Happy to answer questions, and please let me know if you have any feedback on the game. Thanks!

    2022 · lessmilk.com · its alternatives →

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    A collection of code samples for the Uno Platform. Contribute to unoplatform/Uno.Samples development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A replayable arcade shooter where you control a snake of heroes. - a327ex/SNKRX

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Pong Wars▲490

    The eternal battle between day and night, good and bad. Written in JavaScript with some HTML & CSS in one index.html. Feel free to reuse the code and create your own version.

    2024 · pong-wars.koenvangilst.nl · its alternatives →

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    I'm making a platform for simple open source games you can play anywhere. Games are all just JavaScript classes and you can read the source of every game on the platform. I started working on initial "games" (mostly rendering tests) in 2018 and eventually built all of the platform stuff around it to make it easy to share games. There's also an in-browser editor available for you to make and publish games all from the browser. Would love some feedback on the games and studio features as well as the platform overall. All of the code is available at https://github.com/homegamesio

    Jul 2026 · homegames.io · its alternatives →

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    🍃 Learn to code by making games in a JavaScript web-based game editor. - hackclub/sprig

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    🏓 Pong in 512 bytes. (boot sector). Contribute to mat-sz/pongloader development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    LLM-generated real-time commentary for Pong. Contribute to pncnmnp/xpong development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Retro RPG Game Maker. Contribute to ericoporto/fgmk development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    Get the skills you need without leaving GitHub

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    GitQuest▲187

    Hey HN, I built Git Quest, it reads your public GitHub history and turns it into an idle RPG character. How it works: - Your most-used language determines your class (TypeScript → Paladin, Python → Sage, etc.) - Commits generate Power and XP - Your character auto-battles dungeons while you code – no active play needed - Enemies drop loot across 5 rarity tiers - Live leaderboard ranks developers It only reads public GitHub data. I built it because I wanted something that rewards coding consistency without being another "streak" tracker. The idle mechanic means prolific coders naturally…

    2025 · gitquest.dev · its alternatives →

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  16. 16IB

    I've been working on an MMORPG that is now in alpha as a solo developer. Here are the major open source technologies that I use: Blender - 3D modeling software for creating the overall environment and every game object. I've gotten a lot of CC and Public Domain assets from https://poly.pizza GLTF - I export assets from blender to the GLTF asset format JSON - I write a JSON config for every game object that describes things like its name, its interactions, its collisions, etc. Node.js exporter - I iterate over the environment and every asset to create a scene hierarchy. I use…

    2024 · alpha.reconquer.online · its alternatives →

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    [STILL ACTIVE] Learn the GitHub workflow by contributing code in a fun simulation project - danthareja/contribute-to-open-source

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

  18. 18MA

    hi all, I've always wanted to make my own game, but couldn't afford a thousand-dollar adobe (flash+photoshop) license. I'm not a talented programmer, have no degree in CS. But I understand some elements of design. So I got me a copy of ImpactJS, and after about 5 months of steep learning curve (at least for me), I managed to come up with a game. I also integrated it with a highscore and badge system, similar to what you get at Kongregate. You need to login with Google/OpenID to earn badges/scores. link is: http://www.hotbazooka.com/privatejoe hope to hear some feedback/questions from you guys!

    2011 · hotbazooka.com · its alternatives →

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    Building a 1D-Pong game is a bit of a rite of passage at the Chaos Communication Congress. I was inspired by a version I saw at 38C3 and built my own interpretation for 39C3. Lots of people enjoyed playing it and even Elliot Williams featured it in his 39C3 Hackaday Podcast. And I can attest: it's truly fun because it's sooo simple at first sight - but wait until the speed increases... Not a bad work to fun created ratio for such a little project. I used the opportunity to play around with Claude Code on my preexisting codebase to publish a nice-ish repo on GitHub. It worked great without…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A game that takes up pong's gameplay to renew it!

    2020 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    3D rendered pong classic.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    I built this game as a playful way to train code reading skills. You're dropped into a random location in a real GitHub repo where some lines code are hidden. The goal is to pick up clues from the surrounding code and fill in the missing lines as quickly as possible. It currently has curated game content for Python, TypeScript, JavaScript (by most metrics the top 3 languages on GitHub). I had the idea when it dawned on me that reviewing and understanding code spat out by an LLM is a key skill for the AI era. (I sincerely hope you're critically reviewing what your favorite LLM is serving…

    Feb 2026 · gitguessr.com · its alternatives →

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    A list of popular/awesome videos games, add-ons, maps, etc.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24HP

    Collection of Awesome CSS and JS Creations to help out frontend developers and designers.

    2012 · cssdeck.com · its alternatives →

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