Asteroids (Win32 C++)

Asteroids is a desktop game written in C++ for Windows using the Win32 API and GDI+. The project recreates classic arcade gameplay with runtime geometric rendering, score progression, and a local leaderboard.

Features

• Classic asteroid shooting gameplay
• Increasing difficulty and score progression
• Keyboard controls and pause/debug toggles
• Local leaderboard stored in leaderboard.dat

Tech Stack

• C++
• Win32 API
• GDI+
• Visual Studio solution/project files (.sln, .vcxproj)

Dependencies

• GDI+ (Windows SDK)
• cURL
• nlohmann/json

Build (Visual Studio)

1. Open Asteroids.sln in Visual Studio.
2. Select configuration (Debug or Release) and platform (x64).
3. Build and run.

Build from CLI

msbuild Asteroids.sln /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64

The executable is produced in the corresponding output folder (for example x64/Release/).

Controls

• Up Arrow: accelerate
• Left/Right Arrow: rotate ship
• Space: shoot
• P: pause/unpause
• F11: toggle debug info

Main Files

• Asteroids.cpp: game loop and core logic
• Asteroids.h: app header
• Asteroids.sln: Visual Studio solution
• leaderboard.dat: local score data

License

See LICENSE.txt.