Turtle Odyssey (CEDT 2025)

A 3D endless runner game built with OpenGL 3.3

🎮 Gameplay

Help our goblin hero cross dangerous streets filled with speeding cars and navigate treacherous lakes by walking on zigzag bridges!

🎯 Objective

Survive as long as possible while collecting hearts (extra lives) and potions (speed boost)!

🕹️ Controls

• W/A/S/D - Move
• SPACE - Jump
• LEFT SHIFT - Use Speed Boost (requires potion)
• [ ] - Decrease/Increase Volume
• R - Restart (when game over)
• ESC - Exit

✨ Features

• Procedurally generated endless terrain (grass, lake, street zones)
• Dynamic zigzag bridges over lakes
• Car traffic with collision detection
• Collectible hearts and speed boost potions
• Skybox environment
• Background music and sound effects
• High score system

🛠️ Built With

• OpenGL 3.3 Core Profile
• GLFW (Window management)
• GLM (Mathematics)
• Assimp (Model loading)
• OpenAL + libsndfile (Audio)
• FreeType (Text rendering)
• stb_image (Texture loading)

📁 Source Code

GitHub Repository

🙏 Attribution

3D Models

• Car Model: Free Retro American Car Cartoon Low Poly by Sketchfab
• Goblin Character: Goblin 3D Model Free by Sketchfab
• Heart Model: Heart Emoji by Sketchfab
• Bridge Model: Bridge by Sketchfab
• Potion Model: Low Poly Potion by Sketchfab

Music

• Background Music: Beautiful Day by Zambolino (Free to Use)

Sound Effects (from Pixabay)

• Retro Coin
• Car Crash Sound
• Water Splash
• Running on the Floor
• Walking Soundscape
• Energy Drink Effect

Skybox

• HDRI: Syferfontein 1d Clear Puresky by Poly Haven
• Cubemap Conversion: Panorama to Cubemap by Jaxry

Dedicated to Game Engine with OpenGL [2110584.68 (2025/1)] Course