PS1 Games made in C

The vast majority of commercial PlayStation games were developed in C, a programming language created in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs as an evolution of the earlier B programming language. By the 1990s, C had become de facto standard high-level language for game development thanks to its excellent performance, portability, and ability to generate highly efficient machine code. 

These qualities made it an ideal choice for the original PlayStation's hardware, allowing developers to write fast and optimized code while retaining more flexibility than pure assembly language. Sony's official PlayStation SDK was designed primarily for C development, making it easy for studios already familiar with the language to adopt the new console. 

This tradition has continued within the homebrew community, where most SDKs (including the official PSY-Q SDK, PSn00bSDK, and other alternatives) use C as their primary programming language. 

Below is a list of PlayStation homebrew projects developed entirely, or primarily, in C.

C isn't the only language available for PlayStation development. Explore our dedicated pages to learn how C++ and Rust are also used to create PS1 homebrew games.

A collection of games made in C

 

Celeste Classic PSX (psn00bsdk)

Developer: wildmonkeydan

Genre: Platformer

Version: 1.1

Release Date: July 2023

Doki Doki Literature Club

Developer: Soeiz

Genre: Visual Novel

Version: 0.4

Release Date: July 2025

FNAF PSX

Developer: Soeiz

Genre: Horror

Version: 1.4.0

Release Date: August 2023

FNAF 2 PSX

Developer: Soeiz

Genre: Horror

Version: 1.0.3

Release Date: February 2024

FNAF 3 PSX

Developer: Soeiz

Genre: Horror

Version: 1.0.1

Release Date: April 2024

Fromage

Developers: Asiekierka & Iamgreaser

Genre: Sandbox

Version: 0.94

Release Date: February 2021

Geometry Dash PSX

Developer: fvciprian

Graphics: 2D

Genre: Rhythm Platformer

Release Date: April 2026

Loonies 8192

Developer: thp

Genre: Puzzle

Version: r66

Release Date: June 2020

Nortis (Notris)

Developer: Jimmy Breck-McKye

Genre: Puzzle

Version: 1.0

Release Date: August 2024

Sonic XA

Developer: luksamuk

Genre: Platformer

Version: 0.6

Release Date: June 2024

Super Mario 64 PSX

Developer: malucard

Genre: Platformer

Version: Alpha

Release Date: November 2025

Tapochka 3D

Developer: nradiowave

Graphics: 3D

Genre: Adventure

Release Date: TBA

Tetrade

Developer: Logan Campbell

Genre: Puzzle

Version: 1.0

Release Date: March 2024

 

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