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When starfighter pilot Simon Dodds is enrolled in a top secret military project, he and his wingmates begin to suspect that there is a lot more to the theft of a legendary battleship and the Mitikas Empire's civil war than the Helios Confederation is willing to let on. Somewhere out there the Pandoran army is gathering, preparing to bring ruin to all the galaxy...

Click here to learn more and read an extract!

Welcome!

Welcome to Parallel Realities. Here you'll find a number of games that we've worked on over the years, as well as code snippets and other bits and pieces. There are also some post mortems of projects in the form of Making Of ... which some might find interesting to read. SDL2 tutorials can also be found in the tutorial section, to help those who are interested in learning how to create their own games.

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SDL2 isometric tutorial
Sun, 24th July 2022

A new tutorial has been added! This one teaches the reader how to make a basic isometric game, using SDL2!

This tutorial set is made up of 12 parts, and shows how to perform sorting, lighting, tile picking, and world interactions. It can be found on the tutorials page, or by following the link below:

SDL2 Isometric tutorial

The tutorial source code is also available to purchase from itch.io, from the following page:

SDL2 Isometric tutorial on itch.io

Binary downloads (for x86 Linux and Windows) for the game itself can also be found on itch.io at the following page:

SDL2 Isometric on itch.io

tutorials

SDL2 turn-based strategy tutorial
Thu, 14th April 2022

A new game tutorial using SDL2 is available! This one teaches the reader how to create a simple turn-based strategy game. In the game, the player will be charged with commanding a trio of wizards, as they set out to clear a small maze of a bunch of pesky ghosts.

This tutorial is made up of 24 parts, and guides the reader through controlling their units, handling the AI's turn, map generation, and more. It can be found on the tutorials page, or by following the link below:

SDL2 Strategy tutorial

The tutorial source code is also available to purchase from itch.io, from the following page:

SDL2 Strategy tutorial on itch.io

Binary downloads (for x86 Linux and Windows) for the game itself can also be found on itch.io at the following page:

SDL2 Strategy on itch.io

Note: the source code for this tutorial is using cmake for its build system. This is to try and keep the build platform agnostic. The plan is to update all the tutorials to use cmake, unless this causes a major headache for readers (the intension is to actually make things easier..!)

tutorials

Water Closet ported to PlayStation Vita
Tue, 4th January 2022

Water Closet has been ported to the PlayStation Vita by withLogic! Many thanks to them for doing so! Those with a PlayStation Vita capable of playing homebrew releases can download the game here:

https://github.com/withLogic/waterCloset/releases

while the source code can be found here:

https://github.com/withLogic/waterCloset

water-closet games

The Legend of Edgar 1.35
Sat, 1st January 2022

The Legend of Edgar has been updated to 1.35

This release adds a Latvian translation and fixes for Haiku OS.

Download 1.35 from GitHub

Help translate the game into your native language

Original sound effects and music

edgar games

Achievements tutorial
Thu, 2nd December 2021

One last tutorial for 2021 has been created! This one focuses on creating an in-game achievements system, like those found on Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam. As PlayStation has trophies, and both Xbox and Steam have 'Achievements' we'll be calling our system 'Medals'. The tutorial will lead the user through how to implement these Medals, display an alert on screen, list them in-game, and also detail how to optionally sync them online using SDL Net.

The tutorial consists of 6 parts (including the two optional networking parts) and can be found on the tutorials page, or by following the link below:

SDL2 Medals tutorial

The tutorial source code is also available to purchase from itch.io, from the following page:

SDL2 achievements tutorial on itch.io

Binary downloads (for x86 Linux and Windows) for the game itself can also be found on itch.io at the following page:

UFO Rescue! on itch.io

tutorials

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Somewhere out there the Pandoran army is gathering, preparing to bring ruin to all the galaxy... Click here to learn more and read an extract!	Welcome! Welcome to Parallel Realities. Here you'll find a number of games that we've worked on over the years, as well as code snippets and other bits and pieces. There are also some post mortems of projects in the form of Making Of ... which some might find interesting to read. SDL2 tutorials can also be found in the tutorial section, to help those who are interested in learning how to create their own games. What's New RSS Feed SDL2 isometric tutorial Sun, 24th July 2022 A new tutorial has been added! This one teaches the reader how to make a basic isometric game, using SDL2! This tutorial set is made up of 12 parts, and shows how to perform sorting, lighting, tile picking, and world interactions. It can be found on the tutorials page, or by following the link below: SDL2 Isometric tutorial The tutorial source code is also available to purchase from itch.io, from the following page: SDL2 Isometric tutorial on itch.io Binary downloads (for x86 Linux and Windows) for the game itself can also be found on itch.io at the following page: SDL2 Isometric on itch.io tutorials SDL2 turn-based strategy tutorial Thu, 14th April 2022 A new game tutorial using SDL2 is available! This one teaches the reader how to create a simple turn-based strategy game. In the game, the player will be charged with commanding a trio of wizards, as they set out to clear a small maze of a bunch of pesky ghosts. This tutorial is made up of 24 parts, and guides the reader through controlling their units, handling the AI's turn, map generation, and more. It can be found on the tutorials page, or by following the link below: SDL2 Strategy tutorial The tutorial source code is also available to purchase from itch.io, from the following page: SDL2 Strategy tutorial on itch.io Binary downloads (for x86 Linux and Windows) for the game itself can also be found on itch.io at the following page: SDL2 Strategy on itch.io Note: the source code for this tutorial is using cmake for its build system. This is to try and keep the build platform agnostic. The plan is to update all the tutorials to use cmake, unless this causes a major headache for readers (the intension is to actually make things easier..!) tutorials Water Closet ported to PlayStation Vita Tue, 4th January 2022 Water Closet has been ported to the PlayStation Vita by withLogic! Many thanks to them for doing so! Those with a PlayStation Vita capable of playing homebrew releases can download the game here: https://github.com/withLogic/waterCloset/releases while the source code can be found here: https://github.com/withLogic/waterCloset water-closet games The Legend of Edgar 1.35 Sat, 1st January 2022 The Legend of Edgar has been updated to 1.35 This release adds a Latvian translation and fixes for Haiku OS. Download 1.35 from GitHub Help translate the game into your native language Original sound effects and music edgar games Achievements tutorial Thu, 2nd December 2021 One last tutorial for 2021 has been created! This one focuses on creating an in-game achievements system, like those found on Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam. As PlayStation has trophies, and both Xbox and Steam have 'Achievements' we'll be calling our system 'Medals'. The tutorial will lead the user through how to implement these Medals, display an alert on screen, list them in-game, and also detail how to optionally sync them online using SDL Net. The tutorial consists of 6 parts (including the two optional networking parts) and can be found on the tutorials page, or by following the link below: SDL2 Medals tutorial The tutorial source code is also available to purchase from itch.io, from the following page: SDL2 achievements tutorial on itch.io Binary downloads (for x86 Linux and Windows) for the game itself can also be found on itch.io at the following page: UFO Rescue! on itch.io tutorials Update archive »
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