These are texts used for the project promotion etc. Released under CC0, as everything else in this repository. _....._ .-'' ''-. , / _.._ \,,, / \ __ / /\ \ _____| |_ | ' | '( /__\ ) | _| | |_H_|_|_|/.__.\|_|\__|_|_| \ / '-.__ __.-' ''''' share on: - own website - itch.io - Diaspora - Pokitto - libregamewiki - freegamedev forum - GNU social - Xonotic chat - hacker news - twitter :( - youtube :( - GB Meta - peertube - opengameart - freesound - soundcloud - internet archive - Raddle - reddit :( - WM Commons - suckless IRC/maillist - send to Luke Smith ============ tags ============ #anarch #suckless #libregame #anarchism #freesoftware #cc0 #publicdomain #anarcho-pacifism #game #retro #pseudo3d #foss #free #countercomplex ===== general: by length ===== Anarch: a Very Special Game Anarch: super small public domain no-dependency from-scratch suckless Doom clone I've made this super small public domain no-dependency from-scratch suckless Doom clone. Anarch: extremely small, completely public domain, no-dependency, no-file, portable suckless anarcho-pacifist from-scratch 90s-style Doom clone that runs everywhere, made for the benefit of all living beings. Anarch is a completely public domain, free software 90s-style anarcho-pacifist Doom clone game which can fit into (including all assets), has extremely low hardware demands, running on platforms with of RAM on CPU (which doesn't even has to have a floating point unit), has no dependencies (not even standard C library), requires no filesystem (all assets are embedded in source code), is extremely portable, made in pure C99 subset of C++ completely from scratch (including the engine, all assets, the font, palette etc.) with only free software and released completely into the public domain (CC0), allowing absolutely any use. It was not made for profit or just entertainment, it is an engineering art and a philosofical manifesto. For more info see the website at or the repository at . ======== short manual ======== ========== pokitto =========== I am releasing the version 1.0 of my uber game Anarch! It's a Doom-like first person shooter with 10 levels. It is completely public domain (CC0), so you can do whatever you wish with it: mod it, hack it, break it, share it, even sell it. You can just grab it and start playing, however the project has also become a manifesto of my philosophies, going beyond simple entertainment purpose, so if you wish to check it out further, visit and The game is not exclusive to Pokitto, I've made it to be independent of any platform and you can also play it on your computer, in a browser (), or on other consoles. However, it all started here, with the Pokitto community, when a few years back Pokitto showed me the joy of programming simple HW, when I began to play around with raycasting, which later resutlted in raycastlib and eventually this game. Fot this I thank all of you. Controls are: - arrows: movement - A: shoot, confirm - B: hold for strafing, cancel - C + A, C + B: switch weapons - C + up: jump - C + down: menu Enjoy! ========== gb meta =========== This is a GB Meta port of my suckless, platform-independent Doom-like game Anarch, made with the help of a raycasting library (raycastlib) I've made and also showcased here on GB Meta some time ago. The game is completely public domain free software, you can do absolutely anything with it. It is a small manifesto to some ideas I hold: if you wish to know more, visit the game's website at or the repo at . You can also play the game in browser at . I didn't spend too much time on the GB Meta port and I think it could be done better, maybe rendered in higher resolution, with music and game's sounds. If anyone skilled with Meta wants to pursue this task, just go ahead :) Controls are: - arrows: movement - A: shoot, confirm - B: hold for strafing, cancel - menu + A, menu + B: switch weapons - menu + up: jump - menu + down: go to menu ======== opengameart ========= These are the assets from my public domain Doom-like game Anarch (). I have made them all completely myself, from scratch, including taking my own photos, recording my own sounds etc. I release them all under CC0 1.O, public domain, for any use whatsoever. ========= freesound ========== Retro 8bit sound effects from my public domain game Anarch, made from my own recordings. ======== social nets ========= # Finally releasing my suckless game Anarch! I have spent a few years on this game. It is very special, one of its kind, a manifesto to the ideas and philosophies I hold. The game is extremely small, completely public domain (CC0) free software, has no-dependencies, is extremely portable, suckless, made completely from-scratch in the 90s-style of the original Doom. I made it for the benefit of all living beings and am now sharing it with you. Enjoy and spread it around! website: repository: play in browser: ======= video trailer ======= This is a trailer for my public domain Doom-like game Anarch. The game is very special, extremely small, suckless, with tiny hardware demands, running basically on any platforms. It has many nice properties and is one of its kind. It is completely free, both as in gratis and freedom. To get it, visit . ====== wikimedia commons ===== This is a screenshot from a public domain game Anarch which I made. All assets in the game and the whole software were created completely by me and are released under CC0, as is this screenshot. This is my gameplay recording of a public domain game Anarch which I made. All assets in the game and the whole software were created completely by me and are released under CC0, as is this recording. This is a public domain trailer of a public domain game Anarch which I made. All assets in the game and the whole software were created completely by me and are released under CC0, as is this trailer. This is a bytebeat soundtrack from a public domain game Anarch which I made. All assets in the game and the whole software were created completely by me and are released under CC0, as is this soundtrack. The game uses software rendering using raycasting and a custom 256 color palette. ======= libregamewiki ======== Anarch is a completely public domain, free software, 90s-style anarcho-pacifist Doom-like libre game. It was created by drummyfish, made with a special philosophy in mind. The game is made for entertainment, but also as a manifesto of certain philosophies and ideas, including suckless programming, extreme portability, anti-copyright, selflessness and anarcho-pacifism. The game is special by its properties, which include: - Extremely small size, the game can fit into , including all assets. - Very low hardware demands, being able to run on embedded CPUs. - No library dependencies – The game is written in pure C without any I/O, which is left for each platform's frontend to implement. - Implementation simplicity – no build system is needed, only a single file needs to be compiled. The whole source code has lines of code. - All assets are part of the source code, so no filesystem is required for the game. - Extreme portability thanks to the above. Official ports exist for PC, browser and embedded consoles like Pokitto and Gamebuino Meta. - Made completely from scratch with only free software, including the engine and assets. - Completely public domain status, being released under CC0. The game is a "pseudo 3D" first person shooter, like Doom, and consists of 10 levels. The graphics uses a 256 color palette and is a little simpler than that of Doom, having e.g. no textures on floor and ceiling and using just 32x32 pixel images. The engine uses software rendering and 2D raycasting for rendering. There are multiple enemy types, weapons and items to pick up. Music is procedurally generated (utilizing so called bytebeat). ===== freegamedev forum ====== Hello, I am releasing version 1.0 of my suckless game Anarch that's I've been working on on evenings for a few years now. It's probably a little different from what you expect from a typical game, it will seem backwards and dumb at first, but it's just trying to do things differently. It's not just a game but also a manifesto of some ideas I hold. It is extremely small, completely public domain, no-dependency, no-file, portable suckless anarcho-pacifist from-scratch 90s-style Doom clone that runs everywhere, made for the benefit of all living beings. For more see the page at libregamewiki: . website: repo: play in browser: