HappyBird

A Flappy Bird inspired game

This game is written in C++ and utilizes the SFML 3 API. The game starts immediately upon execution. The user left-clicks to "flap" and elevate the bird and right-clicks to dive which accelerates the rate at which the bird falls. Obstacles must be navigated to gain points and if hit, the bird dies and falls to the ground. The player gets three lives before it is game over.

Building and Running

Prerequisites

Tool	Windows	Linux
C++ compiler	MinGW-w64 (extract to C:/MinGW, add C:/MinGW/bin to PATH)	g++ via package manager
CMake	cmake.org/download	sudo apt install cmake
Ninja	github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases	sudo apt install ninja-build
SFML 3.0	Download MinGW GCC 64-bit build from sfml-dev.org, extract to C:/SFML	sudo apt install libsfml-dev (or build from source if SFML 3 is not yet in your distro's repos)

Build Steps

git clone https://github.com/pideltajah/HappyBird.git
cd HappyBird
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -G Ninja
ninja

Then run:

• Windows: ./HappyBird.exe
• Linux: ./HappyBird

Overriding the SFML path (Windows)

If SFML is installed somewhere other than C:/SFML, pass the path at configure time:

cmake .. -G Ninja -DSFML_DIR="D:/libs/SFML/lib/cmake/SFML"

Installing

Windows — Installer

1. Install Inno Setup
2. Build the game first (see Build Steps above)
3. Open installer/happybird.iss in Inno Setup Compiler
4. Compile (Ctrl+F9) — outputs dist/HappyBirdSetup.exe

The installer includes a setup wizard, installs to Program Files, creates Start Menu and optional Desktop shortcuts, and includes an uninstaller.

Linux — Install Script

The install script handles everything automatically: installs dependencies, builds SFML 3 from source if needed, builds HappyBird, and installs it system-wide.

git clone https://github.com/pideltajah/HappyBird.git
cd HappyBird
./installer/install.sh
happybird                 # run from anywhere

To uninstall:

./installer/uninstall.sh