simplecode3/minecraft-clone

Minecraft Clone is a voxel game engine built entirely from scratch in Python, using the Pygame and PyOpenGL libraries rather than any existing game engine. The author describes it as a learning project for practicing graphics programming, OpenGL, and the mechanics behind building a voxel based world like Minecraft. It is explicitly not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft, and Minecraft itself remains a trademark of Mojang Studios. The engine is organized around chunks, meaning the world is divided into sections that are generated and rendered separately, with OpenGL handling the actual graphics output. It includes a texture atlas for applying block textures, generates chunk meshes, and uses face culling so hidden block faces are not drawn, which helps performance. Players can place and break blocks, and the engine includes AABB collision detection, a first-person camera, and simple particle effects. The codebase is described as having a modular architecture, meaning these systems are built as separate, swappable pieces rather than one large tangled program. Controls follow familiar first-person game conventions: WASD to move, space to jump, shift to sneak, left click to break a block, right click to place one, the mouse to look around, and F2 to take a screenshot. The project was made by a developer who goes by SimpleCode, who also posts on TikTok under the same name. The README states the project is for educational purposes, and that Minecraft and its related assets belong to Mojang Studios. No specific open-source license is stated beyond this educational-use note.