A collection of game examples implemented as .NET console applications primarily for providing education and inspiration. :)
| Game | *Weight | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Guess A Number | 0 |   |
| Rock Paper Scissors | 0 |  |
| Dice Game | 0 |  *Community Contribution |
| Quick Draw | 0 |  |
| Whack A Mole | 1 |  |
| Tic Tac Toe | 1 |  |
| Simon | 1 |  |
| Roll And Move | 1 |  |
| Beep Pad | 1 |  Only Supported On Windows OS |
| Draw | 1 |  |
| Hangman | 2 |  |
| Wordle | 2 |  |
| Memory | 2 |  |
| Connect 4 | 2 |  |
| Minesweeper | 2 |  |
| Wumpus World | 2 |  |
| Rythm | 2 |  |
| Type | 2 |  |
| Drive | 2 |  |
| Sliding Puzzle | 2 |  |
| Snake | 3 |  |
| Hurdles | 3 |  |
| Pong | 3 |  |
| Flappy Bird | 3 |  |
| Yahtzee | 4 |  |
| Tanks | 4 |  |
| Helicopter | 4 |  |
| 2048 | 4 |  |
| Sudoku | 4 |  |
| Mancala | 4 |  |
| Bound | 4 |  |
| Tents | 4 |  |
| Battleship | 4 |  |
| Blackjack | 5 |  |
| Fighter | 5 |  |
| Maze | 5 |  |
| PacMan | 5 |  |
| Role Playing Game | 6 |  |
*Weight: A relative rating for how advanced the source code is.
*Community Contribution: Special thanks to everyone who contributed games!
You can play the games in your browser:
Hosted On GitHub Pages
Recommendation: Use these game examples for learning. Play the games, pick a game you like, and try to code the game yourself from scratch.
Clone the repository or download the repository and unzip the contents. dotnet-console-games should build with any standard .NET build process, but one of the following is recommended:
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Install Visual Studio if not already installed.
Open the
dotnet-console-games.slnffile in Visual Studio.Note This is optional, but here are some recommended settings you change in Visual Studio.
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Install the .NET SDK if not already installed.
Install Visual Studio Code if not already installed.
Open the
root folderof the repository in Visual Studio Code.Note The following files are included in the repository:
.vscode/extensions.jsonrecommends Vistual Studio Code extension dependencies.vscode/launch.jsonincludes the configurations for debugging the examples.vscode/settings.jsonautomatically applies settings to the workspace.vscode/tasks.jsonincludes the commands to build the projectsNote You will be prompted to install the necessary Visual Studio Code extensions when you open the folder:
- ms-dotnettools.csharp C# support
Relevant Articles:
Beginner's Guide To Console Input In C# August 1, 2020
dotnet Console Games Tips And Tricks April 7, 2022
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